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New York Post
21-05-2025
- Health
- New York Post
This free and easy hack can help you be happier — it's not exercise
Everyone knows exercising is a mood-booster, but not only is it hard — it can also be expensive. Which is why it's great that fresh research out of the UK suggests there's a simple (and free!) way to give yourself an attitude adjustment — but there's a bit of a catch. Fresh research out of the UK suggests there's a simple (and free!) way to give yourself a attitude adjustment — but there's a bit of a catch. JenkoAtaman – The study — published Tuesday in the journal PLOS One — suggests that so-called 'positive expressive writing' can seriously lift your spirits. Rather than venting all of your frustrations, positive expressive writing focuses on gratitude, self-reflection and a vision of a sunny future for yourself. That's a big shift from the early days of therapeutic writing, in which participants were encouraged to endlessly rehash trauma and stress — a method the study authors say may pay off in the end, but risks digging you further down a black hole of despair in the moment. The upbeat version, by contrast, skips the tears and gets right to the feel-good stuff. Having analyzed 51 studies spanning from 1930 to 2023, however, the researchers admit positive expressive writing wasn't a slam dunk for everyone. Some folks flourished — others didn't budge. Why the mixed bag? It could come down to the way the writing sessions were run — or to the personalities putting pen to paper. Researchers say more standardized protocols and closer attention to individual differences are needed before journaling can be billed as a universal fix. That being said — these findings do align with an increasing amount of research that shows maintaining a positive outlook on life and practicing gratitude are some of the easiest happiness hacks. A new study suggests that so-called 'positive expressive writing' can seriously lift your spirits. – 'Gratitude is mentioned in almost every conversation of happiness and with good reason — it is an emotional trump card,' mindset and meditation expert Joanna Rajendran previously told The Post. She recommends starting small. 'While things like your health, your home, and your family all may be accurate answers, if said so generally or so often, they will no longer have the same emotional impact,' she said. 'Instead, look around where you are right this moment and start with the simple pleasures and begin to list them.' Experts also often list journaling in general as a great way to reduce everyday stress, as well as 'anxiety detox' before bed. In one oft-quoted study, people who spent just 15 minutes per day journaling felt significantly less anxiety, depression and overall distress. So next time you're feeling down — remember that the pen just might be mightier than the Prozac.
New York Post
28-04-2025
- General
- New York Post
Teacher reveals the one thing she wishes all parents taught their kids before kindergarten: ‘It's really hard to help them learn'
Now, here's a parenting tip moms and dads oughta 'No!.' Emily Perkins, 28, a kindergarten teacher from Kentucky, is schooling parents on the art of saying 'uh-uh' before their little rascal's first day of school. 'Tell your child 'No,'' said the kiddo pro in a buzzy bulletin with over 326,000 TikTok views. 5 Perkins virally scolded 'gentle' moms and dads who refuse to tell their kids 'No' for fear of triggering negative emotions. – 'Tell them 'No' as a complete sentence,' she urged, insisting that a homespun lesson in denial is the best way to prepare a tot for the classroom. 'Do not teach them that telling them 'No' invites them to argue with you.' Perkins assures that issuing a veto isn't about being repressive. Instead, it's about teaching tikes respect. 'If I can't tell your child 'No' as an adult, and they don't respect the 'No,'' she said, 'they're basically unteachable.' It's a piercing word-to-the-wise aimed directly at mothers and fathers of the 'gentle parenting' persuasion. The folks who'd rather let their kids run amok than reprimand them with tough love. 5 Gentle parenting emphasizes a child's thoughts, needs and feelings over rules, restrictions and punishments. JenkoAtaman – 5 Perkins says kids who aren't taught to respect an adult's instructions are virtually 'unteachable' at school. Getty Images 5 Gentle parents often avoid yelling, giving time outs and spankings. pikselstock – Gentle parenting is bringing-up-baby style that prioritizes empathy, understanding, independence and boundaries. It's an ultramodern form of child-rearing that comes in stark contrast to the more traditional punishment-and-reward, 'spare the rod, spoil the child' ideologies of yore. The little hellions of gentle parents are often permitted to do as they please — scream, holler, hit, terrorize and vandalize — sans repercussion. Kelly Medina Enos, 34, doesn't even instruct her five-year-old son, George, to say 'sorry,' when he misbehaves. To the millennial mom of two, from the UK, making him apologize — even after he 'smacks' her — is 'disingenuous.' 5 Perkins says parents who are opposed to using the word 'No' should homeschool their little terrors. – To Perkins, the gentle parenting trend is nothing but a nightmare. 'Congratulations, you're a pushover,' the teacher and mother of two scoffed in her viral rebuke. 'You can validate your child's feelings without being a pushover.' 'I had a parent tell me that they don't tell their child 'No' because it triggers them,' she said with a deep sigh. 'If you want to have a kid who you can't tell 'No,' and you don't want to use the word 'No' in your vocabulary [and] you want to be able to tell them 'No' and then they argue with you immediately — teach your own kids,' Perkins ranted. 'Teach your own kids,' she reiterated. 'If your child's teacher can't tell them 'No,'' said Perkins, 'it's really hard to help them learn.'
