How to soothe a crying baby? Try everything. Tripod/Getty Images November 15, 2022 Hey, new parents – go ahead and ‘spoil’ that baby! Amy Root, West Virginia University A professor of child development explains why it’s OK – recommended, in fact – to respond to an infant’s every cry, sob and whimper.
Patrick Fore / Unsplash May 13, 2020 Not all doom and gloom: even in a pandemic, mixed emotions are more common than negative ones Luke Smillie, The University of Melbourne; Jeromy Anglim, Deakin University; Kate A. Barford, Deakin University, and Peter O'Connor, Queensland University of Technology A survey conducted in early April reveals that, even in lockdown, fewer than 3% of people were feeling only negative emotions.
Most aged-care residents don’t feel like they are loved or belong in their facility. from shutterstock.com September 19, 2018 How our residential aged-care system doesn’t care about older people’s emotional needs Lee-Fay Low, University of Sydney Older people living in residential aged care often have few friends, no meaningful interactions and feel socially isolated. Most people are depressed and some may no longer wish to live.