Category: Health
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The back and forth we need
Modern brain and health research confirms what our parents knew: A good quiet walk in the evening solves many of the day’s problems.
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Good people, bad people, and the rest of us
Most people aren’t out to hurt us, and we can’t live fulfilling lives acting as if they are. But there are some basic tools that parents can give their kids to help them navigate the online world.
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On manufactured non-controversies
The Internet is full of articles that purport to prove—scientifically!—that something in your life is dangerous and scary. The problem is, these controversies are often manufactured in order to scare people and generate clicks, and have little basis in scientific reason.
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“Inside Out,” a tour of modern parenting
“Inside Out” is a truly brilliant film in several respects. The aspect most important to me as an adult is that it’s a kids’ movie that adults can not only enjoy with the kids, but enjoy separately from the kids.
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Positive mindset, not mindlessly positive
I visited a friend from the gifted education community recently. She hosted me and my son at her home, and she and I went for a long walk and got to chat non-stop. What a treat! Not a single interruption. One of the things we talked about was Carol Dweck’s Mindset research. Dweck is a psychologist…