Money may make some people green with envy—and some couples red with rage. It’s often front and center of fights with partners. In a 2021 study, people in long-term relationships reported that finances were the biggest conflict in 40% of their disagreements. And a quarter of couples said money is their greatest relationship challenge in …
Jonathan Haidt’s New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness has resonated with tens of thousands of parents who are concerned about the addict-like behavior of their kids when it comes to their smartphones. And it’s not only people with children who are …
Nearly 290,000 women around the world die in childbirth each year, and a third of those who survive develop a long-term health issue after pregnancy. That’s according to the series “Maternal health in the perinatal period and beyond,” published Wednesday in The Lancet Global Health. Some of the most common post-pregnancy conditions, which can last …
As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. But back-to-school is hitting just as COVID-19 cases are increasing, raising the question: When is a child too sick for school? School absences surged during the pandemic and have yet to recover. Nearly 1 in 4 students remains chronically absent, defined as missing 10% or …
New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls are getting the shots in the United States. The HPV vaccine was developed to prevent cervical cancer in women and experts give it credit, along with screening, for lowering cervical cancer rates. Evidence that the shots …
The five love languages is a concept first coined by marriage counselor and author Gary Chapman. The idea is that we all give and receive love in different ways—physical touch, acts of service, quality time, words of affirmation and receiving gifts—but tend to identify with one in particular. Understanding how someone shows love or appreciation—and …
Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives. Beginning Tuesday in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia, anyone under 18 who signs up for Instagram will be placed into restrictive teen accounts and …
“Hey fatty!” “I’m so big back!” “We’re being such biggies right now!” Welcome to the latest teen-girl parlance—a TikTok-trend spinoff that’s become the new language of casual, constant joking used to poke fun at each other, and one’s self, for eating. And while many teens say the jargon is simply meant to be playful, others …
From financial challenges to work stressors, there are countless pressures on modern marriages. But there are plenty of couples who manage to have healthy, happy, lasting relationships despite these common strains. Nicole LePera—a renowned couples therapist with over 10 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, and X—identified seven behavioral patterns of longstanding couples. Here’s how they make …
Mass shootings have effects on communities that are felt long after the day’s tragedy. School shootings in particular can have physical, emotional and behavioral effects on kids. Many health experts, including psychologists and grief counselors, remind people there are resources to support students’ mental and emotional health as they grieve and process. Here’s how they …