Age-Gap Romance: Recipe for Stigma or Success?
Wendy L. Patrick :We have all seen them, or met them: couples that are obviously from two different generations. When we are introduced, the visual mismatch may leave us unsure of whether we are...
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Skills for future success in business
Marcia Reynolds :Technology has changed how we communicate and will continue modifying what we call effective communication. Many of our connections will be virtual; the use of video platforms will increase. What we call...
Working for a cause
Katharine Brooks :From all the headlines these days, it seems like everyone has a cause-a significant area of passion, interest, or concern. And whether your concerns center on children, education, social justice, animal welfare,...
World Heart Day: Shield the heart before it attacks you
Prof. Dr. Gobinda Chnadra Das :This year, the World Heart Day ihas been observed on Sept 29 in Bangladesh along with other parts of the world. The World Heart Federation organizes the day as...
Stress, Insomnia: Pestilential to family and society
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy :Stress and Insomnia are two special situations of human being. These situations are sometimes so acute that those are reflected in human behavior. Person behaves unnaturally when they are...
The teenage brain : Risky or ready to learn?
Erin Walsh and David Walsh :This was not an infrequent refrain when I was a teenager. I am sure that some of my behavior (So. Much. Crying.) wasn’t easy to understand. The transition from...
Experiencing in a mountain setting
Ned Morgan :Melanie Rudd grew up within sight of Mount Rainier in Washington State. Now an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Houston, she specializes in studies of awe. (In the strict...
Policy accountability on women, adolescent health
Life Desk :Bangladesh has strong commitments on population and health goals and has made important progress in many fronts. Nevertheless, critical challenges loom including slowing in the decline of MMR, persistence of child marriage...
Challenges of childhood
Maureen Healy :“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” -Chinese ProverbBeing small and new to the world has its challenges. Said differently, there are some common challenges that occur...
Experiencing in a mountain setting
Ned Morgan :Melanie Rudd grew up within sight of Mount Rainier in Washington State. Now an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Houston, she specializes in studies of awe. (In the strict...
Plants enhance mental, emotional health
Susan McQuillan :What do trees, shrubs, grasses, green plants, parks, beaches, open fields, and flowering gardens have to do with your mental health? Just about everything, according to an extensive review of the scientific...
Play is so important for children
Dr. Daniel Marston :Over the years of working with children I have seen many circumstances supporting the importance of play for appropriate development. This is also something supported quite strongly in the research on...