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Lillie M. Thomas

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  • Just Because a Kid is ‘Hard’ Doesn’t Mean He’s not ‘Normal’

    Just Because a Kid is ‘Hard’ Doesn’t Mean He’s not ‘Normal’0

    In a recent blog for the New York Times, pediatrician Perri Klass reminds us that in the full range of normal, healthy child development, some kids are just plain more difficult than others. It seems like she is stating the obvious, but is this a reminder that our society desperately needs? While we live in

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  • Fasting: Good For the Body as Well as the Soul?

    Fasting: Good For the Body as Well as the Soul?2

    Liturgically-minded Christians around the world are currently observing the season of Lent. With Lent, comes fasting, a spiritual discipline practiced in varying levels of intensity by religions all over the world. But non-believers might have a good reason to jump on the fasting bandwagon, too. A number of research trials have indicated that fasting has

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  • Study: Kids Who Learn About Scientists’ Struggles Do Better In Science

    Study: Kids Who Learn About Scientists’ Struggles Do Better In Science0

    We’re all familiar with Thomas Edison’s famous quote, “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” But, seeing real-life examples of this principle in action might actually help motivate kids to work harder in school. A new study in the Journal of Education Psychology suggests that students who learn about famous scientists’ struggles do better in

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  • What Selfies and Jane Eyre Have in Common

    What Selfies and Jane Eyre Have in Common0

    What do Jane Eyre and selfies have in common? One is a timeless work of literature from well before cameras were in common usage. The other is a much derided, and much practiced, modern form of narcissism. And yet, a recent article in The Atlantic by Karen Swallow Prior connects the selfie to Charlotte Bronte’s

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