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An illustrated guide to parenting with science. I refuse to buy cookies, candy, and other sugary treats at the grocery store. This isn’t because I insist on perfect nutrition for my children. It’s...
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If you spend enough time at my home, you will eventually hear a kid shriek, “Sugar!” and run into the kitchen to eat a spoonful of granulated sugar. This is not a sign of addiction. It just means that...
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As a curious (and, often naïve) teenager, I can remember being shocked at how a small amount of powder, pill, or plant had the potent ability to transform someone’s mood. Melancholy to euphoria in...
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We seem to be addicted to everything these days: phones, a television show, shopping … and junk food. There is, of course, a vast difference between serious clinical addiction and figure-of-speech...
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