My wife and I are raising four children, two of whom are girls. That’s why I’m increasingly alarmed by the number of women affected by eating disorders. The two most common ones we hear about are anorexia nervosa and bulimia. I read that there are about a half a million deaths per year due to [...]
Read more →I know a gentleman who lives in another state and has a lady in his life who’s just flat out mean. There’s no other way to describe it. She’s just mean. You’re probably saying, “What does mean, mean?” Let me explain. She speaks rudely. You can’t tell her anything because she thinks she knows it [...]
Read more →Childhood Anxiety by Emilie DeYoung, PhD, ACSW, LMSW Development of Fear All children have fears. In fact, around the age of 3 or 4, children’s emotions develop in a way that allows them to experience a sense of fear. In many ways fear is a healthy protective emotion that prevents children from jumping from a [...]
Read more →With four kids in our one family, as a dad I often felt like I was being pulled in four different directions at the same time. The kids are older now and three of them are on their own, but back when they were little, managing this even slightly well seemed almost impossible, like trying [...]
Read more →1. Write a hand-written letter to someone 2. Go for a long walk 3. Drink more water 4. Make an effort to chat someone up in public 5. Read a new book 6. Write in a journal 7. Talk about your emotional baggage with a counselor 8. Start a blog or a website 9. Take [...]
Read more →Did you ever wonder why there is fuzz on peaches? I grew up near peach orchards so it’s very normal for me to talk and write about peach fuzz. Just like humans have hair on their bodies to protect their skin, peaches have fuzz on them to protect them from sunburn and potential water loss, [...]
Read more →Every year the Westminster Kennel Club holds its annual dog show in an effort to crown somebody’s pet as top dog. This time-honored tradition has been going on since 1907 when the first pooch was awarded the coveted trophy. This year the honor went to a Scottish Deerhound named Hickory. There were several other prizes [...]
Read more →Someone once shared with me that the word stressed is desserts spelled backwards. But I don’t think anyone finds anything sweet about stress. In fact, more often, stress leaves a sour taste in your mouth. The more people I talk to the more I understand that we live in a world of stress. We [...]
Read more →I love being a dad. It’s one of the greatest privileges a man has in life. As a dad, I get to hear the pitter-patter of little feet telling me that a hug is on its way. I get to clean out the sand in the back of the minivan after a trip to [...]
Read more →Years ago, when my son was younger, I remember talking with him, well I guess you could say I had been talking at him—for a while, pointing out several problem areas I’d noticed in his behavior. I’d griped about his slow starts in the morning, accusing him of constantly making the rest of the family [...]
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