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  Pediatrician is changing the way we think about teens with 'lighthouse parenting' tips

  upworthy.com - Christine Organ

  Dr. Ken Ginsburg’s advice for parents is like a hug, TED talk and Masterclass rolled into one. As a parent of teens, I often wonder: Why didn’t anyone …

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  Research shows daily family life is all the “quality time” kids need

  Quartz - Lila MacLellan

  It’s become too easy to tack the phrase “industrial complex” to the end of something to make a hyperbolic statement about its nefarious, far-reaching influence in modern life. Nevertheless, it appears that working parents seem to be under the subtle control of one I’ll call the “quality family time …

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  New research on multiple personalities is challenging the idea that we have a fixed identity

  Quartz - Emma Young

  Until she was 40 years old, Melanie Goodwin had no memory of her life before the age of 16. Then, a family tragedy triggered a cataclysmic psychological change. Suddenly she was aware of other identities inside her, and the barriers between them were crumbling. The different identities belonged to …

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  New research on the biology behind over-thinking shows how it makes us less creative

  Business Insider - By Lindsay Dodgson

  Every journalist suffers from "writer's block" sometimes. Whatever job you do, you can probably relate to how it feels to be stuck in a rut. According to new research, one reason for experiencing this is biological. Scientists from Queen Mary University of London and Goldsmiths University of London …

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  You Have the Power to Physically Reshape Your Brain

  futurism.com - Tom Ward

  Your brain needs exercise just like your body. Neuroplasticity is the idea that you can alter your brain in a physical and mental way by changing its …

• http://www.sciencealert.com/research-shows-babies-still-remember-their-birth-language-even-if-they-never-use-it

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  Trey Degrassi

  Jan 21, 2017