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Tablets and tantrums: Digital pacifiers may hinder children’s emotional development

Tantrums are part of growing up. How these outbursts of anger or frustration are managed, however, can impact children’s emotional...

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How Hiking Saved Me from Postpartum PTSD

I had my first panic attack the morning I dropped my 10-month-old son off at day care for the first time. I wasn’t worried about him...

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Psychotherapist shares the No. 1 rule highly successful people follow to be happier at work: 'It's non-negotiable'

You can't always find happiness in the confines of a 9 to 5 job — but if you can find meaning in what you do, or at least learn to...

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New study says 1 in 4 people cancel out healthy eating with snacks

A notable portion of healthy eaters have their good diets canceled out by frequent or low quality snacks, according to a new study in the...

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More screen time at age 1 year associated with developmental delays at 2, 4 years

Study authors concluded that developmental delay domains should be separately considered when discussing screen time and potential delays...

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Study: Eating disorder rates climbed during pandemic among teen girls

The rate of eating disorder diagnoses among UK girls 13 to 16 years old during the first 2 years of the pandemic was 42% higher than...

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Loneliness or social isolation linked to serious health outcomes, study finds

Experiencing loneliness or social isolation has been linked with a higher risk of premature death, research has found. If you’re lonely...

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Divorce Lawyer Reveals the Rising 'Theme' He's Seeing in Couples Right Now

A family lawyer has told Newsweek the biggest "theme" he is seeing in divorcing couples—and why he wants more people to know about it....

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4 Quirky Kid Behaviors That Actually Have Purpose

"My 6-year-old is a squeezer," says Amanda Ponzar of Alexandria, Virginia. "He used to squeeze the flabby underarm of every lady he...

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Explosive Anger Needs Treatment

By Jim Windell How many times have we seen YouTube videos of someone flipping out and acting out their rage? Usually, it is at a store, a...

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Children of Highly Stressed Pregnant Mothers at Higher Risk

By Jim Windell A certain amount of stress during pregnancy is normal. During pregnancy, a woman’s body is going through many changes. As...

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How to Predict Emotional Unavailability in a New Partner

Almost everyone seems emotionally available at the beginning of a relationship. A new partner usually makes a concerted effort to listen,...

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Sleep experts explain why your dreams are so vivid that you remember them long after waking up

Dreams have had a powerful grip on the human mind for millennia. As soon as humans could start writing, they were documenting dreams ....

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Here’s the No. 1 phrase used in successful relationships

For the past 50 years, we've been putting love under the microscope. As psychologists, we've studied more than 40,000 partners about to...

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Being Successful Co-Parents

Co-parenting refers to two parents who are no longer living together but are raising their child or children together. Patience, open...

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One type of physical activity protects the brain more than others, study finds

What if you could look at all the things you do daily — walking from room to room, preparing a presentation at your desk, running up and...

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How play makes hospital less traumatic for children

Play is how children learn to navigate the world, create relationships, manage their emotions and cope with stressful situations. There...

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Study finds 3 percent of children have elevated sensory issues that seemingly worsen throughout earl

New results from a USC-led study reveal that 3 percent of all children have elevated sensory traits which seemingly worsen as they grow...

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IBS symptoms in females: What to know

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms are similar in people of all sexes. However, some data suggest females may be more likely to...

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Helping youth who self-harm

Self-harm behaviors in American youth rose sharply during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to be a concern among counselors...

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