Helen Fisher believes there’s an evolutionary reason why men prefer to have intimate discussions without making eye contact with their partner.

With Valentine’s Day only 2 days away I have been enjoying BigThink’s series What is Love? Today we hear the perspectives of two renowned love and relationship experts. link to BigThink

While Valentine’s Day used to consist of the traditional dinner date and a gift of flowers or candy, the romance rules have changed, and in many cases, have become much more confusing. “Men no longer have clear-cut cues on how to treat a woman, and the mixed messages they get from the media and women themselves can often leave them questioning what to do,” says Andrew Irwin-Smiler, an assistant professor of psychology at Wake Forest University and an expert in masculinity at Wake Forest University. [continue reading…]

Children and adolescents who refuse to attend school should not be given doctors’ sick notes. In the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107), child and adolescent psychiatrist Martin Knollmann and colleagues explain the causes of school avoidance and describe measures to tackle the problem. [continue reading…]