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According to Psychologists The Best Summer Activity For Your Child May Be Boredom
“When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind,” wrote Patrick Rothfuss.
Are we forcing…
Tired of Chasing Something? It Might Be Time To Let It Go.
It's a strange paradox, but a true one. The minute we stop searching for something - the perfect partner, the big promotion, the dream apartment - always seems to be the moment that we find it. We pine for these things, sometimes for years,…
6 Ways to Treat Depression Without Medication
First of all, I would like to be very clear about the following: I have absolutely nothing against anti-depressant medications. In fact, I take one daily for my own anxiety. It helps a great deal, and I am very thankful to have it.…
5 Ways to Cultivate a Healthy Roommate Relationship
“A good roommate may be the single most important thing to have when one is away,” wrote Barbara Dana. Indeed, our roommates become a sort of surrogate family when we are far from our own. Having a good roommate can be like living with a…
Researchers Identify Four Types of Introverts: Which Are You?
When we think of introversion, we often picture a single archetype: quiet and introspective, shy and socially anxious, with a great deal of depth and originality of thought.
However, introversion is much more complex than this. It is a…
17 Ways To Feel Better When You’re Having a Bad Day
“Maybe it’s not about having a beautiful day, but about finding beautiful moments. Maybe a whole day is just too much to ask. I could choose to believe that in every day, in all things, no matter how dark and ugly, there are shards of…
10 Things You Are Allowed to Leave Behind
“It is so hard to leave—until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world,” wrote John Green.
Sometimes we reach a point in life where things are simply not working for us. Unfortunately, as human beings, we are…
Why Do We Engage in Victim Blaming?
Most of us are familiar with the concept of victim blaming.
A woman reports that she was assaulted, and is met with a barrage of questions relating to her own conduct. What was she wearing? How much did she have to drink? Why was she…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 3 Ways Social Media Impacts Our Real Lives
“You are what you share,” wrote Charles W. Leadbeater of our obsession with social media. It's tempting to think that these words have a limited amount of truth - but in our image-obsessed culture, the façade we create for ourselves all too…
5 Scientifically Proven Ways to Help Your Child Become a Successful Adult
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future,” stated Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In these uncertain times, his words ring more powerful and true than ever before.
Here are five things ANY parent…