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Active parents, active children

Posted on 23. Mar, 2010 by Julia Barnard.

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Parents who endorse vigorous physical are likely to have children who are themselves physically active. Such children also watched less television and spent fewer hours at a computer. However, gender differences were found in the study by Anderson which was published in the American Psychological Association journal Health Psychology. Boys received more encouragement from their [...]

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The strive for perfectionism

Posted on 31. Aug, 2009 by Julia Barnard.

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Women are setting themselves high standards – both in their work and home life which they then feel they are failing to live up to. This is according to findings of research that analysed the responses of 288 adults to a questionnaire. All participants worked at least 20 hours a week and had commitments to [...]

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Families are being encouraged to eat together

Posted on 06. Mar, 2006 by Julia Barnard.

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In the UK, families are being encouraged to eat together at mealtimes. Research has shown that 20% of families eat together once a week or less. Instead children are eating alone in their bedrooms or in front of the . Psychologists are concerned, since it can impact on children’s language and social development. Children cannot [...]