i love to shop and still sometimes harbor the secret wish that i am magically bequeathed with a gold card i can spend indefinitely and infinitely on without that ever becoming any sort of karmic shackle but my approach to spending has changed considerably over the last year reevaluation we no longer have to feel a stigma regarding aging we should not fear it but embrace it we cannot change it but we can celebrate it we are forever growing young growing young a new study out of temple university suggests that one solution to helping kids eat less is to give them smaller plates with childhood obesity rates so high we need effective strategies to help youngsters eat more healthfully and eat less plate size matters