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Relax, it’s a good time to slow down

November 18, 2008
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We’ve all heard about the benefits of stress reduction but, for some, learning how to slow down and embrace unhurriedness can be a difficult thing to learn. Slowing down can improve your health, your quality of life, your relationships, maybe even your finances. And don’t worry, you can keep your Blackberry. Now there’s an entire [...]

Family dinner is good for mind, body, and soul

November 18, 2008
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There’s no doubt about it, eating dinner as a family is tough these days, and it’s even tougher if you have active teens. Yet recent studies point to the benefits, not just for kids, for parents as well. A study conducted in September 2007 by Columbia University’s Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse compared teens [...]

Dads spend just a minute a day with their kids.

November 3, 2008
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According to recent research in Australia fathers are managing to spend very little time with their children on weekdays. Averaging just six minutes alone with their children from Monday to Friday. Social researcher Lyn Craig reveals in a new paper, Father Care, Father Share in International Perspective,  that fathers spend more time with their kids at weekends but, mostly [...]

Familial and neural ties that bind – How stroke is a family affair

November 3, 2008

Several years ago, my Father-in-law, Albert, suffered a serious stroke in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, his wife slept right through it. For several long minutes, he experienced seizures and then withdrew into a zombie-like state. By the time his wife had realized what had happened, it was several hours later the next morning. [...]