Parenting On Purpose Article Listings
The Danger of Synthetic Drugs
With the recent legalization of marijuana in Colorado, it is important to understand what type of drugs are available to teens. Emily Bauer of Texas nearly died from use of synthetic marijuana, and her family shares her story. Emily...
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Crazy Things We Used to Believe About Psychology
The phrase “the more you learn, the more you realize how little you know,” really applies to most things that we learn as society advances. The awful use of leeches to help cure diseases has given way to more advanced medical...
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Do Video Games Have The Power To Heal?
Most people think of video games as a fun distraction at best and at worst a waste of time, but do they actually potentially important therapeutic and healing applications? A recent article published on Polygon suggests that this might...
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School Takes the Bubble Wrap Off The Students and...
Looking back as a kid there were a lot of times where at recess we could play a random game of tackle football, Red Rover, or walk across the monkey bars and a teacher wouldn't yell at you. Nowadays it seems like kids aren’t...
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New Autistic Testing Causes Some Parents Conflict
In May of 2013, new methods of diagnosing autism were established. Some parents are still skeptical, while others are supportive. A lot of confusion and mystery has surrounded Autism since the term first came into use. When the...
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The Art Of Risk Taking And Following Your Dreams
Every day, we take all kinds of risks. Even just driving in the car is a pretty risky event. But some people take it up a notch, beyond what some of us “normal” people can even comprehend. Why are some people so different in...
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Millennials Win a Prize No One Wants to Win: Most...
The negative effects of stress have been addressed over and over again, yet we seem to always find ourselves back at the start of the discussion. Does the modern way of living lead us to stress, like a horse to water?...
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Is it Possible to Have Too Many Friends?
How many followers do you have on Twitter or friends on Facebook? Research has shown that the average person can only have about 150 friends at anyone time. Those that have more than that keep them in their friends list but...
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Can One Yale Professor Help All Parents Become Emotional...
"Follow your heart," is an often repeated phrase used when giving advice to someone. It is an emotional response that humans believe is important enough to base some of our most life-changing decisions on. We place so much...
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