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Yearbook Picture Deemed Too Sexy: Mom Needs Common Sense
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Linda Mintle
Sometimes, you just want to shake a parent and say, “Really, get a grip.” That’s what I wanted to do to Miki Spies, the mother of high school senior Sydney. Instead of talking sense to her 18-year-0ld daughter, she is protesting along side her at her daughter’s high school. Here is why. Sydney decided she…
10 Ways to Help Your Kids With Sexually Saturated Media
By
Linda Mintle
I sound like a broken record when I harp on all the sex in media. Pick a week of TV –Fox’s Glee–the characters are deciding whether or not to have sex; CW’s 90210 is a steady stream of hookups; Two and Half Men–is there even a plot without sex as the main theme? And one…
Controversial Obesity Ads Won’t Help Kids Lose Weight
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Linda Mintle
Today, I am going on the news to talk about a group of video and print ads out out by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Approximately, 40% of Georgia’s children are overweight, one of the highest obesity rates in American. Health officials in Georgia feel like they need to do something drastic. Their decision to run…
A New Year’s Resolution: Dealing With Family Dysfunction
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Linda Mintle
If you made the familiar trek home to be with family this past holiday season but it turned out to be your personal survivor reality show, you are not alone. Unfortunately, most families don’t function like 1950s sitcoms. In fact, family get-togethers can create angst, leaving us with post holiday let down. You know the…
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