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Strategies to Cope With Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is designed to trigger stress and anxiety. Here’s how to keep your cool when things heat up online.
Kids & Digital Dementia
Research shows our growing use of digital devices can affect sleep quality, obesity risk, aggressive behavior and “digital dementia”.
5 Questions to Consider in Cultivating Healthy Friendships
Positive bonds support our happiness, but soured relationships may need to be re-evaluated. Here are five things to consider.
7 Ideas to Help You Stay Close With a Friend Who Moved Away
Maintaining relationships with friends and loved ones who live far away can be challenging. But you can bridge the gap — and perhaps become closer than ever.
Strategies and Ideas to Get Your Kids Moving More
Gym classes are vanishing. Passive entertainments are multiplying. The country has an out-of-control obesity problem. How can we stop the next generation from getting lost in the shuffle.
9 Strategies to Create a More Civil, Loving Marriage
Why are we so rude to our spouses, yet courteous, kind, and patient with complete strangers? Paying attention to good manners and small niceties may be the key to sustaining the vitality of your relationships.
How Introverts and Extroverts Can Talk to Each Other
Introverts and extroverts often struggle to communicate effectively. Here are some strategies that can help them connect.
6 Tips to Writing a Meaningful Thank-You Note
More than just good manners, it’s a slow-down practice that benefits the writer as much as the recipient.
Partners in Grime
Gritty, military-inspired team adventures push your mental and physical limits. They may also redefine your idea of fun.
The Challenges of Weight-Based Bullying in Our Youth Culture
A new study finds adults believe fat stigma is the leading cause of childhood bullying.
How to Revive Your Relationships
Maintaining a ho-hum relationship can be more stressful than making a healthy shift. Here’s how to break free of relationship inertia.
Expert Answers: Exercising With Your Dog
What are some good ways to include my dog in my workouts?
What to Try Now: Little Free Library
Little Free Libraries are sharing books, improving literacy, and fostering community worldwide.
Expert Answers: Safe Strength Training for Children
Is there a safe way for my kid to strength train?
How to Deal With a High-Maintenance Friend
Have a pal who makes excessive claims on your time and attention? Here’s how to manage the relationship — without making yourself crazy.
How to Start a “Do-and-Dine” Fitness Group
Looking to improve the palatability of your fitness routine? Maybe you need a side of social interaction — and a standing date for dinner.
How to Talk to 7 Different Personality Types
A guide to successful chatting — with just about anyone — at your next gathering.
A Guide to ADHD Nutrition: Foods to Eat and Foods to Avoid
For kids with focus and behavior challenges, these nine nutritional shifts may work as well as, or better than, medication.
The Art of Condolence
When an acquaintance has lost a loved one, it can be difficult to know what to say or do. Here’s some guidance on offering sympathy with grace.
How to Avoid Drama
Are your relationships defined by tired role-play? Here’s how to break out of character.
Buddy System: Naddir Eldeeb’s Success Story
How a determined friend helped one man lose 225 pounds and reclaim his sense of self.