Best Age to Get Married: What Math Tells Us - Motto A new study suggests that people should get married between the ages of 28 and 32 if they don't want to get divorced, at least in the first five years. Before we proceed to the explanation: Don't shoot me if you're older than that and not married yet. These are just statistics and can in no way account for your personal situation, or that last cheater/psycho/narcissist you wasted 18 months on. Nobody's blaming you. You are a wonderful and entirely loveable person. Now, moving on. The study was done by Nick Wolfinger, a sociologist at the University of Utah, and published by the generally pro-marriage Institute of Family Studies. Wolfinger analyzed data from 2006-2010 and the 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth. There are lots of reasons why late 20s/early 30s would make sense as a time to start a lifelong partnership with someone: people are old enough to understand if they really get along with someone or are just blinded by hormones. Until the next study. Best Entrance Most Kitschy
Why the iPad is a far bigger threat to our children than anyone realises When the little girl pointed at the sweets at the checkout, her mother said: 'No, they're bad for your teeth.' So her daughter, who was no more than two, did what small children often do at such times. She threw a tantrum. What happened next horrified me. The embarrassed mother found her iPad in her bag and thrust it into her daughter's hands. This incident, which happened three years ago, was the first time I saw a tablet computer used as a pacifier. Sue Palmer, a psychologist, has seen countless toddlers who can barely walk swiping at screens (stock photo) It's ten years since the publication of my book, Toxic Childhood, which warned of the dangers of too much screen-time on young people's physical and mental health. My fears have been realised. Indeed, when my book came out, Facebook had just hit our shores and we were more concerned with violent video games and children watching too much TV. Today, on average, children spend five to six hours a day staring at screens. Loaded: 0%
Having A Purpose In Life Can Make Life Longer And Healthier Daniel Haskett/Ikon Images/Getty Images The dictionary defines ageism as the "tendency to regard older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or unsuitable for employment." But research indicates that ageism may not just be ill-informed or hurtful. It may also be a matter of life and death. Not that it's literally killing people. In one study, Levy looked at people's attitudes about aging when they were in late middle age and then followed them over time. Now that doesn't mean that if you think positive thoughts about aging, it's OK to sit on the couch in front of the TV and eat a pound of bacon. But according to Levy's other studies, this mind/body connection counts for a lot. A living, breathing example of how an older person can thrive if they're not weighed down by negative stereotypes is 95-year-old Jim Shute of Medford, Ore. His typical day? Jim Shute at age 94, out for his morning walk. toggle caption Nancy Shute/NPR Jim Shute at age 94, out for his morning walk.
Live the way nature intended | My Chemical Free Romance The Loneliness Of Not Knowing Ourselves People are “connected” to others more than ever before because of technology: Texting, emailing, social-networking—we are constantly plugged in and communicating with other people from across town to the other side of the world. But are we really sharing our lives, or are we just passing information back and forth? Are we actually “connecting” with others, or are we like stones skipping across the surface of relationships, never diving into their depths? Sherry Turkle, in her book Alone Together, says, “Developing technology promises closeness. The problem with social media is three-fold: It robs people of the importance of connecting on a physical level; it delays reactions, enabling people to create their own persona and avoid awkward situations that they are forced to deal with in real life; and, more importantly, it fails to cultivate self-knowledge and presence—the key to real human connection. People are physical and spiritual. “It is not good for man to be alone.”
What to do when you witness sexist parenting I grew up surrounded by unchallenged casual sexism. But here's one thing I'm going to change. Photo: Stocksy When Australian of the Year David Morrison said, '"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept" in his now viral speech, he was referring to sexism in the military. If I'm being honest, I walk past sexism almost every day. And while Morrison was referring to sexual assault, the sexism that I tacitly accept through silence is also damaging, especially because it occurs to, and in front of, children. It's the father who commands his boy to "toughen up and stop being a girl". Advertisement It's the disapproving grandmother who scolds "little girls don't play with mud." It's the mother in the shop asking "which electronics projects are suitable for girls?" It's the stranger who jokes about "mum spending all of dad's money". Not a week goes by without me hearing a statement said to or about a child that reinforces regressive gender stereotypes. And I believed it. 1. 2. 3.
Nutrition and Mental Health - Dietitians of Canada www.dietitians.ca/mentalhealth Background “Mental health is an integral part of health; indeed, there is no health without mental health.” (World Health Organization, 2010) Nutrition initiatives, as part of collaborative programs for mental health promotion, can support and promote mental health by enhancing social inclusion, self-reliance, food security, and healthy body image, while reducing health and social inequities. Nutrition interventions, provided by registered dietitians to individuals with mental health conditions and their care providers, can lead to reduced nutrition-related side effects of psychiatric medications, better self-management of concurrent and comorbid conditions, and improved function overall. Position As experts advising on diet, food and nutrition, registered dietitians have an important role in mental health promotion, disease prevention and treatment of mental health conditions. Action For details and registration
Christmas in Mexico -- Christmas Around the World -- whychristmas?com In Mexico, Christmas is celebrated from the December 12th to January 6th. From December 16th to Christmas Eve, children often perform the 'Posada' processions or Posadas. Posada is Spanish for Inn or Lodging. There are nine Posadas. In each Posada, children are given candles and a board, with painted clay figures of Mary riding on a donkey and Joseph, to process round the streets with. Each night a different house holds the Posada party. One game that is often played at Posada parties is piñata. As well as the posada's, another type of Christmas play known as Pastorelas (The Shepherds). Nativity scenes, known as the 'nacimiento', are very popular in Mexico. Christmas Trees are becoming more popular in Mexico, but the main/most important decoration is still the nacimiento. Christmas Eve is known as 'Noche Buena' and is a family day. Poinsettia flowers are known as 'nochebuena' (Christmas Eve) flowers in Mexico. In some states in Mexico children expect Santa Claus to come on December 24th.
Alcoholic Parent: Its Effects on Kids “The nights that year were so difficult for Sareena. Her father was struggling with instability at work. As a result of the stress, he had started drinking every night. For a 15 years old, who had been so close to her parents, these daily fights at home between her parents and hearing the bottles crashing on the floor was nothing less than a nightmare.” Alcohol is just another drink consumed by people all over the world. A few of the many ways in which alcoholic parents affect kids are: Emotional health Environment at home contributes a lot to the mental and emotional health of a child. Sense of responsibility Children have to act far beyond their age. Embarrassment It becomes difficult for kids to take their parents to gatherings. Nor a child can prevent his parents from falling prey to alcoholism, neither can he solely make them sober.
I gave my students iPads — then wished I could take them back I placed an iPad into the outstretched hands of each of my third-grade students, and a reverent, tech-induced hush descended on our classroom. We were circled together on our gathering rug, just finished with a conversation about “digital citizenship” and “online safety” and “our school district bought us these iPads to help us learn, so we are using them for learning purposes.” They’d nodded vigorously, thrilled by the thought of their very own iPads to take home every night and bring to school every day. Some of them had never touched a tablet before, and I watched them cradle the sleek devices in their arms. They flashed their gap-toothed grins — not at each other but at their shining screens. That was the first of many moments when I wished I could send the iPads back. Some adult ears might welcome a room of hushed 8-year-olds, but teachers of young children know that the chatter in a typical elementary classroom is what makes it a good place to learn. twogoodpages@gmail.com
Working Parents and Its Effect on Kids! Being in my twenties now, I can recollect memories of my school days, when every evening I would rush home eager to share stories from school with my mom. It could be simple jokes cracked in class or some remarks made on me, during the day. This way, she knew every friend of mine by name at least, if not by their faces. However, fast-forward to today, with the growing urban culture and busy life of people around us; it has now become a very common sight for kids to return home, from school, to not find their mom or dad waiting eagerly to hear stories from them. Image source: Pixabay To answer this question, it is first important to understand what a kid of this age thinks like? Also, this is that very same age when there are a lot of changes happening everywhere around the kid. What happens when kids fail to get this attention? I am sure, now the question that you are thinking of is: “Does that mean one of the parents needs to quit their job?”
How to Raise an Emotionally Resilient Child | Expert Tips & Advice . PBS Parents Pin It All children, even the most fortunate, suffer emotional injuries. At home, in school and on the playground, all children experience disappointment, frustration and failure; criticism and disapproval; and exclusion by peers. In healthy development, children recover from these moments. As parents, it is important for us to recognize these common injuries and provide some healing of a child’s discouragement and anger. Children learn invaluable lessons from moments of repair. A Pathway Toward Emotional Maturity These are critical moments in the emotional life of a child—when admired adults are able to help a sad, anxious or angry child realize that she will not always feel this way; when we help a child who is disappointed or discouraged regain some measure of confidence in her future. We have also opened a pathway toward emotional maturity. Ten Minutes at Bedtime Then we can help them put their disappointments in perspective.
Health | Depression leads to worst health Depression is a more disabling condition than angina, arthritis, asthma and diabetes, World Health Organization research shows. And those with depression plus a chronic illness, such as diabetes, fare particularly badly, the study of more than 245,000 people suggests. Better treatment for depression would improve people's overall health, the researchers concluded in the Lancet. Experts called for better funding for mental health services. Dr Somnath Chatterji and colleagues asked people from 60 countries taking part in the World Health Survey a variety of questions about their health, such as how they sleep, how much pain they have, and whether they have any problems with memory or concentration. Participants were also asked about how they manage with day-to-day tasks. After taking into account factors such as poverty and other health conditions, the researchers found that depression had the largest effect on worsening health. Urgency 'Vast sea of misery'