Overscheduled Kids Pressure Parents to Balance Activities
Christina Jolliffe writes on how early, constant extracurriculars shift from parenting help to pressure. Experts warn overscheduling causes stress, cuts creative time, yet sports boost confidence and academics when balanced. She muses on one activity per week as reasonable. Contact info included.
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Andrée Aelion Brooks
New York Times
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Cjolliffe
Chroniclet.com
Gossip patterns differ by gender in workplace and personal chats
The text notes men gossip mainly about work and politics with colleagues and partners, while women gossip more with female friends and relatives. It suggests men devote 15 to 20 percent of talking to sounding impressive and that men talk about themselves more than women overall.
Gossip proves as common among men as women say study
The Social Issues Research Centre surveyed 1000 cell phone users and found 33 percent of men gossip daily versus 26 percent of women. Experts note gossip can unite, inform, or warn, though it can reflect power dynamics and insecurity in both genders.
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Social Issues Research Centre
SIRC
England
University of Virginia
Northeastern University
Boston
University of Wisconsin
Ken Stewart
St. Paul
Stewart
Academia
Napa Valley dinner pairs wines with courses in Chic
Gary Twining reviews a Napa Valley wine and food event at Lau rel Run Cooking School. Courses include potato chips with Parmesan and Sauvignon Vert, proscuitto wrapped shrimp with Viognier, goat cheese strudel with Sauvignon Blanc, rack of lamb with Salvestria Retaggio and Paoletti Piccolo Cru, and a dessert grape strudel with Schramsberg Cremant. He notes acidity, fruit, and balance guiding selections and emphasizes pairing sauces to wine.
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Apa Valley
Marcia DePalma
Laurel Run
Napa Valley
Nichelini Winery
Marcia
Gregory Graham
Anderson’s
Conn Valley
Lake County
Paoletti Estates
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