TEACH VALUES
I am back after taking a time out! I didn’t stop writing for any noble reason, like volunteering in a poor area, saving the whales, or spending time with the family. I stopped because I was just used up. Like millions of people, …
Category: Family Matters
THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE GOOD FOR MENTAL HEALTH!
The holidays get a bad rap! Maybe, just maybe, the holiday season might be really good for mental health. The popular belief is that during this time of year suicide, anxiety, and the rates of depression just skyrocket. Not altogether true! …
WINNING IS(NT) EVERYTHING?
We have to WIN! If we don’t all is lost! The other folks will get the power and we will be LOSERS! Sound familiar? Just watch the election ads that will plague us for the next few years. It is all about coming …
I need Christmas NOW!
Today, I went shopping at the local big box store. I got angry when I saw that Halloween and Thanksgiving must have already happened and that the displays were all about Christmas. It is SEPTEMBER, and I grew furious at …
REDUCING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN OUR KIDS
The numbers are heartbreaking. More children and teens suffer from depression and anxiety than ever before. They engage in self-harm and suicide at an ever-increasing rate. It is foolish to think that it is all caused by a chemical imbalance …