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Marriage
Marriage Makes Women Drink

Judy Dutton on August 20, 2012

Married women drink more than single women, while married men drink less than their single pals.

Married women drink more than single women, while married men drink less than their single pals.

Environment
Make Your Bed, Change Your Life?

Judy Dutton on August 16, 2012

Bed makers are more likely to like their jobs, own a home, exercise regularly, and feel well rested than their rumple-sheeted peers.

Bed makers are more likely to like their jobs, own a home, exercise regularly, and feel well rested than their rumple-sheeted peers.

Stress
The Fastest Way to Get Kids to Stop Crying

Judy Dutton on March 29, 2012

Crying kids are a perennial source of stress to parents (not to mention nearby airline passengers). But they've also become a topic of serious scientific study.

Crying kids are a perennial source of stress to parents (not to mention nearby airline passengers). But they've also become a topic of serious scientific study.

Anxiety
One More Thing for Parents to Worry About

Judy Dutton on February 19, 2012

A new worry has been added to parents' already overflowing roster of anxieties: Are they a "childist" and just don't know it? The term "childism" recently infiltrated parenting websites and playground conversations with the publication of "Childism: Confronting Prejudice Against Children."

A new worry has been added to parents' already overflowing roster of anxieties: Are they a "childist" and just don't know it? The term "childism" recently infiltrated parenting websites and playground conversations with the publication of "Childism: Confronting Prejudice Against Children."