The American Academy of Pediatrics has hardened its stance against spanking children as a form of parental discipline: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/05/health/spanking-children-healthy-discipline-study/index.html
Read More »Spanking and violence
October 30, 2018 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Countries that ban spanking tend to have kids who are less violent: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/10/29/countries-ban-spanking-have-kids-who-less-violent/1809639002/
Read More »Kids and screen time
October 30, 2018 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
New research confirms a correlation with more screen time per day and diagnoses of depression or anxiety in teens: http://time.com/5437607/smartphones-teens-mental-health/
Read More »Guest posting – Eye-Opening Techniques for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
October 23, 2018 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Eye-Opening Techniques for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep by: Cheryl Conklin Wellnesscentral.info | cheryl.conklin@wellnesscentral.info In order for our bodies and brains to function, we need sleep. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), sleep (and the lack thereof) “affects almost every type of tissue and system in the body – from […]
Read More »The importance of gratitude as an antidote to greed and materialism.
October 22, 2018 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A new study from the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that increasing a sense of gratitude can reduce materialism: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2018/10/20/encouraging-gratitude-in-kids-reduces-materialism-study-finds/#b30b28149d0e
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