These 6 tips will help you become a ‘calmer’ parent
No matter how much we try to be the perfect parent, when we see our children misbehaving for no apparent reason, we usually end up losing our cool. Now firstly we, as parents, need to understand that the concept of a perfect parent is a myth. Perfection is a utopian concept, it does not exist in real life. Life is full of imperfections and perfection in parenting, especially, is next to impossible. Let us look...
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Important facts you need to know about ‘Sleep’
“The day has just begun and I’m already feeling too tired to go to work!” or “I don’t know why, but I always wake up foggy-brained in the morning!” Does this sound like you? If yes, you need to seriously rethink your sleep pattern. The National Sleep Foundation recommends every adult to get at least an 8-hour sleep every night. The sad news is that not even half of us are actually getting that. In fact, a report...
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Organ Donation: The Noblest of all Donations
Jemima Layzell, a lively 13-year old from England, suddenly died of a brain aneurysm. Her devastated parents decided to donate the organs of their beloved daughter with a heavy heart, and in the process, saved the lives of eight people, five of them young children. Jemima’s heart, small bowel, and pancreas were transplanted into three people. Two people received her kidneys. Her liver was split and transplanted...
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Green Building Research Institute (GBRI) Partners with the United Nations in Support of Agenda 2030
GBRI collaborates with I-believe for the “Change Begins With Me” Campaign in support of “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda” New York, NY, December 29, 2016 (Newswire.com) – The Green Building Research Institute (GBRI) collaborated with the nonprofit I-believe for the “Change Begins With Me” Campaign in support of “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for...
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HOW SAFE ARE OUR DAUGHTERS?
How safe are our daughters in a society where every two minutes, a female is sexually assaulted, majority of the victims being under the age of 30. In a society where a young bride is brutally murdered because her parents can not fulfill the ever increasing demands of her husband and in-laws. In a society where people don’t bat an eyelid before aborting a female foetus. In a society where young girls are...
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SHOULD MEN BE WELL-BEHAVED?
First of all, let us ask ourselves this question-how can we define behavior? And who can say what behavior is acceptable and what is not. Well, behavior can be termed as the response of an individual to a given situation. A person is said to be well behaved when they conduct themselves in a “proper” manner in civil society. Now comes the next question-should men be well behaved? Today, most men see women as a...
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Nepal Earthquake: How People Unite in the Wake of Disaster
April 25, 2015- That fateful day when the small Himalayan country Nepal faced the deadliest earthquake in 80 years that left more than 6000 people dead. An earthquake that left the hearts and souls of people wounded and shattered along with their houses, buildings and monuments. A small nation, already bearing the brunt of poverty, corruption and dirty politics, was drowned in sea of wails and desperate cries...
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Wishing Peace for a World Weary of War and Conflict
The Inhumanity in War Torn Countries (Note to Our Readers: GBRI does not have a political affiliation, and nothing in this article should be taken as commentary on the appropriateness or inappropriateness of government responses. However, as a company that is focused on improving the quality of life for all people, it is important to understand the life experiences people are enduring.) The biggest refugee...
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The Big 5:Tech lions competing within the Sustainability territory!
Originally, back in the day (19thC), “The Big 5” referred to the African animals that were the most dangerous to hunt on foot –African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, African leopard and rhinoceros –hopefully the only shooting of them these days is through the lens of a camera. The Big 5 tech giants, while not as wild or dangerous (J) love to compete and mark their territory. However the new hunting ground...
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