You don’t have to follow the news closely to notice that hateful and dehumanizing rhetoric has entered our political and cultural discourse, while common decency and care for fellow humans seems to have faded into the background. As deep-seated divisions, vitriol and even political violence fill headlines, many people are wondering what happened to the […]
In 2005, while discussing his role in the comedy film Wedding Crashers, the Academy Award winner revealed that playing a father was an all-new experience for him as a child-free individual, “It was a different kind of part for me because I played many villains and in this movie, I was a father, a good […]
For more than a decade, Chris Grady has been drawing his experiences as a dad and sharing them in a web comic called Lunarbaboon. Grady has a young son and daughter. His comic offers a humorous take on classic parenting struggles, from noisy toys to toddler tantrums. Many of his drawings, however, also feature more […]
Hugh Grant has built a career out of portraying caddish and irreverent characters on-screen, but when it comes to his five children, he’s nothing but sweetness and light. True to form, the “Bridget Jones’s Diary” actor was jovial while discussing fatherhood in an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” this week ― that is, until […]
“To be interesting, be interested,” Dale Carnegie wrote in his 1936 book, “How to Win Friends & Influence People.” Those words of wisdom still hold true — whether that means taking a genuine interest in the people around you or diving into the hobbies and subjects that light you up. Unfortunately, when you’re stuck in […]
Dreams are normal occurrences for everyone, and most people report having occasional nightmares. However, the frequency of your nightmares, and how old you are when you experience them, might reveal information about your risk for dementia. Research shows that experiencing frequent distressing dreams and nightmares ― meaning, specifically, frightening dreams that cause you to wake […]
“I just did the overstimulated mom ‘WHAT?????’ to my 3yo and he yelled back ‘MOMMY YOU NEED TO TALK TO ME GENTLY!!!!!!;” Read more
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You’re likely well-aware that colds and the flu are contagious, and probably know that lice and ringworm fall into the contagious category, too. But what about anxiety? Have you ever considered the emotion as a contagion? It turns out you should ― there is such a thing as “contagious anxiety.” “Our nervous system is constantly […]
The presidential race and election night were anxiety-inducing for voters across the country — and for many reasons. But since former President Donald Trump was declared the winner over Vice President Kamala Harris, many people on social media have since described experiencing the same interesting phenomenon on election night: They went to sleep, and suddenly […]