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Let 'Em Know You Mean Business
May 24, 2011
Q: Of late, our 8-year-old daughter has not been completing chores and following directions. On the morning of a recent soccer game, she again failed to follow some simple directions. On the way to the game, I calmly told her that when we arrived, she ... Read more »
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Fight the Aging Process
May 19, 2011
"Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rage at close of day;Rage, rage, against the dying of the light."-Dylan ThomasQ. I’m tired of taking this sitting down. What can I do to fight the aging process? Read more »
Parenting
Glasses, Gossip and Grades
May 17, 2011
Q: My 16-year-old son refuses to wear his glasses. For the past two years, I have offered to get him contact lenses for his birthday, but he has refused. He will be driving soon, so I told him that if he didn’t wear his new ... Read more »
Health Q&A
Depression: A Part of Aging?
May 12, 2011
Q. Is depression just a “normal” part of aging?There are a lot of problems to face as you get older. There are losses of all kinds that can get you down. And feeling blue for a while is a normal part of living at ... Read more »
Parenting
Monkey See, Monkey Do
May 10, 2011
Q: Our 4-year-old is fairly well behaved but her best friend is definitely not. We just got back from a weekend trip with that family, and I was constantly embarrassed at my daughter’s behavior. She did whatever her friend did like running down the hall ... Read more »
Parenting
Raising Good Citizens
May 3, 2011
I’m reasonably certain that my parents never used the term “John’s needs.” Since having this thought, I’ve asked a handful of folks my age, “Do you think your parents ever talked about your needs and how to best meet them?”Every time, a smile breaks ... Read more »
Health Q&A
Cataract Surgery: Is There Reason to Worry?
April 29, 2011
Q. I have to have cataract surgery and I’m a little frightened. Should I be?I don’t know anyone who isn’t a little frightened by surgery of any kind, but cataract removal is one of the safest and most effective types of surgery. It’s also ... Read more »
Health Q&A
Dealing with Menopause
April 22, 2011
Q. When does menopause really begin?A woman reaches menopause when a year has passed since her last period.Menopause, like many of the changes in a woman’s body through her lifetime, is caused by changes in hormone levels.Menopausal transition, called “perimenopause,” is the ... Read more »
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#3 – LESSONS IN CAREGIVING
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See More Headlines »“History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness. There are monsters, there is evil, there is betrayal. That’s why people should read Shakespeare and Dickens as well as history — they will find the best, the worst, the height of noble attainment and the depths of depravity.”
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