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Keep Prescription Meds Away from Kids with LOCKMED

Keep Prescription Meds Away from Kids with LOCKMED

Fact: 70% OF CHILDREN WHO ABUSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ADMIT TO GETTING THEM FROM FAMILY OR FRIENDS. (Reference: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings.) OVER 3 MILLION U.S. TEENS ABUSE...

Parenting Link Roundup Late June Edition

Parenting Link Roundup Late June Edition

So, oops. I missed the deadline for the June Parenting link roundup. Without further ado, here it is, and hopefully I'll be on time with the July edition. Laura Anderson presents Expert Insights with Laura Fobler Coach and Author of The Parenting Struggle posted at...

How to Plan for a Family

How to Plan for a Family

Deciding to start a family is one of the most transformative experiences in someone’s life. Bringing children into the world is a big deal in every conceivable way and there’s a great deal of planning that goes into it. Although it can be debated that no one can ever...

Building a Better Student: Stuck in the Middle

Building a Better Student: Stuck in the Middle

Dante left out a circle of Hell when he wrote Inferno. He imagined only nine areas of suffering, but he forgot about middle school. In an informal survey, the majority of adults looked back and pegged those two or three years as the most miserable time of their lives....

3 Ways Moms Can Get More

3 Ways Moms Can Get More

Taking care of yourself is important, but you have to make time in your life for it. Most moms have given up trying to make space in their schedules for doing the things they love, whatever that may be. You may find yourself looking for more time to get everything...

Searching for a Long-Lost Sibling

Searching for a Long-Lost Sibling

Do you have a brother or sister you've never met? It's not all that uncommon. Parents get remarried, biological mothers and fathers drift out of their children's lives, and adopted children struggle to discover the family trees of their birth family. Psychology Today...