Have you ever had an experience that was so wonderful that it was the last thing you thought about before you fell asleep every single night for five years?
I have.
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Anyone who's been to Disneyland -- or even just a local playground or grocery store -- has probably seen a young girl in a Disney Princess costume. I remember girls playing dress-up when I was young... but I don't remember owning an official princess dress. I started wondering when this trend started... and whether it's really a good idea for parents to dress their daughters up like princesses as daywear.
My research got interesting pretty quickly. Here are some of the facts that surprised me most:
A few weeks ago, Kim Kardashian sparked controversy when she posted a(nother) nude selfie on Instagram.
Although her message seems to be that it is “empowering” for women to "share their body and sexuality" (she thinks it makes her #liberated) on the internet… other women (and men) disagree. Among them: Chloe Moretz and Bette Midler. Moretz wrote:
I was scrolling through my newsfeed this morning when I saw this:
No disrespect to my friend who posted this... but as a psychologist, I couldn't disagree more.
There is No Benefit to Having Self-Esteem. Here's What Children Should Be Learning, Instead.3/9/2016
Brace yourself -- I'm about to show you one of the cutest, most hilarious videos of all time. Ready?
Cool fact: that video is actually a replication of one of the most important psychology studies ever. Walter Mischel's Marshmallow Test measured the responses of three- and four-year-old students who were told they could either have one marshmallow now... or two marshmallows, if they could wait for five minutes. Then they were left alone with the marshmallow.
Yesterday, Nature published a News Feature, Should you edit your children's genes? The TL;DR: "In the fierce debate about CRISPR gene editing, it's time to give patients a voice."
Anyone I've had a longer-than-eight-minute conversation with in the last year has probably heard me say that women need to #BeRude. It's also something I've blogged about -- as per The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Gif All Women Need to See Immediately:
All the things you THOUGHT would make your kids safe, healthy and smart... could do the exact opposite!
Kids playing in the streets and spending time with adults. Songs about bathing. Sketches that criticize childhood obesity. Early Sesame Street is clearly "intended for grown-ups."
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