This is the frustration, the overwhelm, and sometimes the tears that can come when the timer ends and the task isn’t finished. That moment can feel like failure for a child who’s trying their best. But here’s what’s actually happening: her brain is learning to regulate emotions, process endings, and recover from frustration. We don’t rush her through it. We validate her feelings “It’s okay to be upset. You tried really hard.” Then we give her more time. Mikko is home homeschooled, which means we

The 13 Magical Nights Ritual The final night being Winter Solstice. Bringing your wishes into reality. Before the light returns, there are twelve sacred nights when the world stands still. Each night is said to echo one month of the year ahead a space between endings and beginnings. In old European folk tradition, witches wrote thirteen wishes for the turning year. Twelve were burned, one each night before the Solstice, the thirteenth was kept. That final wish became the one you must bring into

The boy who murdered classmate Harvey Willgoose at a school in Sheffield can be named for the first time after a judge lifted an order protecting his identity. Mohammed Umar Khan, known as Umar, stabbed Harvey to death during a lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School on 3 February. Both boys were aged 15 at the time. #itvnews

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A bride and groom were treated to their own kind of adventure when their Hobbiton wedding was “crashed” by a celebrity. Sharik and Jessica Burgess-Stride, of Rotorua, were getting married at the tourist spot on Monday when suddenly, Hollywood actor Elijah Wood, aka Frodo the Hobbit, came to congratulate them. Hobbiton Movie Set general manager tourism Shayne Forrest said it was the first time a Lord of the Rings cast member had called into a wedding at the set. Sharik told the Waikato Herald it

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