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Does playing with ultra-thin dolls influence the self-esteem of little girls?

Does playing with ultra-thin dolls influence the self-esteem of little girls?

Dolls have been part of human cultures for millennia. The oldest that are known, in wood, date from the year 2000 BC . Fashion dolls are among the most popular children’s toys today , with Barbie being one of the best-selling models of all time. However, some of these most popular fashion dolls have bodies so thin that they could never be achieved or maintained […] … learn more→

Socializing over the internet: pros and cons

Socializing over the internet: pros and cons

Today’s society has suffered, in the last two decades, a true revolution in terms of the way of communicating and relating through new technologies. Social networks have experienced exponential growth and have become an integral part of most people. These digital platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, have transformed the way we communicate and socialize. […] … learn more→

Pornography: what impact on adolescent sexuality?

Pornography: what impact on adolescent sexuality?

As early as 2003, Gérard Bonnet, professor of psychology and psychoanalyst, posed pornography as a “challenge to modesty” . Today, it imposes itself more broadly as a “challenge for the construction of adolescent sexuality”. Until very recently, in France, this subject was not really taken seriously. And even if the current government has expressed itself to deplore the access […] … learn more→

Decoding the Mystery of Speech: How Our Brain Turns Sound into Meaning

Decoding the Mystery of Speech: How Our Brain Turns Sound into Meaning

When we read the sentence “He left for work”, we clearly distinguish the different words that constitute it, because they are separated by a space. But if, instead of reading, we hear the same sentence pronounced by someone, the different parts that we call “discrete linguistic units”, such as words or syllables, are not so directly […] … learn more→

Parents: How to talk about money problems to your children

Parents: How to talk about money problems to your children

As a teenager, I experienced the recession of the 1990s in Australia, and I clearly remember this friend who asked his father for some money to go to the cinema. Both frustrated and resigned, his father had explained to him that he had just been laid off and that he was not sure that another job was on […] … learn more→

Ten rules to make an entertaining and effective presentation

Ten rules to make an entertaining and effective presentation

“Let us prepare to do our duties, and conduct ourselves in such a way that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last a thousand years, men will still say: This was their finest hour.” Thus ended Winston Churchill his third and last speech, proclaimed during the Battle of France. On May 10, 1940, the Germans […] … learn more→

How to rest to the fullest on vacation to return with charged batteries

How to rest to the fullest on vacation to return with charged batteries

Many of the readers of this article will be about to or have already started their vacation. !! Congratulations!! They not only deserve them, but, surely, they also need them to rest. Because according to various reports, more than 70% of employees experience prolonged stress and feel overworked. And it is that who has not felt at work that feeling […] … learn more→

8 Ways to finance your next home improvement or renovation project

8 Ways to finance your next home improvement or renovation project

Home improvement or renovation projects breathe new life into your property. It is the perfect way to put your home in good shape. Aside from enhancing curb appeal, it creates the opportunity to add, remove or improve certain aspects of your home. This could be giving your kitchen a makeover, installing a pool, repurposing a […] … learn more→

To really rest you don't need vacations, but rather to be able to stop

To really rest you don’t need vacations, but rather to be able to stop

In today’s world, it is increasingly common to feel saturated, without the ability to go deeper. We immerse ourselves in nothing, we feel superficial due to the large amount of information and stimuli that we constantly receive . This information overload leads to a feeling of “head clutter” or internal disorder. This adds up to a large number of […] … learn more→