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Caregiving Is a Two-Way Relationship

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Helpers and elders are, of course, male as well as female. But for purposes of clarity, I am using the feminine pronoun, since most people in caregiving relationships are female. Women traditionally take on the caregiving ... Read more... »

Aging Parents and Your Emotional Well-Being

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Browse the bookstore. Check the Web. You'll find extensive information about how to assist your aging parents. What you're unlikely to find, however, is help for the myriad feelings you will experience as your mom ... 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... »

Treatment for Antisocial Personality Disorder

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Few individuals seek medical attention specifically for antisocial personality disorder, or ASP. Antisocials who seek care do so for other problems such as marital discord, alcohol or drug abuse or suicidal thoughts. Family members or ... 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... »

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... »

Dealing with Transitions

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

The arrival of fall signals changes. Summer fades and, in many areas of the country, leaves turn from green to multicolored hues. Children go to school. Some are returning, others are going for the very ... Read more... »

Facing Enduring Differences and Getting to ‘We’

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Been there, done that, but keep doing it: These are the hallmarks of an argument involving an "enduring difference" between you and your spouse. Mary and Bill are typical; an "enduring difference" has, for some ... Read more... »

Betrayal and Its Aftermath

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Mary had been married to Jim for 12 years when she discovered a necklace in his jacket pocket. She was surprised at first, but put it away and forgot about it. Several months later, Jim ... Read more... »

Will Working with Family Ruin Your Family Life?

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Todd looked at me bewildered, as if to ask, "Can't you make her see reason?" The tension in my office had been mounting between Todd and his wife, Laura, as they discussed the likelihood of ... Read more... »

Aging Means More than Getting Old

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Who is engaged in the process of aging? Your grandparents? Your parents? YOU?? The fact is, we are all progressing in age and moving through the normal stages of life we have come to know as ... 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... »

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... »

Do the Write Thing

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

At the first parent-teacher night we attended when our older son entered kindergarten, the teacher took a poll: "How many of you consider yourselves to be readers?" Almost every adult in the room raised a hand. "How many ... Read more... »

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