The perils of prolonged sitting have well been established. It can boost your chances of developing everything from heart disease to cancer and diabetes, and can even take years off your life. But there’s one side effect that you may not have realized is linked to parking your tush in a desk chair all day. […]
Happy couples who have been together awhile can teach us all a thing or two about how to sustain and nurture a strong, loving connection for years to come. We asked couples therapists — who have seen the good, the bad and the ugly — what things people in happy partnerships rarely ever do. We […]
Americans are working until later and later in life. That’s in part because of longer life spans, and in part because many older adults are behind in retirement savings and have to stick it out. (According to one 2022 survey, 71% of baby boomers say they feel behind on saving for retirement.) As a result, […]
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No one goes into parenting planning to mess up their kid. We all love our children and have the best of intentions when it comes to raising them. But the criteria used for determining whether someone is parenting well shifts from one generation to the next, as well as between cultures. Millennial parents, generally considered […]
Recent data suggests that Generation Z, folks born between the years 1997 and 2012, are less sexually active than older generations. Why? Potential reasons include increased smartphone and social media use, high levels of stress, mental health struggles and effects of the COVID lockdowns and legislative restrictions on abortion rights, just to name a few. […]
Most of us have made a comment at one time or another without thinking much about its impact ― especially when it comes to kids. Case in point: It’s fairly common for adults to tell well-behaved children they’re “mature for their age.” And while the phrase itself isn’t harmful, the message can sometimes carry a […]
The impact of pop culture on baby names is well documented ― from the rise of “Game of Thrones” and “Yellowstone” character names to the influence of celebrities and the monikers they choose for their children. But do politicians and political news stories hold the same power? According to baby-naming experts, it’s complicated. “A few […]
Delete those Notes app breakup announcements and requests to “respect our privacy during this difficult time.” The latest trend in celebrity divorce is far more low-key. In the last few years, an increasing number of A-listers have taken the “let’s separate and tell them later (even years later) route.” The latest example? Natalie Portman, who […]
While we often think of hearing loss as something that only happens to much older people ― that’s actually not the case. According to the National Institute of Deafness and Hearing Disorders, 1 in 8 people in the United States over the age of 12 have hearing loss in both ears, and about 28.8 million […]