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One day, while I was watching TV, the phone rang. I pressed mute on the TV and talked to my friend on the phone. At one point, the TV distracted me. A character was having a considerable temper tantrum that grabbed my attention. The other characters around him seemed truly affected by the tantrum. However, […]

This article discusses the importance of validation and empathy in parenting, and how to provide that as a parent, even if you did not get that as a child:   http://goop.com/the-legacy-of-a-narcissistic-parent/

Several years ago, my older brother and I were discussing the Star Wars movies. We both felt the original movies were superior, and were trying to figure out what it was that made us feel this way. We came up with a few theories, when he suggested an idea that has stuck with me as […]

Imagine your teen is walking a long journey across a desert. Any grain of sand that enters her shoe may eventually form a blister if it stays there. However, if you stop her at every step to clear out her shoe, the trip is going to take a long time. Some of the grains fall […]

A new study published in Scientific Reports has found the expert video gamers tend to have more gray matter and better connectivity in certain subregions of the brain. http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150402/srep09763/metrics/news http://www.iflscience.com/brain/expert-gamers-show-greater-cognitive-function-their-amateur-counterparts http://www.realclearscience.com/journal_club/2015/04/28/video_gamers_have_better_connected_brains.html