ReLuxe Sep 09, 2016 luxury retail experiences shopping status symbol ... making the pilgrimage from around the world to engage with a conscious community alongside leaders in the areas of science, entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology.WanderlustA celebration of mindful living, Wanderlust festivals bring together yoga and meditation instructors, musicians, speakers, and chefs for four-day retreats in some of the world’s most awe-inspiring natural resorts. Participants join these professionals to explore new ideas, make new friends, discover new abilities, and dance ...
Mind The Gap Jun 16, 2016 family gender parenting activism children ... designations from its children’s Halloween costumes, instead labeling all outfits “for kids.” It likewise switched to generic, gender neutral tags on lunchboxes, backpacks, and other accessories.LAND’S END When a mother of a 9-year-old girl posted an open letter on Land’s End’s Facebook page expressing her displeasure with its boys-only science collection, the brand responded by introducing a line of science-themed shirts for girls. GENDER-BLIND COSTUMES A father’s Facebook post about his 3-year-old ...
Leaning Out To Lean In Jun 14, 2016 career parenting dads moms stay-at-home work-life balance ... benefit Ys like it did Gen X. This substantial challenge has forced young people to recalibrate their goals (see All in Good Time) and reconsider their values. They’re emerging from a tumultuous economic period prioritizing wellness and balance for themselves, their loved ones, and society at large, and they want to create a future for their children that allows for more work-life harmony. Science suggests that they might be taking the smarter approach. An ongoing study of human development ...
The Freeform Movement Jun 12, 2016 gen z parenting play technology dads moms ... sentiment is echoed by parents in Cassandra focus groups who likewise want their children to have time to “just be kids” but are finding it difficult in the face of parenting norms. A 35-year-old mother in NYC explained her frustration with another parent’s habit of trying to make play time productive, saying, “Walking through the park has to be a ‘nature hike’; digging for worms has to be a ‘science project.’ Sometimes I want to scream, ‘Stop trying to structure our unstructured play time!’” Tendencies ...
Major Dads Jun 10, 2016 family parenting dads ... technology, 8BitDad serves a mix of parenting news, studies, science, and first-person humor pieces. The site has seven contributing writers, known as the “founding fathers” and also has its own podcast.Billed as the “unexpected confessions of a stay-at-home dad,” Adrian Kulp’s Dad or Alive blog is a personal narrative chronicling his life as a primary caretaker of three small children. Due to the blog’s popularity, Kulp penned a book of the same name a few years ago. Written by Armin Brott, a ...
Parenting 101 Jun 07, 2016 family health & wellness parenting technology blended children dads moms ... —their educational value assuages parental guilt over the extended screen time they’re granting their children. Kids pick up any number of skills from digital experiences, from their ABCs and science experiments to video editing and gaming techniques. The latter are as important as academics to a generation interested in turning hobbies and passions into professional careers. That said, parents are starting to recognize their tendency to lean on technology as a crutch in educating their ...
Green Rush Jun 16, 2015 food & beverage health & wellness drugs ... Healing have more in common with holistic drugstores, health food stores, and cafés than they do stereotypical recreational drug culture.VAPORIZERSCompanies like Pax, O.pen Vape, Firefly, Spyre, and Grenco Science make technologically advanced, elegantly designed, and impressively compact vaporizers and vape pens. DELIVERY SERVICESCompanies are competing to become the “Uber of pot.” App-based medical marijuana delivery service Eaze alerts users when their order is set to arrive, while similar service ...
Presence of Mind Jun 04, 2015 health & wellness technology mindfulness quantified self spirituality Presence of Mind ... locals and tourists alike in recent years. While not entirely silent per se, its church-like atmosphere—minus the religion—makes it incredibly attractive to those looking to escape the noise of modern life.NOISETUBECitizen science project NoiseTube allows users to measure and map noise levels with respect to their city or particular neighborhood. Designated tags allow noise monitors to report the level of annoyance and the source of sound. While the initiative does not offer a resolution, its mere ...
The Community Well Jun 02, 2015 health & wellness social life experiences fitness friends social media ... than do things that set them back and prevent them from putting forth their best selves the next day. In addition to social experiences that promote physical wellness, Ys are interested in nightlife activities that expand their minds, such as science nights and political lectures. As being a nerd is embraced and culture becomes more intellectual—a concept we explored in SmartPop (The Cassandra Report, Summer/Fall 2014)—it stands to reason that Ys want social experiences that benefit their brain ...
Fempowerment Mar 16, 2015 gen z gender equality feminism women ... anything they dream of.VERIZONVerizon’s “Inspire Her Mind” commercial seeks to give young girls confidence to pursue areas typically reserved for males, such as science, technology, engineering, and math, by changing the conversation from being solely about being “pretty” to being “pretty brilliant.”EVERLASTEverlast aims to destroy sexism and fight for a world in which athletes’ performance is more important than their gender in its “I Am a Boxer” ad.FEMPOWERMENT: FURTHERING FEMINISMThe majority of Zs ...