Your Kids Are Too Busy For Their -- And Your -- Own Good
An iPad is simultaneously our children's source of communication, procrastination, education and entertainment. What rules to make, then, for this hydra-headed tool?
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An iPad is simultaneously our children's source of communication, procrastination, education and entertainment. What rules to make, then, for this hydra-headed tool?
Who among us hasn't, at least on occasion (if not with some regularity), washed down an anti-anxiety pill with a glass of wine? And is it really a potentially lethal thing to do?
My son hadn't had a home-cooked meal in eons, and I was certainly in no shape to be near sharp knives and a hot oven. "Where's my f-ing casserole?" the voice in my head said. After all, I was mourning a death, too: the death of my marriage.
Photos like these present the idea of work as a kind of fashion accessory for these women, an occasion for dressing up. Sexy babes meet The Village People.
Did you think you were an adult already? Sorry. I too just learned I wasn't. It's kind of shocking, right? Or is it a relief (do I get better tax credits with that)? Well, researchers think we're in a whole new life stage they call "arrested adulthood."
If you're not getting enough shut eye, why not head to your kitchen cabinet rather than your medicine cabinet? You'll be surprised how just a few tweaks to your diet can help you get your Zs.
Ellie has a habit of expecting the worst of others, so when she felt that her husband was keeping things from her, it was easy for me to think that she was imagining things. It turns out that Ellie was right. After months of having been labeled as "crazy" and "paranoid" she was finally, albeit sadly, vindicated.
If you ask someone if they like music, they look at you strangely. It seems to be a universal given. Like asking someone if they like breathing. Can you imagine a world with no music? How quiet it would be? How hard it would be to celebrate? How difficult to fight gravity? How impossible to dance?
The other day I was at an amazing Indian dance concert featuring a friend of my daughter. This young woman performed, for two hours, a classic Indian dance known as Bharatnatyam Arangetram. And she plays golf, too.
This morning, a FedEx box arrived containing $3,300 worth of medications. And so begins the process of freezing (hopefully without scrambling) my eggs.
It's my... second divorce, I'm a two-time loser. To some of my girlfriends that makes me a winner. The mixed perception and reality that now I'm in the enviable position of starting over, from scratch, like a new cookie recipe. This scares and thrills them at the same time.
A membership to a gym can cost hundreds of dollars over the course of a year, and choosing the right gym for you is something that should be taken seriously.
Long before it was a Disney flick, ratatouille was -- and is -- a deeply soothing summery stew of eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, onions and peppers.
When it comes to kids exercising, everyone on up to the FLOTUS is in agreement that more movement at a young age is a good thing.
Condemning Ms. Kolstad is to condemn an entire anti-aging culture. But is our only recourse the surgical alteration of our faces and bodies? What happened to aging gracefully by focusing on the qualities that accrue with maturity and that make us attractive at any age?
Even though I knew about healthy lifestyle and nutrition, and had always exercised, I felt I could push the boundaries of my body.
Some of the sleep challenges for women are a matter of physiology, and others can be a matter of the many roles and responsibilities that women so often take on, particularly as mothers.
lt's important to be aware of the way the A Diamond is Forever ad campaign -- the most successful ad campaign in history -- has shaped our thinking about this symbol of romantic love.
Teaching your children about banking may not exactly make for a Hallmark
moment, but it is something that could really help make their lives more
successful in the long run.
The addiction is very real for me. Many told me I could never do it. I decided to try this anyway: Two weeks without publicly posting anything on Facebook or Twitter.
Admit it, Mom and Dad: You've gotten lax over the summer. Bedtime for the kids has gotten later as has the call to rise and shine. But now the youngsters are going back to school, and it's time to get the whole family back into a healthy routine.
Congrats, Kim, on marrying Kris Humphries. But remember, once your royal wedding is over, there's a real-life of marriage starting -- off-camera, I hope. Here are the 10 Must Dos if you want it to last.
As the science of positive psychology deepens and becomes more globally wise, shared experiences within the field will inform future goals.
Thirty percent of divorced women say they knew it was wrong from the start. I'm curious to know what percentage of guys feel the same way. If they don't happen to be the same 30% then almost two-thirds of marriages are half-baked.
If you find yourself complaining about the inability to have meaningful friendships and relationships perhaps there is something about yourself that you need to look at.
When we meet someone new, we notice three things first: their hands, their shoes and their bag. Never is that more true than in fall, which is why I so love this season.
In a recession where 75 percent of the job losses were by men, there are implications at every point where genders meet -- from the conference room to the bedroom. One of the murkiest of implications, however, is in the living room.
It is important to recognize inaccurate stereotypes about the simple life because they make it seem impractical and ill suited for responding to increasingly critical breakdowns in world systems.
What if happiness was a habit that we could teach children? We can. Qualities that lead away from happiness and qualities that lead toward happiness are all rooted in habits developed in the past.
Living better is often based on clichéd advice and I think it's time to put a stop to it, because frankly, there's some advice, especially when it comes to relationships, that needs to be taken with a grain, heck, make that a whole block, of salt.
Mature adult romantic love is one of the most fulfilling and rewarding relationships you will ever have. It combines friendship and sexuality in such a way as to inspire monogamy and lifelong devotion.
I know a woman who recently asked her husband to either give her his Facebook password or close out his account after she found an email that he had sent to a former classmate that she found to be rather suggestive. He thought it was perfectly appropriate. Who's right?
Right now, Z is in the early, puppy-love, honeymoon romance stage of his relationship with his own anatomy. I struggle with how to handle these moments with my boy. My main goal is to help him be at ease with his body and learn that there's nothing shameful or dirty about nakedness.
It takes a shift in consciousness to end suffering. Such a shift is possible. The way to accomplish it is known and has been laid out in the world's wisdom traditions.
We're well into avocado season, so you might be bored of your signature guacamole. Check out these great new avocado recipes for a different spin on this tasty, abundant fruit.
Going home with someone who bought you a beer is hardly worth letting them inside your body. By being a little prude, you are helping the male species remember that being inside a woman's body is actually a really big deal.
The lives of thin women revolve around denial, restrictions, guilt, and depression over failing... I know because I'd been hiding my own fat monster and had to appease it with Prozac and talk therapy. Still, I suppose, I'd rather be sad than fat. And so would Kate Middleton, probably. And so would you.
Everyone prefers some foods over others, but some adults take this tendency to an extreme. These people tend to prefer the kinds of bland food they may have enjoyed as children.
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