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Keeping Secrets
Parents often believe that it is their responsibility to keep ‘adult’ things hidden from their children. I remember my parents saying that children should never have to worry about grown up stuff – that’s a parent’s job. Do you remember hearing that from your parents? Or, worse yet, were you completely ignored? What we, as parents, fail to take into consideration is that our children were able to sense when something is wrong. Have you ever walked into a room and it seemed like everyone stopped talking? Where did your thoughts immediately go? Most of the time, we tend to think that the conversation was directly about us.
The Science Behind
The School Lunch and Test Score Connection
Abstract
In the writing of this essay, several studies were reviewed to obtain the groundwork, including studies that clearly showed a direct correlation between food quality and learning. Of all the studies identified through the use of the LIRN and Google Scholar databases, none were found that presented information clearly opposing the topic. As a result of the research, a hypothesis was formed showing improved nutrition in school food programs would create an overall increase in standardized test scores by improving the internal learning environment.
Essential Oils as a Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders
Abstract
This essay explores two peer-reviewed articles that explored the potential uses for essential oils in the therapeutic treatment of psychiatric disorders. As anxiety is recognized as one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders, studies with a focus in this area were chosen.