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Moving Mid-Year with Teens

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

The conventional wisdom about moving mid-year, or moving at all, when kids are in high school is "don't." But it isn't that simple. Job opportunities don't always happen conveniently in the summer. Elderly parents who ...

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Moving with Kids

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

It’s been decided. Yours will be among the 1 in 5 American families to move this year. It’s easy to get caught up in the ton of details. It’s inviting to skip right over whatever ...

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If Your Kid’s a Klutz

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

For some children, it's obvious by the time they're in kindergarten that they'll probably never play tennis on the center court at Wimbledon or take the field at Yankee Stadium. Child development professionals describe these ...

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Help! I’m in the Wrong College!

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

In September, you left for college with a car full of your belongings and a head full of excited anticipation, hopes, and dreams. Having spent much of your high school senior year choosing colleges, applying ...

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Aggressive Children

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

There are times when even the most docile children appear to have the aggressive tendencies of a professional wrestler. While a certain amount of pushing and shoving is to be expected from all children, especially ...

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Learning To Be All That You Can Be

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

“You know what I never want to hear again? That I have great potential. It just feels like so much pressure.” Elly, the student sitting across from me in my office, is visibly upset. I've ...

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More Teenagers are Being Exposed to Violence

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Exposure to interpersonal violence is taking a toll on adolescent America. A study has found that roughly 16 percent of boys and 19 percent of girls may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive ...

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The Scheduled Child

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Each fall when our kids were young, my husband and I would make an elaborate grid with each kid’s name (there are four of them) going down the left side and the days of the ...

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More School Help, Less Homework

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

This article is an editorial based upon the author's experience. I’ve been reading with great interest the current debate about the usefulness of homework. As with most debates, the issues have become polarized and both sides ...

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Tips for Successful College Internships

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Students: Thinking about doing an internship this year? Cool! Internships are a great way to see your chosen field up close and personal. They often introduce people to both plusses and minuses in the work ...

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Symptoms of Selective Mutism

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Selective mutism is a rare type of anxiety disorder whose main distinguishing characteristic is the persistent failure to speak in specific social situations (e.g., at school, or with playmates) where speaking is expected, despite ...

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Dealing with That Roommate

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

You know the one: That roommate; the one whose roomie can’t stand her; the one the whole floor talks about. That roommate has the reputation for being impossible, spoiled, demanding, self-centered, or just too weird. ...

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Making the Most of Your Freshman Year of College

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

It’s almost time. You’ve been to freshman orientation. You’ve contacted your new roommate on Facebook. You’ve decided who will bring the TV, who will bring the mini-fridge. You’ve begun to pack. You’ve started the round ...

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How Time Management Can Work For You

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

We all have 24 hours in the day, but some of us feel we have no time while others seem to get everything done and still have time for fun and relaxation. Poor time management can ...

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Keeping the College Application Process Sane

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

A friend sent me a column from an April Martha’s Vineyard Times. The author is responding to an article published here at PsychCentral in which I tried to reassure high school seniors that the ...

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