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This study suggests kids are more motivated by stories that emphasize the positive consequences of being honest than by stories that describe the harm that can come from lying: http://www.wired.com/2014/08/teaching-kids-to-tell-truth/

This article offers tips for parents on how to shop for educational apps for kids: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/6-tips-for-finding-great-educational-apps-for-kids-94858032894.html

Depression is a natural condition. It is a natural formation. Better yet, depression is a natural resource. The list of implications of the cave metaphor can provide strategies to deal with depression. Every cave is unique. The forces in nature (erosion, stress, upheaval) that form caves have emotional equivalence. Trying to figure out exactly how […]

Sharon Standifird, a Houston mother and military veteran, has created an app that helps parents keep their kids on a virtual leash. She created the app after she became frustrated and worried when her children did not answer her calls. The activation of the app will take away a child’s ability to play games, call […]

The Journal of Neuroscience published a new study this week that found people can figure out how “trustworthy” they find someone even before they consciously see that person’s face,  suggesting that the amygdala’s processing of social cues in the absence of awareness may be more extensive than previously described. http://www.boston.com/news/science/2014/08/07/are-even-quicker-judge-than-realize-study-shows/IMyKK9pfnXnkMainXNZlOI/story.html http://www.jneurosci.org/content/34/32/10573.short?sid=aaa14639-2acb-4d51-96b8-0b82cee19fb7