“Married people are better off than unmarried people in terms of health
status, but the gap has narrowed over time,” said lead author Hui Liu,
an assistant professor and sociologist at Michigan State University in
East Lansing.
It seems like yesterday we were bickering about which one of us
deserved the privilege of sitting in the front seat of the station
wagon. Whose turn it was to wash the dishes or clean up after the dogs?
Who "borrowed" whose brand new sweater? (lip gloss? curling iron?
shampoo?) Who had a crush on which boy first? Which one is mom and
dad's true favorite?
Today I trimmed my eyebrows with kitchen shears. The very ones I use to
cut chicken and pizza. Surrounded by a stack of breakfast dishes as I
groomed myself, I couldn’t help but chuckle at how my beauty standards
have relaxed over the years.
A team of Ohio State University researchers concluded that when women actively encourage their husband or significant other about child care activities fathers respond by becoming more involved with the care of their children. Encouragement can range from telling a dad how happy he makes the children to praising him for successfully changing a diaper.
Every parent that I talk with and every parenting magazine totes the ill effects of sugar on our children. However, we've yet to attend a school party or birthday party that doesn't absolutely overload our children with lots of it!