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Teen Drinking: Limits vs. Punishment

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
According to the National Institute of Health, drinking -- the drug of choice among youth -- plays a major role in death from injuries, and injuries are the leading cause of death for ...

Does Your Teenager Want To Get Caught?

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Travis was 15. He’d always been a good kid – no trouble, unlike his brothers. His parents saw him as the perfect child. That’s ...

I’m an Only Child. So What?

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
I do not have any brothers or sisters. Yes, I am an only child. So what? It is okay with me that I don’t have brothers or sisters, so why is it often not ...

Searching for Soul: A Survivor’s Guide

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Bobbe Tyler, author, nonfiction writer and retired communications coordinator for Lucasfilm Ltd, has written a book of the type, and in the style, that has kept her alive all these years. Her book, Searching ...

Model Success To Create Successful Students

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
I’m privileged to teach an upper-level psychology course to juniors and seniors at our state university. Their grades are good to great. They have chosen majors, taken advantage of internship opportunities, and started to ...

When Your Kids Disappoint You

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
As summer winds down, many parents longingly await school, yet dread the frustration and disappointment they feel regarding their kids and the resulting guilt over these reactions. Parents may have a clear vision of their children’s ...

Teaching Your Baby Sign Language Can Benefit Both of You

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Should parents use baby sign language? Baby sign language—a specialized sign language used to communicate with preverbal infants and toddlers—has become increasingly popular over the last few decades. It is intended to help very young children ...

My Adversity, My Son

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
I watched "Hawthorne" on TNT tonight. One of the story lines was about a woman who came into the ER with a broken arm and during the examination she was discovered to have many bruises ...

Ready or Not: Immature But Headed to College

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Colleges and new high school graduates have what I think is a strange idea. They think every freshman is an adult who can make his or her own decisions. Students think going off to college ...

Too Much Togetherness Solution: A Hat

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
As a child I remember my great aunt saying irritably, “I promised you ‘for better or for worse’ but not for lunch!” ...

Outlawed by Your In-laws

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Numerous marital problems can be traced to habitual boundary difficulties between mothers and sons which spill over into the man’s relationship with his spouse. Management of the mother-son relationship from earliest days establishes patterns ...

Daughters Growing Up, Mothers Growing Scared

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Weddings, and wedding planning, are ripe for seeds of conflict to bloom into family feuds. Details take on exaggerated, symbolic importance as family members jockey for position in the new family constellation. Quarrels over plans ...

When Everyone Else Is Married with Children

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
It started in my mid-twenties. At first it was a slow trickle, then the downpour exploded. Almost all of my friends started getting married. I was a bridesmaid so many times that ...

How To Talk to Your Kids About ADHD

Monday, July 20th, 2009
Your child is in school and either you are frustrated, your child’s teacher is frustrated, or both. You have most likely seen behavioral problems and your child’s teacher has called to tell you that ...

Setting Up a Behavior Management Plan for an ADHD Child

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Children who have been diagnosed with ADHD are at a much higher risk of developing noncompliant or negative behaviors than a child who does not have ADHD. The very nature of ADHD implies that the ...

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