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School Violence: Identifying At-Risk Teens

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
School violence actually has decreased in the past 10 years, but mass killings of children in schools have increased. The school shootings of Littleton, Colo., and in suburban Atlanta are two examples of this. Angry ...  Read more... »

Smoking Linked to Dating among Pre-Teens

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
New research strongly suggests that pre-teens who have a boyfriend or girlfriend are much more likely to take up smoking than those who don't. Dr. Jenny Fidler and her team at the Cancer Research UK Health ...  Read more... »

Tips for Parents of Teens

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
When I decided to hitchhike one day during my high school years, my grandfather was already waiting on the porch when I got home. Radiating disapproval and disappointment, he merely said, "Heard you were needing ...  Read more... »

Are You Ready for College? Alternatives for the Unsure

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
It's all set. For three and a half years of high school, you've made the grades, been on teams, sung in the chorus or played in the band. You've taken the SATs (twice!), written the ...  Read more... »

College Activities: Not-So-Incidental Learning

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
So, you’re in college or off to college soon. Big question: Are you having fun yet? If the answer is “no,” what I say is this -- get yourself out of the classroom, your nose ...  Read more... »

Embracing the Challenge of Life with Epilepsy

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
This article is not about epilepsy per se. It is instead about the challenges that people with epilepsy and their families successfully manage each and every day. For the record, epilepsy is not a mental illness. ...  Read more... »

FAQs About Antisocial Personality Disorder

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Do "bad boys" turn into antisocial adults? They can. As children, adults with antisocial personality disorder, or ASP, often were diagnosed with conduct disorder. They routinely mocked authority figures, such as parents, teachers and other ...  Read more... »

What Is Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
By definition, antisocial personality disorder, or ASP, is a lifelong personality disorder that affects many more men than women and begins before age 15. The disorder is chronic, though it tends to be worse early ...  Read more... »

What Causes Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
The cause of antisocial personality disorder, or ASP, is unknown. Like many mental health issues, evidence points to inherited traits. But dysfunctional family life also increases the likelihood of ASP. So although ASP may have ...  Read more... »

PTSD and Children

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Children often are exposed to trauma as a result of the following kinds of events: physical or sexual assault or abuse family and community violence experiencing or witnessing severe accidents natural or technological disasters life-threatening ...  Read more... »

The Emotional Challenges of Interfaith Marriage

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
There is a rapid rate of intermarriage among people of different faiths in the United States. Estimates are that 50 percent of Jewish men and women intermarry. Several articles about the Catholic Church have pointed ...  Read more... »

Teaching a Work Ethic

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
It's a familiar scene in my office. A family comes in with two or three kids. Mom, especially if she is single, complains about overwhelming exhaustion from her job and ungrateful kids. Doing double duty ...  Read more... »

School Phobia: ‘I’m Not Stupid, I’m Scared’

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
The most important thing to understand about phobias is that they are not rational. A child who is afraid of dogs isn't going to be talked out of it, scolded out of it, or punished ...  Read more... »

Roots and Wings

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
"There are two lasting things we give our children. One is roots and the other is wings." I have had this quotation on my wall since my children (now grown) were very young. This phrase sums ...  Read more... »

Money Matters

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
"She's my expensive one." The mother sitting beside me at the local community pool points to one of her three teenaged daughters. "She's the one who just has to have clothes from the GAP. She ...  Read more... »
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