There’s been so much in the news about anti-aging remedies from anti-wrinkle cream to human growth hormone that I just wanted to speak for the pro-aging side. What’s wrong with aging? I see the faces of elderly people who have decided to deny their aging with chin lifts, botox injections, and facial implants, and I...Read More
A report presented at the American Heart Association’s 8th Annual Conference on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology suggests that college students who drink heavily may be setting themselves up for heart problems later on in life. The research measured levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in college students who had different drinking patterns (CRP is a...Read More
When I was doing research for my book The Human Odyssey, I was surprised at how few organizations there were out there actively working to meet the developmental needs of adolescents. With all the problems of adolescence — gang violence, eating disorders, unwanted pregnancies, STDs, depression and suicide, school drop-out, and substance abuse among others...Read More
Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development model represents probably the most well-known and highly regarded map of the human life cycle in contemporary western culture. This theory was first articulated in 1950 in chapter seven (“The Eight Ages of Man”) of his book Childhood and Society, and further developed in later books and articles. Erikson...Read More
The concept of rites of passage was first articulated by anthropologist Arnold van Gennep (1873-1957) in his book The Rites of Passage, first published in 1908. In this seminal work, van Gennep subdivided rites of passage into three sub-categories: rites of separation, transition rites, and rites of incorporation. These rites might represent components of one...Read More
Scientists at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California reported in the journal Nature that they have discovered the existence of a genetic pathway in roundworms (Caenorhabditis elegans) that appears to extend their lives when their caloric intake has been reduced. This finding may have implications for human longevity. It’s been known for some time...Read More
On a typical day in America, 68% of infants (aged 0-2) are watching television. Up to 20% of American babies have a television in their bedrooms. That’s what a survey in the journal Pediatrics reveals. Pediatrics is published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which recommends in its media guidelines to parents that children from...Read More
“Open the second shutter so that more light may come in.” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – 1749-1832) “Only one man understood me. And he really didn’t understand me.” (Georg Wilhelm Hegel – 1770-1831) “Go on, get out! Last words are for fools that haven’t said enough.” (Karl Marx – 1818-1883) “Wait ’til I have finished...Read More
We’ve all played games produced by the Milton Bradley Company: Battleship, Candyland, Jenga, Twister, Yahtzee, and many more. But did you know that the first board game created by Milton Bradley himself back in 1860, was based on the stages of life? It was called “The Checkered Game of Life.” The gameboard was a modification of a...Read More
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