Questioning the assumptions about smartphone ‘addiction’: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/opinion/sunday/smartphone-addiction-teenagers-stress.html
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On Stress
Why our brains tend to hold on to stress and anxiety: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-harvard-psychologist-explains-why-your-brain-never-runs-out-of-problems-to-find?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=fffb43a7e9-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-fffb43a7e9-365490661 The impact of stress on memory and learning: https://www.sciencealert.com/even-just-thinking-about-stress-is-enough-to-override-your-brain-and-burn-out-your-memory?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=f0c0cfceb5-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-f0c0cfceb5-365490661 And the impact of stress in early childhood: https://www.sciencealert.com/childhood-stress-remap-DNA-brain-cells?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=f0c0cfceb5-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-f0c0cfceb5-365490661
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Why deep breathing actually helps: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-re-stressed-and-what-you-can-do-to-help?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=f3228dbd8f-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-f3228dbd8f-365490661
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A new company is launching a service to help support parents of kids with any disability – offering information, resources and other supports: https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/27/exceptionally-helps-parents-navigate-the-special-needs-education-labyrinth/ https://growexceptionally.com
Read More »ASMR- Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
Some research looks at the clinical benefits of this youtube phenomenon: https://www.sciencealert.com/asmr-gives-positive-therapeutic-physiological-responses?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=5b829a99aa-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-5b829a99aa-365490661
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