Life Evaluation

To Friend or Not to Friend: Facebook Tips for Parents

Facebook use has become ubiquitous among people of all ages, but parents should resist the urge to “friend” everyone in their lives — or their children’s lives — Parenting.com reported May 16. Friending your child’s teacher is a no-no, for example, and connecting on Facebook with the babysitter probably isn’t the best idea, either, says Andrea [...]

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‘Housewife’ Pay Would Be About $60,000 a Year

With Mother’s Day approaching, an annual study estimates that the value of the work done around the house by the typical mother would earn her a paycheck of $59,862, Today reported May 6. That’s the estimated value of the childcare, housecleaning, bookkeeping, and other tasks mothers often undertake. If the salary figures — based on [...]

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Lincoln, Nebraska Had Best Well Being Last Year

Residents of Lincoln, Neb., had the highest average scores on the Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index last year, followed closely by Boulder, Colo., and the Burlington, Vt., area. Lincoln residents had an average score of 72.8 on the 0-100 Index, the best in the U.S. Other cities with high well-being scores included Provo-Orem, Utah; Fort Collins-Loveland, [...]

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Be a Quiet Example by Striving for Better Wellness

Annette Miller didn’t set out to inspire others when she determined to work out six days a week to shed excess weight and improve her health. But just as a friend reached out a hand of encouragement to get her started, Miller soon found others looking up to her as she made progress day after [...]

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Pessimism May Facilitate Satisfaction in Later Life, Study Says

There’s lots of research that says optimism can help you live a longer, happier life. Here’s one that says that a healthy dose of pessimism can also be an ally as you age. The National Post reported Feb. 27 that German researchers say that older people who have a degree of pessimism about their lives [...]

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Can’t Sit Down for Family Dinner? Other ‘Together Time’ Works, Too

Studies have shown that eating dinner as a family helps kids avoid alcohol and other drugs and mental-health problems like eating disorders. Yet Americans have a hard time making family dinners happen — a UNICEF report ranks the U.S. 23rd of 25 countries in terms of the percentage of kids who eat meals with their [...]

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Think You’re a Great Multitasker? Probably Not

If you spend a lot of time juggling multiple tasks, chances are you aren’t very good at it, a new study suggests. LiveScience reported Jan. 24 that a study of undergraduate students found that those who multitask often do so not because they are trying to be productive, but because they lack the ability to [...]

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Purchase Experiences, Not Things, for Better Well-Being

Get the most out of your spare cash by purchasing experiences you can remember rather than material possessions, a new study suggests. People who spend money on experiences like a vacation, a show, or simply a nice meal report higher levels of life satisfaction than those who purchase physical items like clothing or jewelry, researchers [...]

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Poverty — Not Pot — Lowers IQ, Study Says

New research challenges the findings of previous studies showing that marijuana use in your teens could lower your IQ, HealthDay News reported Jan. 14. It’s not the pot use that makes kids less intellectually successful, it’s their poverty, argues Ole Rogeberg, Ph.D., of the Ragnar Frisch Center for Economic Research in Oslo, Norway. Teens who [...]

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Divorce Risk Tied to Relations with In-Laws

We’ve all heard the old mother-in-law jokes, but the impact of relations with your in-laws is no laughing matter when it comes to your own marriage, CNN reported Dec. 13. Researcher Terri Orbuch of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research followed hundreds of couples married in 1986 and found that men who reported feeling [...]

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