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Distraction Tactics: Comforting a Child Who Is Not Your Own

by Carrie Snyder, Posted Jan 15th 2010 3:30PM

Occasionally, or even fairly frequently, I have in my care someone else's child. Occasionally, though thankfully not as frequently, someone else's child discovers she misses her own mother, or is in some other way suffering malaise, boredom, or ...
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Postpartum Depression Affects Dads, Too

by Sarah Treleaven, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:00PM

According to a recent story by psychiatrist Dr. Richard Friedman in The New York Times, postpartum depression doesn't just affect new mothers -- fathers can suffer the devastation, too. Here are some of the most interesting points of the story. ...
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Why A Good Cry May Not Be So Good For You

by Susan Wagner, Posted Feb 6th 2009 11:00AM

Crying is a big part of being a parent -- oh I don't mean to imply that parents cry a lot (although let's face it, nothing will bring you to tears faster than seeing your child hurt or in pain). I mean that as parents, we deal with crying on a daily ...
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Kids are depressing

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 30th 2007 6:01PM

Analysis of data taken from studies in the 1980's and 1990's shows that those who have children are more likely to be depressed than those who do not. This, according to Florida State University Professor Robin Simon, is due to the fact that children ...
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How common is pre-partum depression?

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Apr 23rd 2007 12:33PM

Carrie came over on Saturday night after Nolan went to sleep, bearing nachos, guacamole, cheesecake, and a massive bunch of spring flowers. There is a reason this girl is my best friend. Her 6-month baby belly is now prominent beneath her stylish ...
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Grief in the very young

by Heather Craven, Posted Jul 3rd 2006 12:05PM

Almost two weeks ago we lost my father, just 65, to a heart attack; it was massive and nearly instant. This event has left us reeling with shock and grief as a family. My father was devoted to fitness and nutrition as he endeavored to buck the heart ...
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