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Archive for the ‘ Mental Health ’ Category

Mean Girls

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Some of my daughter’s friends seem to be teasing her a little more than they should. She seems hurt by this but tells me there is nothing wrong. Could she be hiding her feelings?

Girls can be just as aggressive as boys. In fact, some might consider female hostility more dramatic and damaging than boy bullying. Girls antagonize in a covert, complex and long-term manner; boys, on the other hand, are overt, obnoxious, and instantaneous. Girls employ socially manipulative tactics often causing good friends to be instant enemies.

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Do parents that worry raise anxious children?

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Are we raising ourselves?

This question is the classic nature vs. nurture debate that has plagued man for many centuries. Let’s define these concepts a bit more clearly. Nature is the genetic disposition that we are born with such as hair color, size, intelligence, and even anxiety. Nurture is the idea that we are taught to be the way that we are—our environment impacts how we behave. No matter what side of the debate you are on, the answer to our question is YES—we are raising ourselves.

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Do you “bully” your child? Parenting Overweight Children

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Many believe that bully behaviors are confined to school yard taunts and teases.  This is not always  the case. Many children return home to face further humiliation especially if they happen to be overweight.  Parents often have difficulty approaching their teenagers about any difficult subject, but weight issues appear to be particularly misunderstood.

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Better Batting and the Mental Game of Baseball… or Life

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

I was recently asked by a high school baseball coach to reduce the anxiety of his players, particularly as they step into the batter box. As I reviewed my strategies with the team, it became apparent these ideas were much bigger than the game itself and could be applied metaphorically to everyday life. Check it out and feel free to respond with some anxiety reducing strategies of your own.

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Asperger’s and Autism

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

How will including Asperger’s students under the Autism label impact the educational system.

First let’s take a look at the definitions of these terms.  Individuals with Asperger’s meet the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria if they display impairments in social interaction and demonstrate restricted repetitive patterns of behavior (obsessive interests) without having any clinically significant delays in language acquisition skills and cognitive development.

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Teen Behavior – Postive Risk Taking

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Recently a beloved school teacher in Kansas City, KS was fired for making an inappropriate comment in the classroom.  The teacher made a “bad” joke that pushed the limit of acceptable classroom banter.

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Acceptable Anxiety vs. Anxiety Disorder

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Anxiety is an inevitable part of life in today’s society. It is important to understand that there are many life situations in which anxiety, stress, or a little fear is an appropriate and reasonable reaction. If you don’t ever feel any anxiety in response to everyday challenges, something may be wrong. In fact anxiety can, in some cases, be a positive thing. Good stress motivates and energizes, pushing you do your best work. A little fear may actually cause you to work harder and be more productive.

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