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Building Confidence in Your Teen

The most awkward time for you child is when they stop being a kid but aren’t quite an adult. Their bodies are changing, and their hormones are going nuts. Some handle it gracefully, but most freak out. And it doesn’t help that the role models they are presented with in the media are airbrushed into oblivion and have press agents to make sure they’re saying the right things for their image. The reality your teen faces is filled with so much fake-ness, it’s hard for them to look at themselves and recognize that what is real is normal and perfect.

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Discipline Q&A with Dr. Jen

Question: I have a 2 year old little girl who has had hearing problems before, and this past October she had tubes put into her ears. Her vocabulary and her speech have improved greatly. I am just wondering what I can do to discipline her. If I tell her to do something she tells me no, she screams, throws herself to the ground and she just won’t listen.

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ADHD & a Low Sex Drive

According to WebMD, 8 million adults in the United States suffer from a condition called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, which is characterized by impulsivity, hyperactivity and the inability to focus. More than half of all people diagnosed with ADHD as children will struggle with its symptoms into adulthood, and one of the most troubling aspects of the disorder is what happens, or doesn’t happen, in the bedroom.