When you are down and out, nervous or tense, anxious or stressed, whom do you turn to first? If you answered good ol’ mom, then you’re in good company. Mom may be the obvious answer to the aforementioned question, but researchers wanted to prove how powerful a little TLC from M-O-M really is, so they set out to test the time-honored theory. According to researchers from the University of Wisconsin — Madison (my alma mater), a mother’s voice has the power to calm frazzled nerves. They proved it during a study that involved 61 girls, ages 7 to 12, and … Continue reading →