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Spanking Your Kids Into Juggernauts
“The odds of a child being more aggressive at age 5 if he had been spanked more than twice in the month before the study began increased by 50%,” Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1981019,00.html#ixzz0l5ShgMpS »
Coming Home: Adjustments For Military Families | American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Military families look forward to being together after a long deployment with many mixed emotions. Each family member will have different expectations. Every family situation is different. But, it is important to remember the needs and feelings of the returning family member, the adult at home and the children. via Coming Home: Adjustments For... »
Mixed Signals | Psychology Today
The difference between how you see yourself and how others see you is not just a matter of egocentrism. Like Kirsten, we all have blind spots. We change our self-conception when we see ourselves through others’ eyes. Part of the discrepancy arises because the outsider’s perspective affords information you yourself miss—like the fact that... »
Dating After Divorce: What it Means for Kids – FamilyEducation.com
The power of the reunion fantasy is not to be underestimated, says Neuman, observing that some children cling to the belief that their parents will get back together even after one parent has remarried. via Dating After Divorce: What it Means for Kids – FamilyEducation.com. »
Mother, Damned-est | Psychology Today
Psychologically speaking, a difficult mother is a great deal more than a person with whom we have difficulties from time to time. A truly difficult mother is one who presents her child with a profound dilemma: “Either develop complex and constricting coping mechanisms to maintain a relationship with me, at great cost to your... »
The Canadian Press: Study: More of today’s US youth have serious mental health issues than previous generations
…mental health professionals speculate that a popular culture increasingly focused on the external – from wealth to looks and status – has contributed to the uptick in mental health issues. via The Canadian Press: Study: More of today’s US youth have serious mental health issues than previous generations. »
Well – Food, Kin and Tension at Thanksgiving – NYTimes.com
The combination of food and family often brings out longstanding tensions, criticism and battles for control. via Well – Food, Kin and Tension at Thanksgiving – NYTimes.com. »
Runaway With Asperger’s Syndrome Spent 11 Days on Subway – NYTimes.com
Since Oct. 26, when a transit police officer found him in a Coney Island subway station, no one has been able to fully explain how a boy could vanish for so long via Runaway With Asperger’s Syndrome Spent 11 Days on Subway – NYTimes.com. »
Raising Kids with Your Ex: Co-Parenting After a Separation or Divorce
Co-parenting plans, also called “parenting plans” or “parenting partnerships,” are gaining popularity because of their benefit for the kids. Most experts agree that children adjust better to divorce when both parents continue to be active in their lives and when parents avoid putting the children in the middle of personal feelings and conflicts. via... »
Do Single Women Seek Attached Men? – TierneyLab Blog – NYTimes.com
Researchers have debated for years whether men or women are likelier to engage in “mate poaching.” via Do Single Women Seek Attached Men? – TierneyLab Blog – NYTimes.com. »