Rewarding as it is, parenting comes with a lot of challenges — including the opportunity to work through your own unhealthy tendencies, many of which you probably learned from your own parents. According to mental health experts, one common issue that comes up is being a codependent parent.
Codependency is an emotional and behavioral condition that affects people’s ability to have healthy, mutually satisfying relationships. Often, codependent people have low self-esteem, so they look for anything outside themselves — usually other people— to help them feel better. Read More...
Power Rangers: Good for the future of mankind, bad for sleep cycles.
Amy Jo Johnson, who played the original Pink Ranger from 1993 to 1995, garnered an immediate fandom for performing many of her own stunts as the show's gymnast, Kimberly. And though Johnson kicked ass on set, she was withdrawn behind the scenes, and told Oprah in a new edition of Where Are They Now? that playing the hero did a number on her psyche. Read More...
Three Key Factors: Price, Maintenance and Appearance When a sample of a kitchen countertop made from 60 percent paper recently crossed my desk, I realized tops could be, and are, made out of anything and everything. Wood, plastic, granite, metal, concrete, tile, acrylic—they’re all used. Seventy-five years ago, stone and wood were the primary countertop choices; 25 years ago, laminate was clearly king of the hill. But today’s kitchens and inexpensive countertops are used for more than just cooking. Read More...