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What Many Parents Miss About the Phones-in-Schools Debate
… all of this digital social worry doesn’t seem to be helping teens become more interpersonally adept. Sitting in an airport with my 18-year-old and her friend, on the way to check out a college
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7 Simple Ways To Be A Bit Happier Each Day
With the stresses of daily life, it can often seem difficult to find moments to smell the proverbial roses. … “You can make small changes in your life that have big effects,” said Darwin Guevarra, an
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Combatting Toxic Stress with Science
… Issues arise when the body fails to control the on–off switch, says Wendy Berry Mendes, a psychologist at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Stress becomes problematic if the body overreacts to situations that
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You Don’t Know Yourself as Well as You Think You Do
… It can also feel like a vital part of life, as though if you’re not seeking self-understanding, you’re missing out. (Our old pal Socrates also said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.”) “If
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How Have Your Siblings Shaped Who You Are?
Do you have siblings? If so, what are your relationships with them like? How much do you think they have influenced you — your personality, interests, beliefs and behavior? … Anyone raising more than one
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What We Know (And Don’t Know) About Autism, According to Science
… “Autism is not one condition,” said Geraldine Dawson, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University and founding director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development. “It is many different conditions with
