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Grade School Counselors Could Boost Student Performance, Study Finds

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Oct 19th 2010 3:00PM

President Barack Obama walks with Anthony Black from Washington, DC., as he meets with the five children who were featured in the documentary "Waiting for Superman" in the Oval Office on Oct. 11, 2010. Credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
The ...Providing the opportunity for grade school-aged students to meet with counselors is an experiment that could rapidly boost student performance, quell disruptive behavior and resuscitate schools.
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New Study: Parents Stink

by Lenore Skenazy, Posted Mar 16th 2010 11:00AM

Another day, another article on how we parents can screw up our kids with our very best intentions. I'm getting sick of these things. Right now, a bunch of people are sending me this piece from the New Scientist because they think I'll love ...
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Antidepressants During Pregnancy Could Delay Developmental Milestones

by Shelley White, Posted Mar 2nd 2010 1:05PM

A new study suggests that exposure to anti-depressants in utero could adversely affect an infant's developmental milestones. But a leading Canadian expert warns that any potential risk of taking antidepressants during pregnancy needs to be balanced ...
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Teens More Stressed Now Than During Great Depression

by Amy Hatch, Posted Jan 14th 2010 11:21AM

More of today's teens are reporting anxiety and depression. Credit: Getty Images
A study that tracks the emotional and mental health of high school and college students reveals that kids are more stressed now than they were during the Great ...
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Beach Boy Brian Wilson revisits fatherhood

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 26th 2008 3:00PM

Brian Wilson of Beach Boys fame is finding fatherhood the second time around to be a bit different than the first. For starters, he is clean and sober now. Wilson has made no secret of his past struggles with drub abuse and mental illness and his ...
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Traumatic birth may put moms at risk for PTSD

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Aug 7th 2008 4:00PM

Childbirth is no walk in the park, that's for sure. But for a majority of women, the experience is a positive one. We made need a little time to let the memory of painful contractions fade or for stitches to heal, but the rewards definitely outweigh ...
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AP has written Britney's obituary

by Angie Felton, Posted Jan 18th 2008 8:52AM

Since her breakdown at the beginning of January, whenever I turn on the news in morning, I prepare myself news that Britney Spears has met a tragic end during the night. Turns out I'm not alone in fearing the worst for the troubled star. According ...
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Video game addiction a psychiatric disorder?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 22nd 2007 1:32PM

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is responsible for publishing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a handbook that is widely used by mental health professionals around the world to diagnose mental illness. The APA is ...
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Children should know their likability, study finds

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Nov 7th 2006 10:59AM

I don't know about the rest of you, but I pretty much hated the ages between 9 and 12. In fact, if you'd offer me a large amount of money to go back and relive those years, I'd have to turn you down. Why? Mean kids and bullies pretty much made my ...
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