
By PeterGrayCreated Jul162009-1:16pmParenting,likeessentiallyallhumanbehaviors,mustbeunderstoodinthecontextofthecultureinwhichitisembedded.Parentingstylesderivefrombroaderculturalvalues,andtheyhelptoperpetuatethosevalues.Inmy lastpost,Italkedabouthunter-gatherers' playful styleofparenting.Thatessaywaspartofaseriesonhunter-gatherers'playfulapproachtoallof socialli...[
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WhyWaittoHaveSex?-WhatGameTheoryTellsUsPartIBy DianaKirschner,Ph.D.Created Feb182010-6:00pmGameTheory, Dating & SexWe'vehadsomuchinterestinthistopicthatI'vedecidedtowriteathreepartpostongametheory,datingandsex.Nowyou'reprobablywonderingwhatonearthdoesgametheoryhavetodowithdatingandsex?Goodquestion!Infact,scientistsandmathematicianshavebeenstudyingmatingfromthisperspect...[
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NineTipsforFeelingHappierWhenYou’veLostYourJob--orFearYouMight.
By GretchenRubinCreated Feb182010-8:31amBeingoutofworkisamajor happiness challenge,andthesedays,alotofpeoplehavelosttheirjobs,orareworriedabouthangingontotheirjobs.So,giventhismajordrainonyourhappiness,aretherestepsyoucantaketofeelbetteratsuchatime?Evenifyoudon’tthinkyoucanfeel happy,youmightbeabletofeel...[
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ThePowerofPlayHavingfunisnotrivialpursuit.Alookatthevalueofplayandthestateofleisuretime.By HaraEstroffMarano,
Mostofusthinkofadultplayasrespiteorindulgence,buthavingfunisnotrivialpursuit.Infact,it'scrucialtoputmentalcreativity,healthandhappiness.Saythewordsandtheyconjurethegentletickleofwavesagainsttheshore,theharderkickofsurfdashingagainstrocks,theslapofsprayagainstheatedskin.Formostof...[
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GoofingOffHowalittleplaytimecanevenbegoodforadults.By PaulRoberts
Thepurepleasureofplayisatrueantidotetoallthemundanedutiesofadulthood,especiallythatmosttediousoftasks,maintenanceofSelf.Butwehaveahardtimeallowingourselvesthepurposelessnessthatisabsolutelyfundamentaltothereliefwecrave.Pityinthebaseballfan.thestrikemaybeover,theseasonunderway,butthememoriesofthebickeringandgreedhaveforeve...[
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ProtectYourHeartatEveryAgeFollowtheseeasyhealthtipsspecifictoeverystageofaging
By Woman'sDayStaffYou'renevertooyoung—ortooold—tostartloweringyour heartdisease risk.Ofcourse,exercising, eatinghealthy andreducingstress arekeythroughoutlife,butduetophysiologicalchangesthathappenasweage,certainriskfactorsdobecomemoreofathreat.InYour20sStubOutaSocialSmokingHabit阅读全文]
By SophiaDemblingCreated Jan232010-3:09pmAllrighty,then.We'veenjoyed ourlittlegripefest andthat'sallwellandgood.Butnowit'stimetoputonahappyfaceandtalkaboutfunourway.Knowingwhatwedon'tenjoyisn'tenough.Nowwehavetoidentifywhatwedolike,sowecanbesuretodothosethingsratherthanjustgoingalongwithextroverts'plans.Don'tletanyonetellyouyou'reincapableofhavingfun;justtellthemwhatfuni...[
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By SophiaDemblingCreated Jan122010-1:58pmAs introverts inan extroverted world,wefrequentlymustjustifyourreluctancetoparticipateinactivitiesthatmakeextrovertsgiddywithdelight.Theycan'tbelievethatthingsthatmakethemtingleeitherleaveuscoldorfilluswithhorror.Theyassureusthatreally,ifwejustgetoverourselvesandtry,we'llhaveagrandtime.Oneofmymostextroverted Facebook&...[
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By SophiaDemblingCreated Dec162009-9:57amAwomanwhoreadoneofmyessayson introversion saidthatwhensheexplainedherintroversiontoherfamily,herbrothersaid,"Wedidn'tknowyouwereanintrovert.Wethoughtyouwerejustabitch."Yeah,alotofpeopledon'tgetit.Howdowehelpthemtounderstand?Thefirstkey,ofcourse,isunderstandingandacceptingourselvesastheintrovertsweare.Likeanythingelse,ifwe'rerelaxedw...[
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By StanleyCoren,Ph.D.Created Feb172010-9:12am Virtuallyanydiscussionamongpetownersisboundtorevealthatthereclearlyaredogpeopleandtherearecatpeople.Insomecasesthedepthoffeelingfortheirchosenspeciescanbequiteintense.However,accordingtoanAssociatedPress-Petside.compoll,therearealotmoredogpeopleoutthere,since74percentoftheirtestsamplelikedogsalot,andonly41pe...[
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