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10 Tips for Parents of Risk Taking Teenagers
10 Quick Tips for parents who have teenagers, not just risk taking teenagers, in their homes. These 10 items will be helpful to anyone who helps to raise or take care of an adolescent.
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Change Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
In this quick article, discussion of change in relationships is discussed. How can a person overcome the problems when they leave an old relationship? How can a person recover from the anguish? Find out here.
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Child Discipline
This articles discusses how to discipline with love.
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Common Psychological Tests Used in Child Custody
Psychological tests are given in nearly all custody evaluations in order to assess each parent's mental and emotional health, as well as to identify any abnormal psychological conditions (personality disorders, neurotic behaviors, etc). Listed here are many of said tests and what they entail.
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Families in Business
Psychologist and family/business coach Kathy J. Marshack, Ph.D. writes about the psychological issues that face couples and families that work together. These issues include addiction, family disagreements and more.
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Helping a Child Express Anger
Too often the daily news confirms that children and teens can be violent, even deadly. As parents, families, teachers and members of the community, what can we do to help children cope with angry feelings--from frustration to rage?

Some young people turn to violence, because they do not see other ways to endure what they are feeling at that moment. They may not anticipate the repercussions of their violence. These tips may help when you recognize a child who is withdrawing or exploding over everyday frustrations.
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Helping a Child Through Play Therapy
Dr. Framingham discusses how play therapy is very helpful to a child, and also to help adults who are trying to find what is going on in the mind of a child. By allowing for play, a child may feel more likely to discuss or act out his or her issues in play. How does play therapy work? Click on to the link to find out.
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Helping Children Deal with Anger
Children's anger presents challenges to parents and teachers committed to constructive, ethical, and effective child guidance. This article explores what we know about the components of children's anger, factors contributing to understanding and managing anger, and the ways teachers can guide children's expressions of anger.
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Misuse of Psychological Tests in Forensic Settings: Some Horrible Examples
Psychological tests are often used inappropriately and are misinterpreted and overinterpreted in the forensic setting. This harms the person being evaluated and interferes with the cause of justice. It also does a disservice to the reputation of psychologists and the science of psychology. Actual examples of misuse of particular techniques and tests and misinterpretation illustrate what has been done in forensic settings.
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Modern Love: Ways Women Can Be More Assertive
Ladies, do you want to be more assertive in relationships? Would you like to be able to stand up for yourself in dating situations? Would you like to be more specific and strict in whom you are going out with or involved with? Read this article by Jane Collingwood, and stand up for yourself!
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Parent Coping Strategies for ADHD
How can a parent cope with a child who has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Dr. Framingham lists many ways for a parent or caregiver to help the child who may be suffering. Click on this articles link and find out some of the answers you have been wanting to know.
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Talking to Your Child About the Loss of a Loved One ^{Top Rated}
A series of articles written for family and parents trying to understand how to best talk to their children about the loss or death of someone close to them. The articles explain how children should be approached about death, whether they should attend the funeral, and how you should approach the topic when talking to them based upon their age and individual needs.
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Teen Anger
Teen anger takes many forms. It may be expressed as indignation and resentment, or rage and fury. It is the expression of teenage anger -- the behavior -- that we see. Some teens may repress their anger and withdraw; others may be more defiant and destroy property. They will continue their behavior, or it may escalate, until they decide to look within themselves to the roots of their anger. But teenage anger is a feeling, an emotion, not a behavior. And anger is usually caused by something going on in a teen's life.
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The Ghosts of Holidays Past
How does a person deal with holidays when past holidays are not from the Hallmark Company? Read on, and here's hope for a better holiday!
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The Sex Lives of Teenagers
In this article by Dr. Ponton, the "secret world" of sexual teenagers is revealed. In a four part article, she discusses how Rory (a teenaged male) and his family were having issues with Rory's girlfriend staying over while the parents were out of town. Included on the last page is some helpful advice to both parents and children regarding sexuality of teenagers.
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Things that go "Ahhhhh!" in the Night
This article discusses night terrors and how symptoms to the terrors can be found and what night terrors are like.
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Violence in Children and School Shootings
Dr Haggerty answers a very important question: What can parents tell their children if they are afraid to go to school after a school shooting? Other questions answered are: What can parents do to protect their children? Is there any way to recognize that a child might be violent? What can schools do to prevent violent incidents? and What can parents do to ease their own anxiety about sending their children to school each day?
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What is Emotional Abuse?
How does ignoring, rejecting, isolating, exploiting, corrupting, verbally assaulting, terrorizing, and neglecting affect a child? This article defines "emotional abuse" of a child and offers suggestions to help child caretakers give positive attention to children.
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When the New Baby Has Special Needs
Article by Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. (September 2006)
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