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  • Psychologist: “Modern Life is Not Good for Mental Health”

    Psychologist: “Modern Life is Not Good for Mental Health”0

    The subtitle of Dr. Jean Twenge’s book may say it all: “Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled—and More Miserable Than Ever Before.” As Jesse Singal explains in a piece for NY Mag, Twenge—a social psychologist at San Diego State University—has spent many years examining why “ever since the 1930s, young people in America

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  • Psychologist: ‘Parenting Correctness’ Leading Parents Astray

    Psychologist: ‘Parenting Correctness’ Leading Parents Astray0

    The other day, NPR published a glowing article describing the decline in spanking over the last several decades. Parents, it seems, are resorting to other forms of non-physical punishment, including “time-outs.” I thought this was interesting, particularly since the generation that grew up under this switch in discipline methods seems to now be exhibiting signs

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  • Psychologist: ‘Authoritative Parenting’ is Best for Children

    Psychologist: ‘Authoritative Parenting’ is Best for Children0

    Several months ago, Dr. Leonard Sax made headlines when he proposed that the lack of discipline we see in America today is simply the surface symptom of a greater problem: the decline of parental authority. Dr. Sax’s theories were recently underscored by psychologist Lisa Damour in a New York Times piece on the benefits of

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  • Psychologist on the Breakdown of Discourse: ‘I’m a Liberal Professor and My Liberal Students Scare Me’

    Psychologist on the Breakdown of Discourse: ‘I’m a Liberal Professor and My Liberal Students Scare Me’1

    At a recent NYU debate, psychologist Jonathan Haidt was one of several panelist who discussed free speech and the exchange of ideas on campuses, as well as the rise of microaggressions (ideas or statements that might be subtly offensive to some people or groups). Haidt offers several explanations as to how campuses transformed from places

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  • Psychologist Dares to Say That ‘Mothers Are Biologically Necessary for Babies’

    Psychologist Dares to Say That ‘Mothers Are Biologically Necessary for Babies’0

    • November 6, 2017

    The chief characteristic of postmodern secular liberalism is its tendency to openly deny reality. The most recent occasion of opposing the obvious is Psychologist Erica Komisar, whose new book, Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters, has come close to causing fainting spells among the Cultural Authorities. What did Komisar claim

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  • Psychoanalyst: Forget Political Correctness, Kids Need Both Parents

    Psychoanalyst: Forget Political Correctness, Kids Need Both Parents12

    When I was a young college student, trying to feel my way through classes and take assignments seriously, I dutifully weighed in on an online discussion board with a few thoughts on the disadvantages children raised in single parent homes face. Big mistake. I was lambasted with emotional responses, the essence of which can be

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