Depression versus sadness

January 09, 2016  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

This animation clarifies what makes depression different than feeling sad: https://magazine.good.is/articles/depression-video-symptoms?utm_source=TSE&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=pd&utm_content=inf_10_81_2&tse_id=INF_6fc9bc50583e4b25a26bbb45188719f2  

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Having children

January 09, 2016  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

This article discusses some dark unspoken experiences that some parents have after having kids: http://mom.me/blog/26774-10-darker-parenting-truths-every-person-should-know/  

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Monitoring your teens online

January 07, 2016  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

Over the last few months, researchers from Pew have been looking at parents, teenagers and the Internet. They observed teens’ behavior online and how parents are monitoring that behavior: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/01/07/parents-teens-digital-monitoring/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/01/07/parents-teens-and-digital-monitoring/ http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/parents-monitoring-teenagers-online-and-mostly-getting-it-right/?_r=0  

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ADHD and nutrition

January 07, 2016  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

This is a very useful blog post on the nutritional component of treatment for ADHD. Full disclosure, the article is written by my wife, who is a nutritionist and registered dietician specializing in Nutrition and ADHD: http://diannerishikof.com/things-you-wished-you-knew-about-adhd-treatment/

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Melatonin as a sleep aid

January 07, 2016  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

Here is a quick description on how melatonin can help with sleep problems: http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2015/12/30/ask-well-does-melatonin-aid-sleep/?smid=tw-share&_r=1&referer=http://m.facebook.com  

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