Loneliness is killing us – we must start treating this disease. That loneliness is a health issue would not have been a surprise to Mother Teresa who once said: "The biggest disease today is not leprosy or cancer or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for and deserted by everybody.
" But now doctors have quantified the effects of the loneliness disease, warning that lonely people are nearly twice as likely to die prematurely as those who do not suffer feelings of isolation. Being lonely it seems, is a lot more worrying for your health than obesity. In a report called Rewarding Social Connections Promote Successful Ageing that Professor John Cacioppo presented in Chicago at the weekend, the effect of satisfying relationships on the elderly was measured.
School ditches rules and loses bullies - National News. Published: 6:31AM Sunday January 26, 2014 Source: Fairfax Ripping up the playground rulebook is having incredible effects on children at an Auckland school.
Chaos may reign at Swanson Primary School with children climbing trees, riding skateboards and playing bullrush during playtime, but surprisingly the students don't cause bedlam, the principal says. Give childhood back to children: if we want our offspring to have happy, productive and moral lives, we must allow more time for play, not less - Comment - Voices. The real problems I’ve faced in life include physical ones (such as how to operate a newfangled machine at work or unblock the toilet at home), social ones (how to get that perfect woman to be interested in me), moral ones (whether to give a passing grade to a student, for effort, though he failed all the tests), and emotional ones (coping with grief when my first wife died or keeping my head when I fell through the ice while pond skating).
Most problems in life cannot be solved with formulae or memorised answers of the type learnt in school. They require the judgement, wisdom and creative ability that come from life experiences. For children, those experiences are embedded in play. I’m lucky. I grew up in the United States in the 1950s, at the tail end of what the historian Howard Chudacoff refers to as the “golden age” of children’s free play. Educators in East Asian nations have increasingly been acknowledging the massive failure of their educational systems. Loading gallery 1 of 50. 20 Places to Educate Yourself Online for Free.
It seems like these days you can learn just about anything online for free, but of course some of that information is better than others. The good news is there are plenty of reputable places to educate yourself online for free, and here’s a good 20 of them to get you started. 1. Coursera The coolest thing about Internet learning is that you can take college courses which in the past were only available to people who forked over immense sums of money to attend elite colleges.
Coursera brings a bunch of those classes together into one site, offering nearly 400 courses ranging from Introduction to Guitar from Berklee College of Music to Constitutional Law from Yale. Courses typically include videos and certain coursework (such as online quizzes) that must be completed in a certain amount of time, as these courses are monitored by a professor. 2.
3 Tips for Enriching Life Without the Riches. Is money really the root of all evil?
It might be if we’re living life thinking it’s the root of all happiness. That’s what came to mind after recently bumping into an old friend—let’s call him Kevin—who moved back to our hometown following a midlife crisis over money. Kevin’s story goes something like this: Meet Kevin Having had a fascination with numbers since he was a kid, Kevin eventually turned this into a skill that proved beneficial throughout his education and later on in the workforce.
7 Practical Ways To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence. Emotional Intelligence (or EI for short) is a controversial but widely-discussed alternative to traditional IQ.
EI measures our ability to perceive our own emotions, as well as the emotions of others, and to manage them in a productive and healthy way. EI is fundamental to our life experience and can influence how successful we are in our relationships and careers. Whatever stage of life you’re at, you can use the seven simple steps below to improve your Emotional Intelligence and develop your self-awareness and empathy.
Practice Observing How You Feel In the process of rushing from one commitment to the next, meeting deadlines, and responding to external demands, many of us lose touch with our emotions. Whenever we have an emotional reaction to something, we’re receiving information about a particular situation, person or event. 6 TV Shows Your Child Should Be Watching. Pediatricians recommend that kids spend most of their time being active outdoors and playing with their peers.
However, that doesn’t mean TV has to be taken out of the picture. There are several educational TV shows that help your children learn before and after they enter school. Take a look at these six TV shows that your kids should watch. 1. Sesame Street As one of the longest-airing children’s shows on TV, Sesame Street is still a favorite among parents. You probably enjoyed watching this show as a kid, and your children can too. 2. What kid doesn’t like a superhero? 3. This interactive cartoon for preschoolers teaches kids about colors, shapes, numbers, and more. 4.
Based on the Railway Series books by Reverend Wilbery Awdry, Thomas and Friends follows the story of locomotive friends who live on Sodor Island. 12 Creative Storytelling Activities. Here is a collection of 12 fun and playful ways to bring stories to life with creative storytelling activities!
From play dough and story sensory bins to small world play and dramatic retelling, there are lots of ideas here to choose from and keep little ones busy in playful learning. Keeping early literacy fun and playful is essential. Mmunity Playthings. Being two is not easy.
At times you feel big and strong. You declare your independence in all kinds of ways; you want to be respected and given space. Other times you feel small and vulnerable. The world looms large and scary.