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Amy Wilson

Teaching Teachers to De-stress
Find out what works to relieve stressin teachers.
Doggie-Dating Service
Reports a study which suggested that dogs help increase their owners' interaction with strangers. Testing on how the physical appearance of the dog and owner affected the number of interactions; Comments from June McNicholas, co-author of the study.
The Cost of Perfection
Your perfectionist tendencies may be a handicap. Rigidity may lead to emotional and physical problems.
Women's Work: Never Too Nice
Are you nice enough? Today's working woman may face discrimination for not being sociable enough.
No More Magic Flute?
Deals with several studies regarding the role of music in intelligence quotient development of children. Impact of studying the solfege on first-graders' reading scores; Effect of background music on memorization according to a study of Takashi Taniguchi of Kyoto University; Benefits of lessons in playing the keyboard to preschoolers' puzzle-solving skills.

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