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  • New Study: Parenting More Effective than Ritalin for ADHD

    New Study: Parenting More Effective than Ritalin for ADHD0

    Do you believe that kids today are overmedicated for issues like ADHD? If so, a new study out of the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology may lend credibility to your belief. According to The New York Times: “The study enrolled 146 children with an A.D.H.D. diagnosis from ages 5 to 12 and randomly

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  • Gnostic Bodies: Why Millennials Love Tattoos

    Gnostic Bodies: Why Millennials Love Tattoos0

    • February 19, 2016

    Here’s something a sixty-three year old man thinks about. Once, girls in their summer dresses filled the sidewalks each June. Their bare arms and shoulders would flash out of halter straps and their legs would strut past hems set well above the knees. Just to look at those girls—the bright, cotton colors of their dresses,

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  • Have We Taken the Whole ‘Disorder’ Thing Too Far?

    Have We Taken the Whole ‘Disorder’ Thing Too Far?0

    There’s a new disorder out there and it’s known as PIU: Problematic Internet Use. You think I jest? Honestly, I thought it was a joke too when I first heard of it, but no, it “exists.” A recent study on PIU describes the disorder as: “[A] behavioral addiction with characteristics similar to substance use disorders,

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  • Children Should Learn about TANSTAAFL

    Children Should Learn about TANSTAAFL0

    In the late 1920s, my grandmother would go to the local store and ask for “a penny’s worth of mixed candies and chocolates.” In return for her penny, she was handed a brown paper lunch bag full of sweets. Thirty years later, my mother made the trek to the corner store in her neighborhood. She

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  • Parenting Doesn’t Have to be So Expensive

    Parenting Doesn’t Have to be So Expensive0

    Having children is expensive, or so says our culture. And that mindset is affecting the number of children people are choosing to have.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that the average cost of raising a child is $245,340. So, it’s no surprise that 65 percent of couples cite the cost of raising a child

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  • The Real Reason Why We Should Read

    The Real Reason Why We Should Read0

    If you’ve ever fallen prey to clicking on a BuzzFeed list which asks you to check off the books you’ve read, you’ve probably come away somewhat ashamed, resolving to read more.  But while it’s good to inspire ourselves to read more, it’s important to remember what the real purpose of reading is. According to Sir

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