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Teen Parties, Parent Responsibilities

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Teen parties can become parent nightmares. I’m not talking about get-togethers of a few friends for pizza and a DVD or some girlfriends sleeping over. I’m talking about big capital letter PARTIES! where a whole ... Read more... »

Postpartum Mood Disorders: Common, Complex, Distinct and Treatable

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

Belinda looks at her 9-day-old son and feels the tears well up again. She's surprised at how her moods have swung from joyful to sad and back over and over again since his delivery. "This ... Read more... »

Organizing for Illness

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

My grandmother once told me, "Getting older is not for sissies." As the health of her friends declined, she found it sad and painful not to be able to help in meaningful ways. Now in ... Read more... »

Are You Lonely?

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Many years ago, when I was a young adolescent, an adult in my life said that she dreamed about a great chasm, a chasm so deep that she couldn't see to the bottom of it, ... Read more... »

The ABCs of ADHD

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Who today has not heard the term "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder," or ADHD? No other term in the diagnostic lexicon has more information and misinformation attached to it than ADHD. Everyone you ask — parents, ... Read more... »

Feeling “Problems” and What May Help

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Problem: Feelings are faster than thought. You are angry (or anxious or sexually aroused) before you know it. In the split second before thinking can register what is happening, an emotional reaction has already developed. We ... Read more... »

Self-Esteem and “Oops” Events

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

I had a hero when I was a young girl: Loretta Young. On her 1950s television series, she represented all that was stylish, glamorous, and graceful. Each week, when she glided down those stairs in ... Read more... »

Team Players on the Home Front

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Every day I meet with couples who are overwhelmed with responsibilities on the home front. Dual-career couples find it particularly hard to keep the chaos in check. Add kids to the mix and you have ... Read more... »

Reacting to Threat: What’s Your Style?

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

You and your partner are just not seeing eye-to-eye on a particular issue. What others might see as a difference of opinion instead feels like a personal attack and, if you and your partner don't ... Read more... »

Multipurpose Moms

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

How many hats do you wear? Do your roles include: mother, wife, career woman, organizer, negotiator, taxi service, psychologist, cook, lover, friend and role model? To refer to you as "multipurpose" is a vast understatement! ... Read more... »

When Women Earn More Than Men

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Almost a third of working women nationwide now out-earn their husbands. It was inevitable, really. With more women than men going to college, with women taking less time out from careers to raise children, with ... 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... »

Aging is a Time for Letting Go

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

So much of young adult life is about acquiring. Throughout our twenties and thirties, most people look for a mate, a good job, financial security, a good car, a fit and healthy body, a circle ... Read more... »

The Family-Work Dilemma

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

More women than ever are establishing successful work lives. Yet women today, especially educated women, confront conflicting expectations at home and at the office. How does a woman remain focused on her career and, at ... Read more... »

Brain Injury: Prevention Is the Only Cure

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

"Ah, Ma-a." How many times have I heard that phrase? With a downswing of tone on the final "a," it's my kids' exasperated reply to any of the dozens of reminders that I (and millions ... Read more... »

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