Spanking and the Impact on Brain Development

Spanking and the Impact on Brain Development

Spanking, or corporal punishment, has long been associated with increased rates of depression, substance use, aggression towards others, oppositionality towards authority figures, and an increased tendency to identifying benign actions by others as hostile or malicious. 

Recent studies have found that in addition to the well-established impact spanking has upon children's emotional and psychological well-being, it may also be correlated with...

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Meditation May Boost Compassion Towards Others

Meditation May Boost Compassion Towards Others

As little as eight weeks of meditation training may be able to increase an individual's compassion for others, according to a recent article in the New York Times by Dr. David DeSteno.

Dr. DeSteno conducted a study of individual's compassion towards other's in the face of suffering. He found that people demonstrated increased rates of compassion after they completed an eight week meditation course. His hypothesis is that ...

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