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Photo : pixelheadphoto digitalskillet ( Shutterstock ) It should be no surprise that “gaslighting” was Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2022 . In everything from politics to toxic celebrity news to our own relationships , the act of gaslighting abounds. And sometimes— often without meaning to— even parents can be known to gaslight their kids. If you have ever told your crying child that they’re “OK ” (when they sure don’t seem to be), you might be guilty of this too. Psychiatrist and parent coach Jess Beachkofsky helps us learn how to spot and, most importantly, stop this harmful parenting practice. What is “true” gaslighting? In case you’ve been spared or you haven’t spotted it yet, when someone is gaslighting you , they are purposely trying to mislead and manipulate you by making you doubt yourself. In a fight with a gaslighter, they might say, “I never said that!” when you’re pretty sure they did. They might turn the argument around and make it about you and yo...

Photo : rSnapshotPhotos ( Shutterstock ) Snow days almost bring as much joy to a child as Christmas morning. And as kids and parents anxiously watch the news to see if the weather might cause a school day cancelation, there are two measurements you might hear that sound the same: snowfall and snow depth. But you might have different numbers for each. Let’s look at what makes these two measurements different, how to measure the difference between the two (if you want to venture out into the cold, that is), and what it takes to trigger a snow day. What is snowfall? According to Merriam-Webster, snowfall is defined as “the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a certain period.” Suppose you want to calculate how much snow fell during a single night. Because the grass and air at the bottom of the ground can interfere with your measurement, the National Weather Service (NWS) recommends using a snowboard (or any 16x16-inch piece of plywood) because it provides a hard, flat ...