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Does Chronic Internet Use Mimic Insecure Attachment? Bowlby’s Theory Gives Us a Possible Answer (Part III)

In this final installment I’d like to continue blogging about Nicholas Carr’s book The Shallows—What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. In my post from October 21st, 2011, I finished up by saying that I would look at what Carr calls “deep relationships.” Throughout his book Carr suggests that deep relationships are the royal […]

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Does Chronic Internet Use Mimic Insecure Attachment? Bowlby’s Theory Gives Us a Possible Answer (Part II)

Way back in my August 25th, 2011, post, I wrote the following: How do we make sense of the following trends: autistic, “nerd,” “database” or mechanical worldviews are on the rise, while at the same time holistic, systems-oriented or biological worldviews are on the decline we’re increasingly moving away  from knowledge and wisdom, and toward […]

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The FHL Foundation Announces Fall 2011 Grants

At its September 20th, 2011, board meeting, the board made the following four grants: 1) Association of Small Foundations – $15,000 2) Namaste – $5,000 3) Institute of Child Development (Dr. Alan Sroufe) – $10,000 4) Bienvenidos Outreach – $5,000 Congratulations to the fall 2011 grant recipients! Descriptions of these grants are as follows:

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Has the “Fembot” Transmogrified Into the “Kidbot”?—Quick Look

In my September 22nd, 2011, post, I mention a 2008 book by Hara Estroff Marano entitled A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting. This book was mentioned in an article entitled Less Play Time = More Troubled Kids, Experts Say. I made these references in the context of looking at parentification, adultification, […]

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The “Bowlby Less Traveled” Journey Comes to an End

On September 20th, 2011, the FHL Foundation held its annual meeting for the 2011–2012 fiscal year (which ends July 31st of each year). After careful deliberation and consideration, the board and staff decided to de-emphasize its focus on Bowlbian attachment theory as a theory of social change. The reasons for this decision are complex and […]

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