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HOW TO ALIENATE YOUR CHILDREN
The road to an uncooperative child is paved with the best of intentions. Intentions– the presuppositions of our actions– regarding the behavior of our children are based on the beliefs we have formed through time; particularly during our own childhood. When interacting with their children, most parents intend to teach adequate social skills, good judgment…
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WHAT YOU SAY IS WHAT YOU GET
What’s your favorite food? How was that status acquired? When do you typically have that item? How do you know when you to stop eating it? What prevents you from stopping sooner? What’s your least favorite food? How did that happen? Children are not born with cravings for chocolate cake or Mc Donald’s; nor do…
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LIVING IN HARMONY WITH YOURSELF THROUGH RATIONAL THINKING- PART 1
Remember a day when you were “on a roll?” You had the Midas touch– everything worked. Perhaps you surprised yourself by accomplishing something of value you did not believe possible; or on the lighter side, won a tennis match against a traditionally better opponent. <?xml:namespace prefix = o /> Then there were all those days when…
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WHY ACT ”SHY?” LEARN TO BE COMFORTABLY SELF-CONSCIOUS
Tricia’s interviews for a public relations consultant were successful. After having met with several levels of management, a salary and tentative starting date was determined. A week passed, then two, without any word. A year later, she regrets not having pursued the interest with a phone call. Yet she felt too “shy” to take that…
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COOLING YOUR JETS…
Anger is a kind of temporary madness.” Saint Basil, Greek Theologian <?xml:namespace prefix = o /> “Gee! Does that mean whenever I am angry I am out-of-my mind?” “So feeling angry is a blow to my character?” Hardly. In Saint Basil’s day, expressions of anger often led to a fight to the death.…
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EFFECTIVE PARENTING: LOOKING FOR THE GOOD IN THE BAD
<?xml:namespace prefix = o /> “There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.” Oscar Levant Mary jumped up suddenly, after hearing a blood-curdling, three year-old scream. “Momm-ee! Adam hit me”, her daughter, Jeanne, exclaimed! “But, Mom”, protested six year-old Adam,, “I’m trying to build a fort with my…
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WEDDING BELL BLUES
Sheila B. claimed her feet never touched the ground for a week after Todd asked her to marry him. In the days which followed, she envisioned a lifetime of happiness; of children, a home and everlasting love. So did Todd. Soon it became necessary to plan the wedding. Who would have thought that an event–…
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ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDER: ARE WE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH?
“One must be something to be able to do something.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Generally he seemed OK– although he fidgeted restlessly, and talked a blue streak, even while we were talking to him. His mind seemed to scan everything in sight. But we assumed that was why he was…
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ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER IN ADULTS
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), which has become pervasive in today’s society and is mostly diagnosed in children and adolescents, has been also diagnosed in adults. The behaviors associated with Attention Deficit Disorder in adults manifest as a kind of maturation through time of those identified in children. For example, children identified with ADD/ADHD often have…
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CFIDS: RECOGNITION AND RELIEF: PART 1
CFIDS (chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome) is also known as CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), CEBV (chronic Epstein-Barr virus), M. E. (myalgic encephalomyelitis), and “yuppie flu.” It is a complex disorder of unknown origin, though considerable biomedical research has indicated that it is likely triggered by viruses and other causative agents. Typically, CFIDS is characterized…
