Love & Lipstick, Melissa McGarvey
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TV and Publications
How Violent is Too Violent in Kid’s TV
BreezyMama.com
Recently on For Kids Entertainment, I had a giveaway that promoted the CW line up of action packed superhero cartoons and one reader wrote in wondering if the violence was okay for her 4 year old son. This question got me thinking: how violent is too violent for kid’s TV? It seems a handful of upcoming kids’ movies coming out have a scarier theme and of course superhero cartoons would be nothing if there weren’t villains. Breezy Mama turned to Nancy Mramor Ph.D., an educational, health and clinical psychologist, and Media Resource (who we also turned to for our piece Is TV Harming Your Kids? back in 2010) to find out the repercussions of kid’s watching too much violence.
International Women’s Day focuses on the true meaning of beauty
Sun Media, Canada
Beauty junkies fuel their obsessions online with a hideously distorted perception of beauty. Only 4% of women see themselves as beautiful, reports Dove. Now that’s an ugly number. Continue reading →
Call Me Jen – Facebook Status and Tweens
Alive! with Jen Watkins
In a recent article regarding “Facebook Status and Tweens,” Health and Media Psychologist Nancy Mramor, PhD, said changing the relationship status suggests that you already had your status on your page in the first place – something she says is the beginning of the issue. By Jen Watkins for the websiteAlive!
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The Happy Hour Effect – Change the Channel, Change Your Life: TV for Stress-Relief
The Happy Hour Effect, Kristen Brown
Television can be a release at the end of a long day, an outlet to balance us out or a destructive stream of imagery that sucks our productivity and changes our outlook. But we have a choice in how we view television. Dr. Nancy Mramor is an award-winning author, trainer and psychologist who specializes in health and education issues with a focus on body, mind and spirit. She will teach us to follow our gut so we make better choices for ourselves and our children in what we choose to watch on TV.
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Interest in Pinterest: Members organize all their favorite things
By Kellie B. Gormly, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, March 26, 2012
In recent conversations, one word that Kelly O’Brien keeps hearing is “Pinterest.” Over and over again.
“I feel like that’s all anyone is talking about,” says O’Brien, 33, of Mt. Washington.
And it’s no wonder, says O’Brien, who has become a devotee of the Internet sensation. The public-relations professional uses Pinterest to promote clients and for personal benefits. In her Pinterest account, she has a food board she calls “Yummy Smart Cookie.” Here, she stores recipes that otherwise would pile up as kitchen clutter.
Kidnapper needs help, baby’s mom says
By Margaret Harding, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, August 24, 2012
Breona Moore told police that she had a miscarriage and checked out several hospitals before deciding to steal a baby from Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC this week, investigators say.
But investigators are skeptical of the miscarriage claim because family and friends believe Moore is unable to have children and prone to lying. Police are looking into whether she has psychological problems.
Social websites boost theory it takes e-village to raise child
By Kellie B. Gormly, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, August 27, 2012
Ever since Meg McKivigan and her husband, Josh, adopted their baby, Eli, on the day he was born, her Facebook network of friends stepped in to help — established friends and ones she met online through the social networking site.
Can I have a glass of wine while breastfeeding? Does anyone have a travel crib I can borrow? Is this baby acting normal?
McKivigan, a first-time mom at 28, posts questions like those and gets answers quickly from other moms on Facebook.