Carolyn Moynihan
Babies tune into langauge before birthCarolyn Moynihan | 13 Nov 2009Listen carefully to the crying of your newborn baby and you may recognise the cadences of your own voice, especially if you are the mother. European researchers have discovered that even within the first week after birth, babies imitate the melodic patterns of voices they have heard while still in the womb. And that includes the “tunes” typical of the mother tongue.A pledge to fight 'mega-genocide'Carolyn Moynihan | 12 Nov 2009While defenders of unborn life waged a successful battle in the United States House last weekend, winning a provision to exclude abortion coverage from health reform legislation, an international gathering in Spain was defining abortion as “mega-genocide” and pledging to fight harder to protect human life.Eat fast, grow fatCarolyn Moynihan | 11 Nov 2009Fast food, as we all know, tends to make you fat. But even slow food cooked lovingly at home and eaten at the table could do the same if you ate it too fast.What makes people take a pride in their work?Carolyn Moynihan | 4 Nov 2009If there is one thing the financial crisis has taught us it is the need society has for people who take a (well-founded) pride in their work.Abortion linked with mental health problemsCarolyn Moynihan | 3 Nov 2009The battle over the mental health effects of abortion continues, the latest shot being fired by a New Zealand researcher who says that abortion does lead to “significant distress” in some women.Future moms urged to get shotCarolyn Moynihan | 2 Nov 2009Yes, shocking as it may seem, that's what the headline said.Raising kids makes married people happierCarolyn Moynihan | 30 Oct 2009Do your children make you happy? When different researchers ask parents questions like that they tend to get contradictory results. The latest issue of the Journal of Happiness Studies reports on a British study that finds having children does increase the happiness of married couples; in fact the more kids they have, the happier these couples are.Cleanliness is next to...virtueCarolyn Moynihan | 28 Oct 2009You might have heard of the odour of sanctity; today’s equivalent is “The Smell of Virtue” -- the title of a study by some management professors into the effects of a clean-smelling environment on behaviour.Shouting is the new spankingCarolyn Moynihan | 27 Oct 2009Now that spanking is taboo, what are parents using as a last resort? Screaming, say people who are in the know.Boyfriend and me, and Felix makes threeCarolyn Moynihan | 20 Oct 2009A cat has been used as evidence in a British court case that a cohabiting couple had a settled “family life” and therefore a right not to have it disturbed by the deportation of the male partner. No kitting.subscribe donate
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