Preschoolers Store Info and Use As Needed
Here is an enlightening piece of research for those of us raising the strange little creatures known as preschoolers, and those of us providing treatment to families raising the little barbarians as well. Research by Colorado Professor Yuko Munakata suggests that three-year-olds are often listening when you give them directions — they simply choose to [...]
Baby Girl Born Mid-Flight Netherlands to Boston
Of all the things that can happen on a plane, here’s one I hadn’t imagined, until now: Baby born during trans-Atlantic flight to Boston BOSTON (AP) — There were 124 passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 59 when it left the Netherlands. There were 125 when it landed in Boston. A woman went into labor and [...]
Loves Children
Just once I want to hear from the wife. I want her to say that she adores being pregnant, loves children, and can’t get enough. I want her to say that she has plenty of time for each one and is doing exactly what she wants.
Don’t Make Decisions on a Tired Brain
(cross-posted from my private practice site.) This article from Scientific American describes new research that suggests that if you wear your brain out with executive function activities, you might not want to make any big decisions right away. Even using your executive function for mundane self-control such as avoiding eating foods that are not good [...]
Cutting Down Trees in Cranston
My husband cut down a tree in our back yard this morning, to make more sun for the tomato plants. It was quite the event, sawing through that 6-inch trunk. He’s our lumberjack, and he’s okay. And in his honor, here’s some great Monty Python.
Research on Preschool Ed with Executive Function Focus
(Cross-posted from the blog on my private practice site.) An article in this week’s Newsweek by Wray Herbert describes some fascinating research being done on enhancing preschool education by focusing the curriculum specifically to improve executive functions. From the article: [...] Psychologist Adele Diamond of the University of British Columbia has been testing the EF [...]
Olson and Kutner Research Video Games and Violence
(This is cross-posted from the blog on my private practice site.) In 2004, Lawrence Kutner, PhD, and Cheryl K. Olson, ScD, cofounders and directors of the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media, started doing research on the effects of video games. With $1.5 million in federal funding from The US Department of [...]
The Bright Side of Cancer
Too tired to even punch the wall, but I know I’m not alone. My Mom is fighting cancer, with courage, and a bad attitude. I read this over the phone to my mother while she was in the hospital and she laughed. I can’t tell you what a blessed relief it is to know we [...]
Everyone Wants to Give
I volunteered at the holiday gift shop at my daughter’s school this morning. My job was to help the 1st graders and 3rd graders who came to the shop to buy gifts for their relatives and friends. Everything is priced between .25 cents and $5.00, with most gifts being in the $1 to $2 range. [...]
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