By Linda Flanagan — 2017
Research makes clear the drastic effects of head injuries on young athletes, and advocates are asking states and schools to do more.
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Fitness goals are important on several counts. They hold us accountable, expand our definition of possible, and encourage us to push through temporary discomfort for longer-lasting change. But figuring out how to set fitness goals you’ll actually want to attain can be part art, part science.
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You are just a few small adjustments away from achieving your goals.
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“You’re always communicating about race, whether you talk about it or not.”
A lack of support splits parents into warring factions. Here’s what could stop the fighting.
“I just didn’t want them to stress and not be afraid to go to school. The less they knew, the better it was.”
Science is showing how immersion in nature speeds healing and acts as an antidote for many ailments.
Right around the start of the pandemic, my older daughter started making spell jars, collecting crystals and watching lunar phases with extreme fascination.
By focusing on our children’s strengths, we can help them flourish—and stop being so critical and worried.
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New research demonstrates parental burnout has serious consequences. As defined by the study, burnout is an exhaustion syndrome, characterized by feeling overwhelmed, physical and emotional exhaustion, emotional distancing from one’s children, and a sense of being an ineffective parent.
The style of child-rearing that most aspire to takes a lot of time and money, and many families can’t pull it off.