Stress is contagious in relationships – here’s what you can do to support your partner and boost your own health during the holidays and beyond

With the flurry of shopping, spending money and traveling to see family, stress can feel inevitable during the holidays. You might already know stress can affect...

The best way to follow through on your New Year’s resolution? Make an ‘old year’s resolution’

If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution, your plot for self-improvement probably kicks into gear sometime on Jan. 1, when the hangover wears off and the...

What’s the point of holiday gifts?

Whether it’s the dread of a trip to an overcrowded shopping mall, the challenge of picking out the right gifts, the frustration over delivery delays or...

What’s the record for how long it’s ever rained without stopping?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What...

What day is it? How holidays warp our sense of time

The holidays are coming and chaos is upon us. You may be navigating crowded parking lots in the heat, shuffling from one holiday party to the...

Why kids should not have lots of toys (and what to do if yours have too many)

The festive season reinforces something parents and carers already know – many children today have a lot of toys. In the United States, children receive more...

Kris Kringles and yuletide jingles: unboxing the wonders of Christmas lingo

“Kondo-ing” (de-cluttering) has become all the rage. But languages are hoarders that hang onto every used bit of clothing, threadbare cushion or musty old piece of...

A trauma survivor’s guide to the holidays: Post-COVID-19 lockdown edition

For accountants, it’s tax time; for teachers, it’s September. And for therapists, the busiest time of year is the holidays. Every therapist knows that the winter...

Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop. We’ve turned into an angry mob and it’s getting ugly

Unvaccinated mother, 27, dies with coronavirus as her father calls for fines for people who refuse jab. This is the kind of headline you may have...

Lost touch with friends during lockdown? Here’s how to reconnect (and let go of ‘toxic’ ones)