Friday, July 30, 2010 at 04:32PM However, regardless of their drug or alcohol use, teens regularly make difficult, and sometimes poor, decisions while under the influence of factors that adults do not have to contend with. For example, teens are highly influenced (as we all remember ourselves) by their emotional experience when making decisions, and there is a biological basis for this situation. Also, teens
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 03:16PM Recently, an article appeared in the newspaper about the increasing number of teens who are sending pornographic images of themselves (or their body parts) to other peers in an attempt to flirt or "joke around." The article noted how more and more of these kids are being charged by law enforcement for creating and distributing child pornography. This is a problem
Monday, September 29, 2008 at 12:00PM This is the second of a series of two articles that explore the dynamics of procrastination. In my last article, you learned what procrastination is and why people do it. In this one, you will learn how to change your procrastination behaviors and enable yourself to be more productive. I have
Monday, September 22, 2008 at 12:00PM All of us procrastinate on occasion. For some people, it’s a chronic problem; for others, it’s only a problem in certain life areas. Procrastination is always frustrating because it results in
Monday, September 15, 2008 at 12:00PM Over the years, I have worked with many individuals and families dealing with the risk or effects of suicide. I think that this critical issue is one that everyone should be aware of in order to address concerns they have so that they can