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This is a brief summary of the edX course Scientific Parenting by Dr. David Barnes at the University of California at San Diego. I learned a lot about the current psychological research into parenting done worldwide. I enjoyed the scientific analysis of the research but for most I would just recommend that you audit the course for free and just watch the outstanding video presentations of the material which is comprehensible to the average layman and a joy to watch an excursion into very intelligent easily understood presentations.
The most impactful knowledge about psychological parenting research is that almost all the studies are correlational and that means that there are no provable cause effect relationships in this research. The result has been much controversy which suggests that the correlation between two variables A and B may in fact be incomplete and that variable C or D may in fact be better correlated with the gathered information from questionnaires.
Several myths were debunked and one of them was that bilingual students or children are in some way better at learning and smarter than monolingual children.
Another myth was that autism is caused by vaccines. Follow up scientific evidence simply does not support this. Still further the original source of the popularized myth article turned out to be Wakefield who had a very small sample in his testing and it turned out that he had a financial interest tied to the conclusions in his later debunked research paper.
Yet another myth was debunked and that is that learning to play a musical instrument increases your learning ability in academic areas which just isn’t so and is a false assumption.
Another myth that was based on unprovable research conclusions was that a sense of basic morality is innate or inborn in young children and that they inherently prefer humans with good over those with bad behaviors.
Another myth that was debunked was that there are unique learning styles which students primarily use to learn things such as visual, auditory, and verbal styles of learning. It was shown that there are no unique learning styles and that most learning is a combination of visual, verbal, and even auditory cues so no one unique style actually exists that is used to learn with.
There is another myth that accelerated learning, advanced placement, or grade skipping leads to students who are socially or relationship handicapped. While there are some exceptions which are evidence for social maladjustment the vast majority of gifted students are not socially handicapped in any significant way.
What I learned was that ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is on the increase in the US population largely because psychiatry has tried to officially label it as a disorder in the DSM-5 psychiatric handbook. The handbook has assigned symptoms to it which are now being very subjectively used to diagnose and treat children who show discipline, hyperactivity, and inability to concentrate problems in school. The result has been a precipitous increase in diagnosis of ADHD in children followed by what I think is an unethical medication of these students with pills that alter the brain chemistry often with adverse long duration side effects. Some states only insure diagnosed ADHD students so just like the psychiatric profession there is a money incentive to label someone as ADHD which is theoretically now a mental illness even though other societies in the world do not have such high rates of ADHD.
What I also discovered was that the Nature vs. Nurture or Genetics vs. Environment debate is still unresolved in much parenting research and there is some debate as to whether genetic inheritance from parents or environmental factors play a larger role in parenting success in specific areas of parenting which are discussed or investigated. For example in studies of aggression in children there is some debate as to whether aggression is primarily a function of the environment such as the kind of discipline, peer role models, financial poverty, etc. or is it primarily inherited parental genes with a tendency towards aggression compounded by aggressive parents as role models?
I really liked the course Scientific Parenting and would highly recommend it to present and future parents.
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Before marriage it is always important to make sure that your views on morality are the same or that you trust each other, don’t lie, and believe in a monogamous relationship during marriage. Other things which are very important are your spending habits and whether you want to raise children. Agreeing on these major points is necessary for a good compatible marriage but there are other areas where commonality is not so important and may even be an antidote for a boring marital life. If you differ in these 8 general areas then it is no great reason for being overly concerned and it can result in a rather interesting marriage and not a dull one.
Different hobbies and interests are acceptable and with time and the sharing of experiences you may even become more interested in those differing hobbies and interests yourself. I had a scientific background and a great interest in technology, tools, and science and my wife was an artist interested in crafts, knitting, sewing, and dress making which I considered at first to basically be a waste of time, not a money maker, and basically boring trivia.
Over the years I made aesthetic evaluations based primarily upon how close to reality and nature the artistic items were. I was surprised that with time my tastes and spouse’s tastes became more alike and I developed a good sense of color, texture, etc. and became much better at evaluating artistic expressions and was surprised how often she asked me for advice, I gladly offered it, and we often agreed.
Different political beliefs are possible because one spouse will basically think that government should get involved in helping out humans in need and the other spouse may basically feel that humans should behave more responsibly and government help should only be used as a last resort. Let’s face it, establishment Republicans and Democrats basically believe in growing government and passing laws often favoring the rich and special interests even though they may claim publically that they are representing and addressing the needs of minorities, the poor, and middle class.
Sexual turn-ons may slightly differ in spouses and some may seem rather unusual and kinky. With time and having sex the same basic way very often you may eventually try doing some of that kinky stuff as a change of pace and find out that it is not that bad after all and perhaps perfectly acceptable. After all, pleasing one another sexually can be important even though some of the desired variations may take a little effort and perhaps unpleasant sacrifice to fulfill.
It is not unusual for taste in movies, music, and TV to be different with women often liking love stories, family films, and romance a lot while men often prefer action films and sports related subject matter.
Different cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds can sometimes challenge a relationship if there is no common morality but often these differences can be accepted and even appreciated with the passage of time. Most conflicts which will arise can be ironed out if dogmatic relatives do not get too involved and start interfering in the marriage and trying to run it in one direction only or a direction which is opposed to the beliefs and practices of one spouse exclusively.
Of course if you are a dogmatic Muslim, Jehovah Witness, or Orthodox Jew then a different religion for a spouse will not work. Most religions are relatively flexible with liberal and conservative wings and a shared basic morality which is don’t lie, don’t steal, and don’t commit adultery if married.
Introvert and extrovert spouses can often make a go of it where the introverted spouse leaves most of the socializing to the other spouse and focuses mainly on family responsibilities and not social ones. I am an introvert without a close friend and let my wife take care of social connections. It has worked well this way for over 25 years. I am much more selective in the humans that I associate with than my wife who maintains minimal contact with about a hundred humans who have crossed her life but even here she only has a handful of a few good friends and her sister whom she stays in frequent contact with.
Cleanliness and orderliness can be an abnormal obsession with some humans who may incessantly nag if something is not clean or orderly. If the house isn’t cleaned on a regular basis, the dishes are not always washed, the laundry is not always done, etc. you can still lead a relatively clean and orderly life as long as you are not nagged about it on a regular basis.
A sense of adventure and desire to travel may differ in spouses and is usually a costly enterprise since traveling to distant places and meeting different humans is often time consuming and expensive. If you don’t like adventure then you can let your spouse do the adventuresome stuff alone or with other like minded humans.
As long as you are not going into debt financing the travel and adventure, it is not something which will ruin a marriage.
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They expect fast results and don’t get them.
They stop believing in themselves and have no confidence.
They get stuck living in the past.
They dwell too much on past mistakes.
They fear future bad circumstances.
They resist or don’t want change.
They emphasize and dwell on their weaknesses.
They feel the world owes them things.
They fear failure more than they desire success.
They seldom visualize what is possible and could be done.
They feel they may have to lose something.
They are overworked.
They assume their problems and circumstances are unique.
They see failure as a reason to turn back.
They feel sorry for themselves and seldom take action.
They give up their power to do and try things.
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In a nutshell strategic planning is setting and implementing long duration goals and short duration goals for the company.
Just as important as the overall goals are evaluating the efficiency of the internal organization, evaluating external factors which immediately affect the organization or will affect the organization in the future, and making sure that the customer is happy with your current array of products, their quality, and customer service.
What is also true is that the strategy for a big conglomerate organization and a small business is fundamentally different. In the former case you are interested in maintaining your dominance in the market place and in the latter case you are a small business trying to be as efficient as possible to grow quickly with a more efficient workforce and a unique product or products hoping to develop a word of mouth reputation in the marketplace.
It is a fact of life that big capital intensive conglomerates have wholesale advantages and the ability to buy up competitors who may appear as rivals so the strategy is primarily one of eliminating upstart competing businesses by buying them out.
As a small business a simple strategy may just be one of making your mark in a competitive environment and once successful your long duration goal may be to sell out or get absorbed by a larger corporation at a considerable profit.
So you see long duration strategies for big and small businesses are fundamentally different but what they have in common is a desire to maintain an efficient workforce, have satisfied customers, and make a profit during economic downturns as well as economic good times.
A research and development department is for big corporations and small businesses do their research and development largely by introducing new and better products or services which meet customer demand.
Once you define or state your long and short duration goals it is important to get feedback on a regular basis which evaluates whether you are making good progress in a timely fashion towards your goals. The staff in charge should be held responsible or accountable for reaching or not reaching the goals and dealt with accordingly.
One very important factor in business strategy is government regulations and standards or laws passed which limit the freedom of business practices. Government regulations or laws are designed to benefit big business and hamper the growth of small businesses.
When the competition gets too fierce for a big business then they just lobby the government for favorable treatment which also coincidentally hampers small businesses and just prolongs the existence of inefficient large organizations with subsidies and favorable treatment. Yes, business competition is basically unfair and the government makes it so to a large degree these days.
I will briefly introduce you to SWOT https://www.trainingcoursematerial.com/free-training-articles/strategic-planning-and-thinking/what-is-a-swot-analysis which is an aid to strategic planning that focuses on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for a company. Analyzing these factors helps a company to evaluate internal inefficiencies and evaluate the external factors which can or are impacting the company in the short and long duration for better or worse.
For a big company values such as integrity, honest and moral behavior, and awareness of social responsibilities should all be part of the mission statement because in the long duration your reputation as a company is largely determined by the reputation or quality of your products or services and the reputation of your staff including employees. It is very tempting to cut corners and screw the public when you are powerful and wealthy since we all know that great money without a moral backbone leads to corrupt business practices where the public gets shafted one way or another.
One final note and that is that big business is now international and strategies must be adjusted to fit the culture and laws of a foreign nation which means that uniformity or standardization of operations is no longer completely possible. Company strategy must adapt to varying external national factors. This said, it is still important to be a company with integrity, honesty and morality, competence, and a good reputation wherever it chooses to do business worldwide.
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Specify the goal in detail and also all the specific details of the smaller goals on the way to the larger goal if it is a long duration goal.
Will you measure the achievement of the smaller goals as indicators that you are succeeding in reaching the long duration goal or what are the specific ways that you will know that you are in the process of succeeding or have succeeded in achieving your long duration goal?
Is your goal realistically attainable or do you have the time, money, and abilities to achieve those goals?
What is the approximate time duration for the achievement of the long duration goal and any relevant sub goals?
What kind of preparation do you need before embarking on the pursuit of a goal(s)?
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Most of the lessons were pretty spot on but they omitted the importance of selfeducation on almost a daily basis to make improvements in your life and present circumstances. Other than this important point the presentation was comprehensive enough. If you want to improve yourself and make some sacrifices for a better future then search and read my blog articles and maybe some of my books which might interest you. Best wishes. Uldis
If you are young and still dream of making it big wealth wise here is a video which will prepare you for some of the sacrifices which you may have to make in life.
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This is a laid back rather unassuming talk about how to improve the internet from the current model of Google and Facebook. Both Google and Facebook are manipulators of your behavior through ads and feed algorithms. This flawed system could be changed to a hopefully better system where you could get quality information for a fee and it is a profit based system rather than a “free system” in theory only where dysfunctional personalities flourish and systems that depend on long duration trust and love do not flourish as well.
It is fundamentally a choice of getting crappy stuff for free or quality stuff for a fee. Unfortunately the quality stuff costs more and is less popular than the impulsive free nihilistic stuff which is dominant on the internet today.
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You may not believe that climate change is human made but a result of changes in the sun’s activity or cycles but it is undeniable that many conservatives believe in sustainable living, minimizing environmental pollution from unnatural toxic chemicals to a minimum, and protecting wilderness and endangered species as I believe should be done.
The EPA has done a terrible job in making up new laws to follow rather than enforcing existing ones and has saved about two endangered species but many more now appear on the list of endangered species.
A rethinking of environmental enforcement is necessary which eliminates the corrupted bureaucracy and sets forth more responsibility to the states where in some states solar and wind energy is just not a viable alternative. Government subsidies to big oil and wind and solar should be terminated and the decision making be left to individual states who can implement more specific and efficient energy policies.
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About 40 years ago in a Bill Buckley interview with Thomas Sowell, Sowell revealed the truth about ethnic and gender discrimination and it shows the misguided viewpoints of the politically correct in the present political environment.
Then as now the success of a student is a function of the quality of the education, the morality and educational level of the parents, and the quality of the role models surrounding the student.
Career success and a good paying job, whether male or female, are a function of the job type, the number of years working at the job, and whether the single man or woman has been previously married and divorced or never married.
Further success in leadership roles depend on the sacrifice of family relationships with spouse and offspring or the degree of dedication to the job which is also a function of aggressiveness. Money also plays a key role in career success and is something which no educational system other than a quality online interactive audio visual experience can equalize so that equality of opportunity exists.
Career success is inherently a function of individual ability but it is a sad truth that the standard of living of the school community also plays a major role in determining who will succeed with greater odds of success out of an educational community.
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Huffpost.com is a heavily Democrat biased website which dogmatically promoted Hillary Clinton for president and was shocked when Trump won just like the shocked legacy or establishment media. When Huffpost.com was founded it had some very interesting non political articles posted by independent bloggers and you could comment on the article.
Now it has transformed itself into a political left wing mouthpiece which only once in a blue moon publishes a non political article which is worth reading. This one article on Japanese “ikigai” is an exception to the general rule that myopic political articles and celebrities dominate everything that Huff publishes.
Japanese ikigai fundamentally states that you will be happy if you are doing something that you love, something which you are good at, something that you can be paid for, and fundamentally doing something which the world needs. The article gives an example of a Japanese shoe repairer who has his own shop and derives happiness or satisfaction from being paid for a well done job or service which most humans are thankful for and give positive feedback.
The average Japanese lives about five years longer than the average American and even though a better diet and more communal lifestyle may be the reason, ikigai may also factor in to some extent.
It is possible to have a lousy job and still find ikigai in a hobby, family, or anything which brings joy and happiness into one’s life. Click on the ikigai link and enjoy reading this article. ikigai.
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A fixed percentage cut for all government departments across the board is the best way to cut government inefficiency and reduce overspending in the budget. My recommendation is to start with about a 5% cut across the board and eventually increase it by another 10%. Politically Congress will probably never allow this to happen but Trump has the right idea on this issue.
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The fundamental question is how do you prevent illegal aliens from crossing a border in the most efficient way?
Any wall or hard to trespass fence could act as a deterrent to easy border crossings but at a considerable initial cost. You would still need a reduced border patrol patrolling or drones patrolling the border to look for breaches in the wall or fence.
The national guard can detect and bring border crossers to detention centers where they can be interrogated or processed and transported back over the border. This just means a temporary increase in the size of the border patrol and a costlier way of keeping the border secure.
Whether a wall or fence is built there will still be a need for human or drone vigilance along the border when the wall or fence is breached.
The most efficient system would be a drone patrol along the border and a sizable border patrol to ensure that no one gets across the border illegally. Yes, this will take money and an investment in new technology.
In the short run and long run some border structure will have to be built but a sufficient border patrol will have to be financed to maintain border integrity. A better barrier will mean a smaller border patrol but ultimately one can’t get away from the basic fact that humans will ultimately be in charge of maintaining border security and that means some kind of a barrier and manpower and drone power and maybe even satellite surveillance in the long duration.
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To find out interesting facts about the Bilderberg Group and John D. Rockefeller and the top 10 richest families in the world, etc. continue listening to the series of videos presented one after another. It is all interesting information about big money. However, you will have to go to the original Rothschild video on YouTube to view the videos in sequential order. My blog post destroyed the natural order of the viewing. Latest update, YouTube video sequences change from day to day or periodically so you may have to look up the Bilderberg Group, etc. individually.
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