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Written by Rahul Doshi
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The Ancient Greek and Roman cultures can be said to be the discoverers of the tradition of honoring our mothers. The first Mother's Day ceremonial was a church service in 1908 requested by Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, to honor her deceased mother, Jarvis, at an early age, had heard her mother express hope that a day to honor all mothers would be established. So, in 1914, Congress passed legislation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
 There is also some evidence of a festival prevailing in the British Isles and Celtic Europe where a festival called the Spring Mother's Day was celebrated in honor of Goddess Brigid. However, these festivals are totally different from the present Mother's Day in that they celebrated the concept of motherhood rather than giving honor and respect to the immediate mothers.
Mother's Day is attributed to this day as a celebration of womanhood, when we celebrate not only the involvement that a mother makes within her family by nurturing her children but also the contribution she makes to the society at large. Because of our mother only today we are perfectly grown-up. Mother takes us under her protection right from the day we are born. She feeds us, gives us medicines, looks after our growth and teaches us to walk and play.
We always thank our friends, co-workers or every body who helps us. What about our mother? When shall we thank her for bringing us up, for the sleepless nights she had because of us, for cleaning us during our childhood, for giving us birth?  A mother deserves much more than a single Mother's Day. She should be sent a Thank You Gifts everyday. No thank can ever repay mother's debt, but at least we will make her happy by sending her gift on Mother's Day.
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Written by Brian Ward
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 #1 Spending Quality Time Together
The first and foremost reason to take your kids fishing is to spend time with them! Taking time out of a busy schedule (both theirs and yours in many cases) is an ideal way to show your children that you care. On a lake there is no TV, iPod, or video games, this allows you to have their one on one attention and focus on each other. During this time you will not only be teaching them a lifelong skill, you will have the opportunity to share family stories, childhood experiences and personal knowledge. While your kids will be listening to what you are sharing with them, you should be listening to what they are sharing with you. Fishing creates a relaxing stress free environment for your children to discuss what is on their minds and ask questions. This simple activity will bring you closer together with your family and bring them closer to you. You will find that this will improve your relationship in and out of the boat, because you have added to your list of shared experiences and shared knowledge.
#2 Teaching Them About Nature 
Fishing sets up the perfect opportunity to teach your children about nature. It is hard to go fishing and not wonder why fish feed in certain areas or what type of bird is that walking along the shore. Your children will naturally be inquisitive, opening the door for you to explain how everything must work together in order to exist the way it does. You can ask your children why they think fish bite better in the morning or evening, or why one bait may be more effective than another.
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Written by Amy Twain
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 Parenting involves raising happy children and it requires a lot of attention and time as well. It’s not that easy of a process most especially if you know that there is really no trade secret to go after. But you can always refer to other tips and guidelines online in order to raise happy children.
1. Establish parenting first and foremost. Remember to be a good parent first and being a friend becomes secondary. Don’t worry because your kids would form friends on their own. That’s why they need guidance from you and they also have to know their limitations.
2. Listen to your kids. Another way to raise happy children is to listen to them. Set them aside and listen attentively and take them seriously. When you take the time to listen to them, it signifies your interest and desire in what they got to say and their young opinions.
3. Spend some quality time with them. What your kids want the most is your attention. You may notice that sometimes some children exhibit bad behavior. This is actually one way of getting your attention. That’s why it’s important to do certain stuff together like playing, reading, visiting family and neighbors and even just taking a walk in the park. 
4. Be showy and demonstrative of your love and care. Don’t be shy of showering them with your overflowing hugs and kisses even in public. (Since you can’t do this when they’re grown ups and children do grow up fast.) Let them know that you love them every day and your actions validate that.
5. Do not criticize the child but on his actions and behavior.
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Written by Alice Collins
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 It's that time of year once more, vacation time which also may mean road trip. A road journey can be enjoyable. Yes you heard me correctly, a road journey could be fun, and it's all in the preparing and letting go. You should assume several things for the journey. There will probably be some whining, spilled food and drinks and you most certainly you will hear "are we there yet". When these issues happen and they will let it go. You will have planned for these issues, and will probably be ready to handle them. So now relax and enjoy this time with your loved ones. Just being together will probably be well worth the work.
Get your oops kit together before the journey. This can be a box or bag that contains all of the things you'll need to deal with all those oops moments. You can rely on the reality that somebody will spill there drink, that you will stop someplace with an unclean, unstocked restroom, and that there will be some trash you need to eliminate form the automobile. So possess a small kit that has small amounts of things that you will require for the trip when those small accidents happen.
 Your attitude is the next thing you need to plan for. You need to make a strong effort not to allow the small accidents that occur ruin your positive attitude about the journey. You have made provisions to deal with them should they occur and if they do, deal with them and move on. the holidays are a time of fun, so make the trip getting there enjoyable as well.
Keep Them Busy. As mentioned earlier, there will probably be whining and you will find a number of things you are able to do to eliminate the whining.
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Written by Harvey McEwan
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 Having recently returned to boarding school, some kids may be finding it hard to readjust to being away from home after the summer, or adjusting to their new environment if it's the first term they're to spend away.
Phone Calls
Many people make the mistake of thinking daily phone calls are the answer to homesickness. While this is advisable in the first week your child is back at boarding school, you should gradually start phoning less often to give them space and allow them to become more independent. Most schools also have rules regarding mobile phone calls.
Instead, arrange a set call time each week so your kid has something to look forward to and so that it doesn't interfere with any other activities.
Trust
Your wee one is neither the first nor the last pupil to suffer from homesickness at boarding school. Therefore you should trust the staff to be able to deal with it in a professional manner. What you can do is to provide support and encouragement.
Boarding schools boast plenty of after school clubs and activities from debating to sports.
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