Among the greatest beneficiaries from the rise of remote work are people with disabilities, who’ve entered the Massachusetts workforce at record levels over the past three years. Larger Employment Gains for the Disabled Percentage-point change in share of population...
Tiger parenting is a term often used to describe an extremely strict and demanding approach to parenting, typically associated with Asian cultures. It emphasizes high expectations for academic achievement and success, often at the expense of other aspects of a child’s...
More than ever before, Massachusetts parents are choosing to give their newborn babies gender-neutral names. Those are the findings in a new study by Names.org, a site that tracks trends in baby names. In their 2023 analysis, the site’s report showed that just under...
More kids than ever are qualifying for special education across the U.S., including Massachusetts according to a Wall Street Journal report. A record 7.5 million students accessed special education services in U.S. schools during the 2022-2023 school year. The total...
The city of Boston is rolling out new guidelines for how it serves residents with disabilities. “This is a big change in our policy for the city,” said Disability Commissioner Kristen McCosh. The new guidelines suggest that city departments ask about accommodation...
Massachusetts women's brains get rewired during and after pregnancy, and new research "shows that new fathers go through similar changes," The Washington Post said. Yes, "dad brain is real," Darby Saxbe, a University of Southern California psychology professor, wrote...
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), will pay $150,000 and provide other relief, including offering reinstatement to a discharged employee with diabetes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the EEOC’s suit, the employee asked a human...
A new study has found that Massachusetts is the most educated state in America, based on the percentage of the population that holds a bachelor’s degree or higher. Essay writing experts Essayservice.com, analyzed public data from the U.S. Census Bureau to find the...
Emotional and verbal abuse by any parent, whether a Massachusetts narcissistic father or narcissistic mother, can hinder a child’s learning, memory, decision-making and impulse control into adulthood; it can also heighten their risk for anxiety, suicidal ideation,...
According to research by Dr. John Gottman, founder of The Gottman Institute, there are four communication styles (The Four Horsemen) that can predict a Massachusetts divorce with 90% accuracy. These four toxic communication styles are criticism, contempt,...