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...authors say further study is needed to answer questions of cause and effect. For instance, does children's aggressive behavior prompt harsh parenting or vice versa? And what about the role of older siblings? Psychologists know that older siblings often victimize their younger brothers and sisters, sometimes to great detriment; studying these family dynamics may help parents protect younger siblings starting in early childhood...
...known, moving story of wearing the bracelet of a soldier lost in Iraq (a gift from the soldier's mother), with a story about a bracelet of his own. Fearless, without condescension, he attempted the gracious move of agreeing with or complimenting a McCain position, occasionally to his own detriment...
...American children were raised without fathers. That figure is now 28%-some 20 million children. The rise in the number of households without fathers is a result of well-intentioned federal programs that offer women incentives to throw fathers out of their children's lives, to the detriment of the children. Children benefit from being raised by a mother and a father. Peter G. Hill, Weston, Massachusetts...
...This issue of experience played a large role in the Democratic primaries, when Senator Hillary Clinton flaunted her experience over Obama’s. McCain had similarly highlighted his experience to Obama’s detriment. Obama’s campaign responded with the message that Obama is experienced enough to think critically about the issues, but inexperienced enough to be untouched by the corruption in Washington, a careful balancing act. Now it seems that Palin is trying to do the same. While this parallel may draw some voters, it seems to provide more evidence instead for McCain?...
...With a 72% share of the browser market, Microsoft is the real target here. Far from sinking into irrelevance, desktop computer browsers have continued to evolve and become even more integral to how we use the Web. Whoever controls that experience can leverage it to the detriment of website owners - and in ways that must keep the Google guys up at night. For instance, IE 8 makes it far easier to find something without going through a Google search. When you search within IE 8, you're presented with a number of buttons, such as Search Yahoo! or Search Wikipedia...