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Help with homework can affect child’s persistence

Different types of maternal homework assistance have a different impact on the child’s way of completing school assignments in grades 2 to 4 of elementary school, according to a new study. Although all homework assistance presumably aims at helping the child, not all types of homework assistance lead to equally positive outcomes. Read Full Article […]

Published on May 8, 2018

Will automated vehicles take the stress out of driving? Research says ‘don’t count on it’

Automated system designers take note: Attention erodes the longer the driver is not actively engaged in manual driving. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of […]

Published on May 8, 2018

Use Of Psychiatric Drugs Soars In California Jails

Listen here to Anna Gorman discuss her story on KQED. https://kaiserhealthnews.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/gorman_2018-05-04.mp3Can’t see the audio player? Click here to download. The number of jail inmates in California taking psychotropic drugs has jumped about 25 percent in five years, and they now account for about a fifth of the county jail population across the state, according to […]

Published on May 8, 2018