When to Share Personal Info With Your Child's Teacher (and When Not To)
Lifehacker · 5 minSupport your child by keeping their teachers in the loop about what's going on at home.
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A Helpful, Hopeful Guide to Talking to Kids About Welcoming Refugees
Pocket“Every child deserves a warm welcome—and a chance to welcome others as well.”
No One Tells You the Full Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth
Jezebel · 12 minDo our doctors lack the empathy to warn us? Are women trying to not scare each other?
The Real Reason South Koreans Aren’t Having Babies
The Atlantic · 20 minGender, rather than race or age or immigration status, has become the country’s sharpest social fault line. Updated at 6:53 p.m. ET on March 24, 2023
How to Teach Kids to Better Manage Life’s Disappointments
Lifehacker · 4 minWhat to do—and not to do—when our kids experience disappointment.
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What If You Tried Saying ‘Yes’ to Your Kids More Often?
Lifehacker · 4 minIf saying “no” all the time has you feeling like the bad guy in the family, it might be time for a communication makeover.
I’m Supposed to Take Care of My Aunt. But I Know What She Did to My Dad.
Slate · 9 minBefore he died a few years ago my father asked me to financially help out his only sister, unmarried and now in her 80s. He left me a small inheritance. After his death, I paid off a portion of his sister’s significant credit card debt, but she assumed I would pay all of it.
The nine rules to follow if you want to live to 100
The Telegraph · 12 minLife expectancy in the UK has grown at a slower rate than comparable countries over the past seven decades, according to researchers.
Longevity expert shares his 7 habits to live a longer, healthier life
Today Show · 5 minLiving a long, healthy life may seem like it requires winning a genetic lottery, but there’s so much more under your control than you realize. Only 25% of our probability of living a longer life is due to inherited genes, while 75% is due to environmental factors, says Dr.
The truth about alcohol
The Week · 5 minThe emerging medical consensus around alcohol is likely to come as a downer for drinkers. Here's everything you need to know: For decades, doctors advised that consuming a daily alcoholic beverage or two is fine for one's health, or perhaps even beneficial.
Here's How to Rewire Your Brain So You Actually Look Forward to Mondays
ScienceAlert · 4 minIf you hate Mondays, you're most certainly in good company. After a couple of days off, many of us have difficulty settling back into our routines and work duties. You may even have dread and anxiety that seeps into the weekend in the form of "Sunday scaries".
6 Surprising Habits That Boost Whole-Body Health
Healthline · 5 minYou’re probably used to getting bombarded with health advice daily. Try this. Eat this. Do this. Don’t do this. It can be a lot to digest. But incorporating healthy habits doesn’t have to be complicated.
Ivy League child psychologist shares her No. 1 key to raising successful kids—it's not how much time you spend with them
CNBC · 4 minFor most working parents, balancing your job's demands with the need to spend more time with your kids can be a constant, stressful struggle. But you can stop anxiously counting the hours and minutes you spend at work instead of home, says Dr. Tovah Klein.
How to Tell If Your Child Has Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Lifehacker · 4 minEvery child tests limits and misbehaves, often by going against a parent, teacher, or caregiver’s wishes. However, consistent, intense defiance is sometimes classified as Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), a behavior disorder most often diagnosed in children.
Off-Label Ozempic Usage Is Fueling Our Culture of Disordered Eating
Jezebel · 5 minThere’s a new name on the lips of everyone looking to shed their last five, 10, or even 50 pounds. That name is semaglutide. Better known by its commercial name Ozempic, semaglutide is an injectable antidiabetic medication that curbs hunger and makes food seem unappetizing.
Extra 20 Minutes of Physical Activity a Day May Help Prevent Hospitalizations, Study Shows
prevention.com · 4 minWe all know that exercise is important for your overall health—its benefits go beyond the physical, it’s even essential to your mental wellness.
I Tried the ‘Savoring’ Technique of Using a Happy Memory To Fall Asleep—Here’s What Happened After 3 Weeks
Well+Good · 7 minThe idea of mindfulness activities promoting healthy and restful sleep isn't novel; in fact, there are numerous mindfulness methods that are both poised to improve mood and get someone in the space that invites restful sleep.
Study Finds This Low-Impact Workout Helps Seniors Regain Their Strength
prevention.com · 6 minStaying active is important for overall health, but it can become more of a challenge as you age. With that, it’s important to find exercise routines that can support your health while also enhancing other areas of your life.
7 things I never let my kids do as a emergency medicine pediatrician
Today Show · 7 minKids will be kids, and accidents happen, but certain activities carry more risk than others. Injury is still the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and unfortunately, many of these are preventable.
COVID is still out there. Here’s what to do if you get it now
Los Angeles Times · 9 minThe government is ready to declare COVID-19 over: The nationwide state of emergency is set to end on May 11. In California, the state of emergency concluded in February. Johns Hopkins University shut down its nationwide COVID-19 data tracking this month. But COVID-19 isn’t gone.
How poverty and racism 'weather' the body, accelerating aging and disease
NPR · 6 minIn 2020, the overall life expectancy in the U.S. dropped by 1.5 years, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the reduction wasn't shared equally among the general population; Native American people lost an average of 4.
13 Things Science Says Will Make You Much Happier
LinkedIn · 9 minIt’s no secret that we’re obsessed with happiness. After all, the “pursuit of happiness” is even enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. But happiness is fleeting. How can we find it and keep it alive?
How the US can stop the spread of Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus
Vox · 5 minWith potential vaccines still in development, prevention is key.