• The Dysfunctionally Connected Workplace Problem—And How To Fix It0

    Even though we seem to be more connected to our friends, family and colleagues than ever before, are we really? Despite all of the technology we have at our fingertips, a recent survey by The Ken Blanchard Companies finds that many managers aren’t really listening or providing feedback. Writers Ken Blanchard (best-selling author of “The

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  • Finding family connections without a search engine0

    Are you and your kids constantly using technology? Our reliance on technology may be threatening our family relationships, author Catherine Steiner-Adair says in her new book, “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age,” which she wrote with Teresa H. Barker.

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  • Teaching Children to Read Emotions0

    Reading allows children to learn about emotional experiences. As author and clinical psychologist Eileen Kennedy-Moore says, “Books can give children a window into the emotional world. Through the eyes of a character in a story, children can explore feelings and viewpoints other than their own.” A recent study by the University of Pittsburgh offers further

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  • Why Hospitals Want Patients to Ask Doctors, ‘Have You Washed Your Hands?’0

    As the concern for antibiotic-resistant infections grows, hospitals are encouraging patients to make sure doctors have washed their hands before examining them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that infections from hospitals and other medical care facilities impact more than 1 million people each year, taking the lives of nearly 100,000 patients.

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  • How smartphones kill joy0

    Comedian Louis CK is gaining a lot of attention after a recent appearance on Conan, specifically around the problems that can result from giving kids smartphones. Writer Naomi Schaefer Riley reflects on how Louis CK shared his opinion that giving children smartphones may not be the best idea, since smartphones can keep kids from learning empathy and what it truly means to be kind to others.

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  • Boy Author Raises $400K for Sick Friend0

    What would make a 6-year-old not only think that he could raise a lot of money to help a friend battling a life-threatening disease, but then actually go ahead and do what most adults could not? Well, you’d have to ask that 6-year-old, Dylan Siegel.

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