Encouraging Healthier Choices: Helping People Take Better Care of ThemselvesGallagher, RoryEthos: A Journal of Public Policy & Governance
However! I do my best and I’ve come to a point where I realized that my choices as a parent were all made out of love for my girls. One constant I’ve told my girls and still do is this: My mom was a better mom than my Mamaw, and I wanted to be a better mom than my ...
14. “Eachmorningwhen I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy.”–Groucho Marx 1...
These simple phrases can make all the difference in your child’s life. When you use encouraging words and phrases, it helps them make better choices in the future. They’ll feel more confident in themselves and strive to reach all their goals and dreams. ...
Instead, we’ve found all kinds of other ways to make food fun, to offer all of us treats, and to even pretend we are having fast food. (Bulk bags of chicken nuggets and fries from Costco are crazy cheap compared to feeding 13 people at Wendy’s – and they taste better too.) ...
President Obama is encouraging moms to make their education a priority. While encouraging people of all ages to seek their education, Obama is particularly targeting working moms with his Scholarships for Moms program. The Scholarships for Moms program builds on the federal government’s long-standing...
Each intervention store had a combination of interventions: A consultant that helped advise fresh fruit and vegetable maintenance, different supplies and advice such as display tips and items that would make fruits and vegetables more attractive to customers, and a service job provided to the stores...
Step 1: Make Hot CocoaMake it with a packet. Make it from scratch. Do whatever works for you. At our house we do either/or depending on our ability of the day. But our favorite Hot Cocoa is this and it’s worth taking a few extra minutes to make a batch....
Most studies suggest that, until children hit puberty, the father effect is roughly equal for boys and girls. Both boys and girls who are fortunate enough to have dads in their lives excel and, in some cases, outperform their peers. But when hormones kick in, studies demonstrate that dads ...
While the big changes we need—like government actions—are taking a long time to happen, UX designers can utilisebehavioural designto inform and encourage people to make more sustainable online shopping choices. Behavioural design uses a scientific and systematic understanding of human decision-making...