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Decisions Under the Influence

2010-07-30T23:32:17Z

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

"Sexting" is the new flirting

2009-02-10T23:16:07Z

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

Procrastination: What to do about it

2008-09-29T19:00:41Z

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

Procrastination: Why do we do it?

2008-09-22T19:00:11Z

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

Suicide: What it is and what to do to reduce risk

2008-09-15T19:00:13Z

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

We Are Built to Move... Exercise and Mental Health

2008-07-17T04:30:58Z

Human beings are built to move. Before "modern life" took over, people moved all day, almost every day, performing the hard work of survival like hunting and gathering. Our bodies and our minds are oriented toward movement and we seem to heal when in motion. Study after study has shown that exercising, even for a brief period of time each day, leads to improvement in cognitive ability...

The Support Men Give Each Other

2008-07-11T07:39:37Z

Men have a difficult time connecting with each other. As you know, they (we) are typically isolated from other men as we involve ourselves in our jobs, relationships and families. The activities of these areas of our lives require a lot of energy and take time. We often leave little time to connect with other men. When we connect,

Videogames and Children's Health - Emotional Effects

2008-07-03T10:53:31Z

As with any activity that involves too much of your child's time, extensive videogame involvement leads to imbalance, stress and anxiety. As children become increasingly involved in the videogame play, they

Videogames and Children's Health - Behavioral Effects

2008-06-26T10:37:26Z

Parents often wonder if the videogames that their child is playing have an effect on their child's behavior. This has been a controversy that has brewed for a considerable period of time. When comic books became increasingly popular many decades ago, parents had the same concerns. Therefore, many of the arguments about the effects of videogames involve the same type of reasoning that was employed in the past. Overall, the research I have reviewed has shown that:

Videogames and Children's Health - Rating Systems

2008-06-20T10:27:48Z

There is very little incentive, if any, for the video game companies to discourage your child’s involvement in video games, so information you gather from the companies themselves is often biased. What follows is information culled from sources independent of these companies who are dedicated to your child’s health. These sources are reliable and trustworthy.