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A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day
The New York Times: The most psychologically correct holiday of the year is upon us. Thanksgiving may be the holiday from hell for nutritionists, and it produces plenty of war stories for psychiatrists dealing with
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Consistency Of A Mother’s Psychological State Vital To Child Development, New Study Shows
The Huffington Post: Developing infants can sense what their mothers are feeling, but in an unusual twist, authors of a new study suggest it isn’t necessarily a woman’s mental state that matters — i.e. whether
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Giving thanks helps your psychological outlook
USA Today: While it seems pretty obvious that gratitude is a positive emotion, psychologists for decades rarely delved into the science of giving thanks. But in the last several years they have, learning in many
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Babies may benefit from moms’ lasting melancholy
ScienceNews: A double dose of mom’s depression may do a baby good. Infants generally thrive physically and mentally if their mothers’ emotional condition, whether healthy or depressed, remains stable before and after birth, say psychologist
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Seven healthy sins
Edmonton Journal: Everything in moderation. I think of those three words as my mother’s superhero buzz-phrase. Not quite as catchy as Bart Simpson’s “Don’t have a cow, man,” or Captain Marvel’s “Shazam!” but possibly more
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Mom-to-Be’s Mental State May Affect Child’s Development
U.S. News & World Report: A fetus is sensitive to, and can be affected by, the expectant mother’s mental state, a new study suggests. University of California, Irvine, researchers recruited pregnant women and tested them
