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  • Kids’ Chores

    A longish article at WebMD about kids and chores–the what, when, and why. “A child has to have some responsibilities. Then by the time they go off to college, you don’t have to have a three-hour lecture on the steps of the dormitory.”

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  • Word World

    PsychCentral looks at a study about how people think different thoughts when using different languages–Arabic and Hebrew are the testers. The study found that Arab Israelis’ positive associations with their own people are weaker when they are tested in Hebrew than when they are tested in Arabic.

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  • Mind-Body MD

    An interview I did with L.A.-based mind-body doc, David Schechter, MD, is now up at PsychologyToday.com. When I saw this patient again a few weeks later, her pain had gone from a nine out of ten to a zero to one out of ten. She was making plans for future vacations, hotel beds, school, and…

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  • Being 70

    NYT on Ringo, Robert Butler, and ageism: Turn 70. Act Your Grandchild’s Age. “We’re going to make it look like if you’re sick, it’s your own fault; if you’re not having orgasms or running marathons, there’s something wrong with you. We need to think carefully about how to take care of people who are frail. We…

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