adult Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/adult/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:59:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Hey, Dearie, Listen Up https://smthingscount.com/2020/06/08/hey-dearie-listen-up/ Mon, 08 Jun 2020 16:09:16 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9284 You hear it all the time — older people being treated like children, spoken down to. There isn’t any ill intention in this. In fact,

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]]> No Bread for Ducks https://smthingscount.com/2019/04/13/no-bread-for-ducks/ Sat, 13 Apr 2019 15:55:28 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7927 You’re at a lake and the ducks come swimming up near you. They must be hungry, and you have that crust of bread….DON’T DO IT!

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]]> A Birthday and a Warning https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/12/a-birthday-and-a-warning/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:14:15 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7842 Thirty years ago today a British computer scientist submitted a proposal that formed the basis for today’s World Wide Web, making today the Web’s 3oth

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]]> Screen Time–Report https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/17/screen-time-report/ Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:41:13 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7571 People (especially parents and their kids) go back and forth on how much screen time (including phones) is healthy for kids. The National Institute of

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]]> So, Cuddle Up Already! https://smthingscount.com/2017/04/25/so-cuddle-up-already/ Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:27:33 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5754 Old-school advice to new moms was not to hold the baby too much because you’ll spoil them, or they should just cry themselves to sleep,

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]]> How the U.S. Can Save $9 Billion a Year https://smthingscount.com/2016/10/18/how-the-u-s-can-save-9-billion-a-year/ Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:36:56 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5295 Unthinking adults are costing taxpayers a whole lot of money just by NOT doing something simple.  Meanwhile, they’re hurting themselves, those around them, and their

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]]> Children in Adult Prisons https://smthingscount.com/2015/07/06/children-in-adult-prisons/ Mon, 06 Jul 2015 21:45:10 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3925 Kids in adult prisons?  Yes, in 2013 there were 6,000+ in the U.S.  These kids have few appropriate services or support as they experience sexual

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