Some of you might be old enough to remember a movie on television called “The Loneliest Runner” starring Michael Landon about a famous runner who said that he “owed it all to his mother.” What he said he owed his mother for was the motivation to become a world-renowned distance runner. (more…)
You traveling this year on your vacation? There are a few things we ought to keep in mind – medically speaking – in order to avoid experiencing a vacation that just “keeps on giving” long after you’d like it to be over. I’ll list 10 of them, this post containing the first five: Ebola, MERS, CHIKV, Measles and Polio.
Parenting things like honesty, integrity, self-reliance, compassion have always been difficult. These days parents are finding even traits like hope and optimism difficult, what with the continued avarice, dishonesty, manipulation and social theatrics all around them.
[Someone calling themselves on the internet “Jameyandcandy” wonders what they can do to humidify their home when using their wood burning fireplace.] Read more→
[A grandma wonders about her grandson’s leg cramps which his doctor couldn’t diagnose with a ‘blood test.’] (more…)
[Site no longer active] Give anyone older than about 40 enough of an opening to explain the difference between what kids experience today and what they experienced back then – they’ll NOT be a loss for words. Perhaps about an hours worth, if they’re in a hurry to get somewhere. In the form of a […]
Here is a link to an article on another web site which discusses the “lying issue” some children have, particularly those with ADHD. As previous articles have shown, lying is a part of nearly every child’s life-copeing mechanism but a bit more problematic in children with attention deficit. Here is a fairly professionalized web page, […]