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Video games produce a mixed report card for classroom skills
The Kansas City Star: He’s only 9, so Michael Kelly’s analysis of what video games are doing to kids’ schooling is more instinct than all the new academic talk out there. “Picture that I’m Mario,”
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Genes May Contribute to a Child’s Bad Behavior, but Only When Parents Are Distant
Is bad behavior determined by a child’s genes? A new study has found that a particular gene has some influence on whether or not adolescents show alarming behaviors—but only if their parents aren’t keeping tabs
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Why Conflict Resolution Is Easy for Some Couples
WebMD: How well couples move on after an argument is closely tied to how securely attached one or both partners were to their caregivers as an infant, a study suggests. The study is published in
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Early Childhood Might Affect Love Life in Adult
U.S. News & World Report: How quickly and smoothly people move on from a lover’s quarrel has a lot to do with the relationships each partner had in earliest childhood with the people who raised
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Early Attachment May Affect Our Ability to Resolve Conflict in Relationships
Scientific American: Many relationship experts say it’s not the fights that matter so much as the making up post-fight. Well a long-term study found that attachment to our caregivers during infancy can predict an ability
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Can’t let an argument go? Blame your parents, not your partner
The Daily Mail: If a lovers’ tiff leaves your blood boiling for hours afterwards, don’t blame your partner. Blame your parents. The better relationship you had with your mother and father as a child, the
