Toy Choices Differ by Gender at an Early Age
Date: July 15, 2016 Source: City University Summary: Children as young as nine months old prefer to play with toys specific to their own gender, according to a new study. The research suggests...
Eating Vegan Not All It's Cracked up to Be From an Environmental Standpoint
The moral high ground of food just shifted a little bit. Using biophysical simulation models to compare 10 eating patterns,researchers found that eating fewer animal products will increase the num...
Celebrating Your Kids' Positive Indifference to Differences
Being in public with our kids presents millions of opportunities for them to embarrass us completely. But sometimes they surprise us.
Why You Should Let Your Kids Swear
A metaphorical cleansing of invisible metaphorical dirty words from one's vocab seems arbitrary. Teaching by example where and when is a better approach.
My body holds the internal scars of motherhood, and also bears its own external record of bringing these babies forth and taking care of them, day or night.
The Importance of Living In Today
"Memory is a child walking along a seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things." - Pierce Harris Memories are such strange things. We s...
Your Brain May Not Be Safe From Hackers
The University of Washington revealed how hackers could insert images into dodgy apps and recording the brain's unintentional reaction using brain-computer interfaces. Cyberthieves might be mining ...
Want to Go Naked On Your Next Vacay...You're Not Alone Anymore
OVER half of Brits would now consider going on a nudist holiday, sunbathing in the buff or visiting a nudist beach. Reportedly, getting an all-over tan is the most popular reason to bare all on th...
We can help our children develop an optimistic attitude that will give them the skills they need to persevere.
A Way to Cut Down On DUIs : A Temp Tattoo Developed
Getting behind the wheel after one too many drinks? A tattoo might be your savior. A team of researchers at University of California San Diego (UCSD) designed a “temporary tattoo” with an electron...
Reality is an Optical Illusion: How to Teach Kids About Perception
We grown-ups sometimes forget that our kids’ perceptions and understandings of the world are often different from ours.
Real Life Confessions of an Imperfect Adult
Suddenly, one day you look around and realize there isn't an adultier adult around to take charge. It's all on you now.
Why I Chose to Unschool My Son
Kids learn in many different ways. And the truth is, opportunities for teaching are everywhere. Unschooling embraces that.
7 Ways I've Used My Toddler’s Own Tactics Against Her
When doing battle with a toddler, sometimes it's best to meet them on their level and employ the same bizarre warfare they use on us.
If Toddlers Ran Hollywood, These Are the Movies They'd Make
Toddlers are some of the most skilled dramatic actors on the planet. If we let them run the show, they'd come up with some real masterpieces.
Bio-chip Helps Identify Your Risk For Alzheimer's disease
Researchers today unveiled results from a new blood test to help identify which patients are at an elevated risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, presented at the 68th AACC Annual Scientific M...
Want to Fly To Work? How About Flying Your Cow Drone
Dutch inventor Bart Jansen wants to see humans riding their animals in the sky. "If I'm going to fly, I want to fly in something weird. So we've been thinking about animals that are big enough to ...
A Huge Harry Potter Fan Looks For Something Different
I remember the first time Harry Potter almost died, in a graveyard surrounded by a ring of Death Eaters. I remember when he almost died again, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, after failing...
Breastfeeding Without Nursing: What It's Like to Be An Exclusive Pumper
When I pictured breastfeeding, it didn't involve an exclusive relationship with a heap of plastic and a motor.
The Heartbreaking Reality of Being a Stepparent
Despite showing up day after day to love a child as your own, step-parents are often seen as less than, replaceable, and impermanent.
Absolutely True Excuses Why We Are Late or Aren’t Showing Up at All
We'd rather be on time. But it's not happening.
Learning From The Son Who Would Not Speak
For nearly two years, my son didn’t talk. Not much, anyway. He said a few words: Mama. Dada. Ball. No. ... If you’ve become a parent in the last decade, you know what doctors and websites and pare...
In An Emergency Roth IRA is an Option- Here is how
Your emergency fund is money you keep safe just in case you need it for something unexpected. Your Roth IRA is a retirement account that’s traditionally invested for the long term. There’s no way...
Want to Slow Effects of Aging, Intense Endurance Exercise
If anything is going to inspire you to get to the gym, this might be it. Intense aerobic exercise could slow down the ageing process, a new study claims. As we age, the protective caps on each str...