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Here's a fun fact It is well established that prenatal vitamin D deficiency is a significant risk factor for adult-onset schizophrenia. Developmental Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk of Schizophrenia: A 10-Year Update

i remember a talk by Stephan some time ago when he names a couple of civilizations where their was no central power. Could someone tell me what those examples are and where to find out more information regarding these civilizations?

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So, I was watching one of my favorite TV programs tonight. The story line had a significant resemblance to the "Pizza Gate" story. Here are the narratives that I found particularly interesting. 1.) The accused politician was completely innocent, he had been framed by an unidentified political enemy. 2.) The hacker that got into his computer was hired to frame him by said enemy. 3.) The investigator who revealed the story was a con artist interested only in generating "Click bait" to bring traffic to his ads. 4.) The first gunman who showed up to rescue the girls was stopped by the police. 5.) The second gunman killed the innocent politician in front of his daughter. 6.) The real child sex ring was discovered by the hacker who found them to frame the politician. 7.) The police not only cracked the ring but rescued the girls. 8.) The investigator created muck to throw at the police investigators that put them and their children at risk. So Politician (good guy) Hacker (greedy guy) Online investigator (very bad guy) Gunmen ( dupes) Police (heroes) Thoughts?

1.) Various methods of birth control have been in use since the early Egyptian Empire at least. Technically, refraining from intercourse is a birth control method. So, theorizing about the impact no birth control makes no sense. For the purpose of dialog I will assume you mean Hormonal Birth Control which is the most popular method in our society. In this case, I believe that we would have continued the methods of birth control that were in place before Hormonal Birth Control became readily available. Perhaps we might have focused our attention on various barrier methods and most likely have developed methods at least as effective as Hormonal Therapy. A scenario that might have the impact you are looking for could be - If our society started valuing fertility and child bearing far more that it currently does in most Western Cultures. If earlier child bearing was encouraged instead of actively discouraged. Would younger marriages and parents mature more quickly? I believe they would. I support this with studies of teens and even children being thrust into adult responsibilities due to any number of circumstances. Please see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172314/ 2.) As I stated in my previous answer I think it would more likely a societal change that would result in younger parents. I think the next most likely effect would be a lot more protection of women, young women in particular. Some would find this new state of affairs very uncomfortable as it would limit the freedoms of women. It's always a trade off between freedom and safety. Women of child bearing age would be more valued but at what cost? This I can't answer. 3.) I think women would be most affected by this for the reasons I already explained in my previous answer.

Here is a helpful link http://psych.colorado.edu/~mbanich/p/Cauffman2010_age_differences.pdf

What information would be helpful to you? I am in my 50's, retired. I live in a comfortable apartment with access to a very nice children's park within walking distance. I have talked to an opposite gender friend of mine who would be interested in participating as well. When I was in college, and between employments later, I worked as a nanny for a couple of families. I am knowledgeable about various teaching techniques and childrens crafts. I was never in a position to have children of my own, but I've always been good with them. I have always believed that spanking was lazy parenting, it gains compliance in the moment but no long term change in behavior. Having familiarised myself with Stephans research I am now convinced that it is not just lazy but horribly damaging. I have gone to many parenting classes in pursuit of "reparenting" myself. (I know that sounds "off" but I found it useful). It was part of an overall therapy strategy I used for a number of years to escape some of the long term effects of my own toxic upbringing. That's all that springs to mind.

Sounds like fun What would I need to have in terms of tech?

An interesting article http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2013/08/09/why-nagasaki/ , Here there are no moral arguements at all. It's all about the actions and influence of the military industrial complex that was later talked about by Eisenhower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-jvHynP9Y .

Relevant to this conversation - I recently posted a request for input because I am in the process of setting up a weekend daycare for no more than three children. I really want constructive ideas for making this as positive as possible.

The role of involved fathers and other male relatives in a girls upbringing and later dating life can not be overstressed.

I very much understand where your coming from. Here's the deal. Regardless of what you are currently dealing with regarding your mother: Get counselling. This will at the very least allow a safe space to vent the emotions you are dealing with. It can also allow you a path to resolving your internal conflict. This, in turn, creates an opportunity to determine appropriate boundaries. It will also provide needed support for enforcing those boundaries until you are adept at enforcing them by your self. Are you living with your mom? If so, why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB3D8dkVFAU When I was in 5th Grade we studied WWII and were asked to debate various topics regarding events surrounding this. I chose to debate whether the second bomb constituted a war crime. First I defined a war crime according to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. . http://legal.un.org/icc/statute/99_corr/cstatute.htm I highlighted Article 8 War Crimes Paragraph 2: For the purpose of this statute, "war crime" means: b.) other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict, namely, ant of the following acts: section (iv) Intentionally launching an attack in the knowledge that such attack will cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects or widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment which would be clearly excessive in relation to the concrete and direct overall military advantage anticipated; ​I argued that even if the first bomb were justified by the arguments put forth in our history text, these arguments did not hold for the second bomb because not enough time was allowed for the Japanese to surrender. My opponents argument was America has never committed a war crime. He provided neither evidence nor rational for his argument. It took less than a minute. After our debate, the class was asked to vote on the debate. I lost the debate according to the class. My instructor gave my opponent a B for the debate and gave me an F. But the public education system doesn't have an agenda.

Well, I'm sorry I can't be of more help. I wish you the best of luck

Aren't you covered by NHS? NHS does cover counselling. http://www.nhs.uk/service-search/psychological-therapies-%28iapt%29/locationsearch/10008

There are a number of questions worth exploring in this context. Does your insurance currently cover therapy? If not, can you reasonably afford an insurance that does? If not, what can you afford to dedicate to therapy on a monthly basis. What flavor of therapy do you believe would be most effective for you? Some useful links - https://counseling.northwestern.edu/five-counseling-theories-and-approaches/ http://www.simplypsychology.org/ Once you have done your homework, see if you can find a therapist specializing in you particular area of dysfunction that you can afford, and is familiar with the approach that you feel most comfortable with.

I am planning to open my home up to provide day care for 3 children ages 6 to 10. What would you recommend as areas of focus to bring as much value to the time I have them in my care as possible?

As a recovered alcoholic with 30 years in AA. I find that the real purpose of meetings is to pull me out of me. I have a strong pull toward extreme self-centeredness, I address this by looking for ways I can be of service to others. This can be as basic as listening to them vomit up their latest drama. I didn't have to get sucked into it and it made me more conscious of when I was out of order with my own conduct. Now, I don't even get sucked into my own BS. THAT'S real serenity.

Without going into the boring ( and rather depressing) details of being raised by a paranoid/schizophrenic mother who was addicted to pharmaceuticals. I will say this, I was removed from the home 3 times during the 60's and early 70's. Once for neglect, once for sexual abuse and the third time because the state did not agree that a woman who had been removed from a long term psychiatric facility AMA was an appropriate primary caregiver for an 11 year old. My dad was extremely codependent to my mom and emotionally absent, he was also a compulsive gambler. So, yeah, I get it. As for your brother I can't really speak to that as I was an only child. What I did to keep my sanity was: a.) Remove myself from the home as soon as I was financially able - I was 21. b) Get counselling, I sought out a family counselor that focused on the dynamics of my relationship with my mom. c) Come to terms with what was and what was not in my control when it came to my mom. d) In cooperation with my counselor - outline a set of boundaries that I could live with e) Learn to enforce those boundaries. Where i ended up may or may not be mirrored in your solution. My mom ws finally placed in long-term psychiatric care where she remained until her death. While I had frequent contact with her state appointed guardian to make sure she was not being abused and was receiving appropriate care, including medical care. My actual contact with her was minimal. I hope you find this helpful.

I strongly recommend the following resource. http://www.sybervision.com/Discipline/It has been tranformational for me.