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3 Challenges Working Parents Face 27 Jan 2017

3 Challenges Working Parents Face

When you are a working parent, you find yourself constantly trying to stay above water. Proper time management and attention to detail become especially essential, whether you are the parent of an infant or a teenager. The following are three issues working parents face most often and some tips on h...

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How to Deal with Your Child’s Temper Tantrums 25 Jan 2017

How to Deal with Your Child’s Temper Tantrums

Temper tantrums and meltdowns are extremely challenging for parents. They are more common in younger children due to limitations in language; when a child struggles with too many emotions, he/she doesn’t know of any other way to react. Many parents find tantrums hard to understand. At times, the n...

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5 Discipline Issues Every Parent Faces and How To Solve Them 23 Jan 2017

5 Discipline Issues Every Parent Faces and How To Solve Them

Even though being a parent can be rewarding, it definitely comes with its challenges. Every time you have to discipline your child, you face a unique set of problems. And it is essential to do so because what children learn or don’t learn when they are young influences their behaviour in society.&...

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Life Lessons from Carrie Fisher: Beyond Drug Abuse 03 Jan 2017

Life Lessons from Carrie Fisher: Beyond Drug Abuse

                                   Drugs made me feel more normal.                                        &nbs...

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Overcoming Bipolar Disorder: The Carrie Fisher Way 03 Jan 2017

Overcoming Bipolar Disorder: The Carrie Fisher Way

I have two moods. One is Roy, rollicking Roy, the wild ride of a mood. And Pam, sediment Pam, who stands on the shore and sobs ... Sometimes the tide is in, sometimes it's out.                                   ...

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Challenges of Chronic Illness 10 Oct 2016

Challenges of Chronic Illness

Written by Dinika AnandDiagnosis of any illness is often a source of stress and anxiety. When the verdict is of a chronic condition disease in which the symptoms are long lasting and their effect is felt over the course of months and years—it becomes a cause for endless worry. It’s not just the ...

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Managing Substance Abuse 10 Oct 2016

Managing Substance Abuse

Written by Michelle ManassehSubstance abuse seems to be a distant concept until someone you know suffers from it. For me, it was a distant cousin, a college student  who was being treated for drug and alcohol abuse. It was heart wrenching to see this young boy go through intensive mental h...

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Why seeing a psychologist is not just for the mentally ill 09 Mar 2017

Why seeing a psychologist is not just for the mentally ill

Almost half of us will experience some kind of mental struggle in our lives. Less than half of those will ever seek help, but it's not just when we're sick that we can use support.This is the message of a new campaign by the Australian Psychological Society (APS), Believe in Change, launched on Marc...

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