From 2000 to 2005 people reported spending on average 26 hours per month with their family. By 2008 this number had dropped 30% to only 18 hrs. Technology, mobile phones, and social networking has fundamentally changed the way family members interact. While its easier and more convenient for families to communicate instantly the quality and quantity of time …
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Adult ADD
85% of adults with ADD have no idea they struggle with the condition. Only 15% are aware and receive treatment. CNN recently ran an article on ADD & Women. It’s estimated that 5 million American women deal with this problem.
D.W.T.
28% of Texans admit to driving while texting. While I must confess I have been an occasional offender the alarming number for me is the number of teenagers who admit to it. A whopping 58%! And that’s just the ones who freely acknowledge it. This is a dangerous and potentially deadly distraction. The federal government estimates that …
Do Antidepressants do what they promise?
A recent Time magazine article discusses the debate. My take is that there are wide variations in effectiveness depending upon which study you read. Depression and its treatment is a difficult illness to measure and analyze. Working closely with a therapist and doctor is someone’s best bet. I really cannot understand how one could expect …
Internet addicted?
Teenagers are not the only ones with social networking obsessions.
Sexting
If you’ve never discussed the issue of ‘sexting’ with your teen – please do so. 20% of adolescents admit to doing it.
Erase your memory?
Wouldn’t it be something if a doctor could give you a pill to erase painful or traumatic memories, bad habits or addictions?
Autism Awareness
Today is “World Autism Awareness Day”. These parents deserve our utmost support and praise. These pervasive developmental disorders are not all severe and debilitating. Many kids have what is called Asperger’s Syndrome characterized by social difficulties, a narrow range of interests, and a lack of emotional and social reciprocity. Social skill and emotional coping therapies have helped these children significantly …
Soldier Dad
Just in case we ever wonder how really important a Daddy is to his children.
A forward email worth reading.
One of my best friends, Nathan Berry, an ophthalmologist in Burleson, passed along this email to me….YOU AND YOUR CHILDBUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATIONPresident Ronald Reagan accurately stated, “The home is the bricks and mortar of America.” The ultimate thermostat of a home is the parent. The way you and I talk to our spouses, our kids …