All along, the majority position of Psychiatry has been that Psychiatry has nothing to do with religion and spirituality. Religious beliefs and practices have long been thought to have a pathological basis, and psychiatrists over a century have understood them in this light. Religion was considered as a symptom of mental illness. Jean Charcot and […]
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Getting Teens to Obey You For Their Own Good
Getting teens to listen to their parents can sometimes seem like the easiest job in the world. You lay down the law, they say, “Yes, Ma’am/Sir,” and you breathe a sigh of relief. Until that moment a week or so later when you happen to drive past a group of teens and see your child […]
Hot Car Deaths Statistics 2016
The year 2016 is coming to a close and we’re no closer to solving the problem of hot car deaths. We know this because as the year comes to a close we find that the total number of U.S. heatstroke deaths of children left in cars in 2016 is actually higher than average. That number […]
Cube-tastic: Perfect Gift for Your Digital Native Child
Cube-tastic just may be the answer to your prayers. That is if you’ve been stumped about what to buy that computer geek child of yours as a holiday gift. Similar to the ever-popular Rubik’s Cube, Cube-tastic is a puzzle cube that combines augmented reality with a step-by-step solution guide. Made by Pai Technology, Cube-tastic and […]
When to Take Your Newborn Baby to the Doctor: A Checklist
New parents can find it difficult to know when a newborn baby needs a doctor’s attention. For one thing, no baby comes with a manual. Also, it takes time to learn the habits of this new and demanding little bundle of baby. Meantime, parents worry. They worry if the baby sneezes, or sleeps an hour […]
Teens and Smartphones: Should They Be Separated?
Teens and smartphones seem to be attached by some invisible cord. We’ve all seen teens all hunched over, not really there with us, totally absorbed by whatever is going on in their virtual worlds. The nagging voice in our (parental) heads may say, “This is what addiction looks like.” We’re not wrong. A recent study […]
Why Do Kids Have Imaginary Friends?
Many children have imaginary friends. Imaginary friend can be invisible to others, or take the form of an inanimate object. When the imaginary friend is a real object, the child imagines the inanimate object as having personality and abilities. Just how many children have pretend companions varies according to the sources you read and sometimes […]