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After the Columbine shootings and other horrific events that can raise fear in children, I wrote an article that included  24 ways to help children deal with fear. In light of recent events, this may be helpful to parents. Coping With Children’s Fears: First know how you are coping. You will communicate whatever emotions you…

Shame on ABC News for trying to make the horrific shootings in Aurora Colorado into a political issue. Reporter Brian Ross on Good Morning America this a..m.. Stephanolpoulos: I’m going to go to Brian Ross. You’ve been investigating the background of Jim Holmes here. You found something that might be significant. Ross: There’s a Jim…

This week, another weight loss drug, Qsymia, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug is a combination of a stimulant (Phenetermine) and an anti-seizure medication called topiramate. The stimulant decreases appetite and the anit-seizure medication has the side effect of weight loss. This medication is approved for adults who have…

Reader Question: My husband and I are separating and will most likely divorce. We have two young children. I am wondering how to tell them about the divorce. I am really dreading this because I know how upsetting it will be. Without trying to put extra guilt on you, divorce is tough on children. If…

I just received another email from someone who is a Christian and struggling with anxiety. The panic has become so severe that the person isn’t functioning well. The question he asked was, “Is it wrong, a lack of faith, to take medication to help this condition?” My answer, an emphatic NO–it is not wrong to…

Temper outbursts don’t help relationships. Staying cool and calm and thinking before you speak is the desired behavior. Well, researchers at the University of Michigan and Ohio State may have come up with a way to help tame your temper. Here’s how it works: Your partner does something to irritate you and you are about…

If you have Friggatriskaidekaphobia, you and 17 to 21 million other people may have an anxious day today. Today is Friday the 13th. Friggatriskaidekaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th! And while there is no causal evidence that links Friday the 13th to any bad event or luck, this day can actually paralyze people…

It’s girls gone wild with mum leading the way! (Dad left 12 years ago!) 14- year-old Britney Marshall  lives in England with her family. She looks like a normal young teen, except the family photo could easily be mistaken for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Britney is the youngest of five daughters–all blonde and…

It’s summer and once again, we are all determined to shed those extra pounds. So, stop staring at that carrot and wishing it was a hot fudge sundae! Something else is going on in your head. Consider this: Your personality may be making you fat! Here’s what researchers at the National Institute on Aging found:…

You’ve heard it and probably said it, “This room looks like a cyclone hit it!” Ah yes, the familiar, clean up your room…or else, that most parents find themselves regularly chanting. If you feel like your teen is winning the battle of the bedroom, time for new strategy: 1) Stop caring and allow your teen…
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