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Some helpful charts when your feelings exceed your vocabulary: *CORRECTION Updated credit: Dr. Gloria Willcox is the original creator of The Feeling Wheel. Check out her self-published book, “Feelings:Converting Negatives to Positives,”  

One of the reasons that the difference in perspective between people is so complicated is because it is often impossible to explain why we feel the way we do about many things. It is difficult to identify why something feels like an attack to one person and wouldn’t bother the other. Or why something is […]

A new report has found asbestos in some brands of crayons and kids’ crime lab toys: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/asbestos-found-in-kids-crayons-toy-kits/

A summary of the latest research on the causes, impacts, and efforts at prevention and treatment of Bullying: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2015/07-08/upfront-bullying.aspx https://www.yahoo.com/health/the-number-one-reason-kids-are-bullied-123555176933.html  

Research suggests that there is no connection between video game violence and actual real aggressive behavior: http://www.stetson.edu/today/2015/06/digital-poison-stetson-researcher-finds-violent-video-games-have-minimal-influence-on-youth/ Although another study suggests that too much time in any sedentary activity, including video games,  is correlated with higher levels of anxiety: http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/sitting-down-associated-with-an-increase-in-anxiety   http://www.upworthy.com/a-new-study-reveals-the-impact-that-violent-video-games-actually-have-on-your-brain?c=ufb1