What Does It Mean to Be Neurodivergent?
Neurodiversity is the concept that there are a variety of ways that people’s brains process information, function, and present behaviorally. Rather than thinking there is something wrong or problematic when some people don’t operate similarly to others, neurodiversity embraces all … Continue reading →
How Anxiety Leads to Problem Behavior
A 10-year-old boy named James has an outburst in school. Upset by something a classmate says to him, he pushes the other boy, and a shoving-match ensues. When the teacher steps in to break it up, James goes ballistic, throwing … Continue reading →
When Someone Has “Different Pronouns”: Explaining LGBT Pronoun Usage to our Kids
Learn how to address and answer your child’s questions about LGBT pronoun usage. Then, cultivate healthy conversations about how to equip your children to communicate using love, care, and compassion. “Alright class. Today we’re going to introduce ourselves. Start with … Continue reading →
How to Cope When You Feel Like You “Hate” Everyone
The following are some general tips to help you cope when you feel like you “hate” everyone. Some triggers that may cause you to feel general “hate” or anger toward others may include: Cognitive restructuring helps you to reframe or … Continue reading →
This is a Father
Sonora Smart Dodd, the mother of Father’s Day, was first inspired to set aside a date on the calendar to honor dads in 1910 after hearing a Mother’s Day sermon the year before. Sonora’s own father, William Jackson Smart, was … Continue reading →
Weight Loss Drugs’ Messy Rise: How Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro Really Affect Patients — and What Comes Next
Obesity was formally recognized as a disease just a decade ago, in 2013. The medical designation was intended to distinguish excess weight as a complex, chronic illness, not a failing of personal willpower — though there was, and remains, some … Continue reading →
People who were deprived of validation as a child usually display these 8 behaviors later in life
Having worked extensively with adults navigating the enduring impacts of childhood emotional neglect, I can attest that those deprived of validation during their early years often display common behaviors in adulthood. This absence of validation in childhood can result in … Continue reading →
4-Year-Old Boy Stops Breathing, Dies Week After Common Activity Almost Every Kid Enjoys
A week after he had been swimming, a 4-year-old boy from Texas died of dry drowning. KTRK reports that Francisco Delgado III died a week after he had been swimming with his family at the Texas City Dike near Galveston. … Continue reading →
9 Worst Habits for the Human Brain According to Neurologists
Especially following the worst phase of a pandemic, maybe you embrace the idea of aging with more open arms than many of us might have a few years ago. If you count every birthday as a blessing, there are simple … Continue reading →
10 Tiny Signs You’re Not Taking Good Care Of Yourself
By now, you’ve heard of self-care so the question is: why aren’t you doing it? Yes, I know, you have a million things to do. You aren’t sure if you’ll ever get them done, but you are sure going to … Continue reading →