As the mother of three daughters, now all grown up, I always find conversations about the gender of one’s offspring interesting. Parents often argue about which is easier to raise–boys or girls. I’m not in any position to argue that one–plus, my girls have always been a pleasure to parent. Mr. F and Read more…
At the risk of turning this into a food blog (it’s my third foodie post in a row), I can’t resist talking about a recent study from Mr. F’s previous employer, Nestle. According to Nestle researcher Sunil Kochhar, people who crave a daily chocolate fix have a different set of Read more…
It doesn’t happen very often, but even the USC Trojans sometimes lose. This time, it happened at home in the LA Coliseum. Mr. F. and I were actually watching the game at home on TV, having passed our tickets for the Stanford game on to family members. I’m rather glad Read more…
Psychologists have known for many years that aerobic exercise is beneficial to mood. James Blumenthal of Duke University has led the way in providing empirical data of exercise’s effects. In his most recent work, Blumenthal and his colleagues looked at 202 men and women who had been diagnosed with Major Read more…
One of my readers, noting that I am both a psychologist and a football fan, asked me what I thought of Bill Belichick. This is really more the turf of my PR daughter Karen, and I’ll see if she has more thoughts to add. I am neither a social nor clinical Read more…