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Parents Matter When It Comes to Drinking and Driving

 "Parents just gotta make sure they remind their kids what the consequences are and remind them of what's happened in the past. And we don't want to go though that again,"

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Child Development Institute

Establishing a Parent-Teacher Relationship

The first contact with your child's teacher, in many ways, is the most important, This is the time you are building rapport and developing a relationship of trust. Therefore, an appropriate time and setting is important for the first brief encounter. A phone call, a note, or, best of all, an initial face-to-face meeting is best.

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Looking for Parents of Special Children

Personal Journal writing encourages us to identify the essential ideas, make connections between our own ideas, and other people's knowledge. The discipline of writing helps us to make explicit the struggle to understand new ideas, and assists us in clarifying and refining what we think we know. The journal also serves as a record of how our perceptions, beliefs and attitudes evolve over time.

How about sharing your experiences and thoughts on parenting? Keep track of your feelings and progress. Simply fill out this short online application and send us your picture and we'll set up your own online journal here at HealthyPlace.com.

It's not only good for you, but it also helps the visitors who come by and read your journal.

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Conference Transcripts

Eating Disorders
Survival Guide for Parents with Eating Disordered Children

"Parents should approach an eating disorder like any other illness. It is a serious matter and they can communicate that to their children. They can also point out that there are professionals who will be gentle and supportive with them in proposed treatment." Find out how you can help your child with Eating Disorder Issues when you

Find out what you can do to help your child when you read the transcript.

From our Bookstore

The Explosive Child:
A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

By teaching parents how to communicate with an inflexible son or daughter who feels there is no way out other than to throw a fit, The Explosive Child miraculously helps families unlearn the habits that lead to incendiary behavior. The book equips parents with the necessary skills to defuse and even prevent the intense situations that all-too-frequently arise with a volatile child.

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Radio Show Archives

"Social Anxiety, Social Phobia"

Many people define "social anxiety, social phobia" as "performance anxiety," being afraid of a public performance, such as public speaking. But the reality is, for social phobics, any interaction can be a performance leading to symptoms that include blushing, profuse sweating, trembling, and other symptoms of anxiety, including difficulty talking and nausea or other stomach discomfort. On this show, we discussed what causes someone to develop social anxiety and what can be done to cope and treat it?

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Have you visited our new mental health forums - bulletin boards area. It's a place where people with psychiatric conditions or their family members and friends can post questions regarding the mental health issues that confront them today. We encourage you to post your questions and to offer your advice and experience. Sharing is helpful to everyone.

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