- Brain/Mental Health -
Greener Childhood, Happier Adulthood
By Heidi WachterAccess to green space during childhood may lower the incidence of mental-health issues later on, according to a recent study.
Family/Friends
- Family/Friends -
How Can I Adapt to Using Nonbinary Pronouns?
By Jon SpaydeThe three keys are listening, asking, and apologizing if you make a mistake, says our expert.
How Can I Work Through the Grief of Losing My Pet?
By Jon SpaydeHere are four tips to help you cope with the loss of a beloved pet.
- Editor's Note -
The Great Outdoors
By Jamie MartinGlamping has its place. Now it’s time to experience real wilderness.
- Stress Relief -
Do Women Experience More Stress Than Men?
By Michael DregniThe stress gap between men and women may be growing, according to recent research. Here are three ways to manage stress — for everyone.
- Editor's Note -
Gather Around
By Jamie MartinMore than a place to set our meals, our tables are a place to connect and share.
- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: Mom Needs a Timeout
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlWe all need a break to recalibrate. How I’m using my timeouts for self-care.
- Environmental Health -
How Can I Raise My Kids to Be Ecoconscious?
By Jon SpaydeIt’s important to model best practices — and make it fun!
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Teacher’s Pet
By Craig CoxA new poll suggests domesticated animals are a great source of stress relief for geezers. My relationship with our elderly neurotic cat tells me it’s not nearly that simple.
- Family/Friends -
Should You Co-Sleep With Your Baby?
By Sheila Mulrooney EldredMost people around the world share their beds with an infant. If you choose to do this, James McKenna, PhD, offers some tips to be as safe as possible.
- Food Culture -
4 Steps to Better Family Meals
By Michael DregniThere are numerous benefits to eating together as a family. Here are some tips to make it happen.
- Digital Detox -
Just Say No to Children’s Screen Time
By Michael DregniWhy Silicon Valley tech execs limit their own children’s screen time.
- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: Why We Grieve in Phases
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlOur managing editor copes with the loss of a loved one and wrestles with the intricacies of grief.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Goodbye to All That
By Craig CoxWith my grandson moving away, I’m struggling to balance expectations against the inevitability of change.
- Hormones -
What No One Tells You About Becoming a Mother: A Q&A With Alexandra Sacks, MD
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlThe reproductive psychiatrist who is popularizing the term “matrescence” shares how we can have a more honest conversation about the emotional challenges of motherhood.
- Family/Friends -
My Friend Complains All the Time. What Should I Do?
By Jon SpaydeThe key is mindful redirection, says Zen teacher Cheri Huber.
- Family/Friends -
7 Ways to Keep in Touch With Long-Distance Friends
By Jon SpaydeMaintaining relationships with friends and loved ones who live far away can be challenging. Here are some tips to maintain a strong friendship — and become closer than ever.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Invasion of the Robots
By Craig CoxWith the aging population far outpacing the resources of caregivers, robotics seems to be a plausible solution — until you consider the consequences.
- Family/Friends -
We Just Had Our Second Child — How Do We Ask for Help?
By Jon SpaydeThe key is advance planning — and letting go of expectations.
- Gut Health -
How Childhood Adversity Creates Toxic Stress
By Heidi WachterPioneering pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris is transforming how public-health advocates respond to the toxic stress created by childhood adversity. Here, she shares her prescription for healing.
- Personal Development -
Survival Skills for Highly Sensitive People
By Jessie ShollAre you among the 20 percent of Americans who are highly sensitive? Here are some self-care strategies for you.