The other day I was doing some research on the internet and came across an article in Scientific American which stated that the smell of cookies baking is pro-social. The scent of the cookies prompted people to be more generous and to offer help and assistance more often. While this study was conducted with people that did not know one another, I found it interesting and one of these days I am going to test the theory on my teen-age children. On a day when they are fighting and arguing...
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