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Is Your Teen Smoking?!
Did you catch your teenager smoking? Wow. Whether your teenager started drinking or smoking just because his friends were doing it doesn’t matter. What matters is that he may now be addicted and needs your support to help him stop. It is not going to be easy for him, as a lot of his peers are probably smoking and drinking, too. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, nearly 80 percent of teenagers report having tried alcohol by the time they reach high school. While some teens may be able to quit on their own, others need help in the form of medical or other formal interventions in order to quit.
Pain Free Birth — It's Possible!
Can you imagine not feeling any pain while giving birth? Most of the moms in our office laughed when talking about the idea and said “yeah, right?!” But according to HypnoBirthing experts and the HypnoBirthing philosophy, it really is possible to visualize your way through a pain-free birth. Modernmom talked to HypnoBirthing coach and teacher Stella Greenhalgh, who teaches HypnoBirthing in California and answered all of our questions — Gosh, she really turned us into believers! (Well, some of us at least). Here’s what she had to say:
The Terrible Truth about Date Rape
Date rape is pervasive in our society. It is an awful crime that is damaging to a woman both physically and psychologically. If a woman did not or could not consent to having sex, it is considered rape (regardless of whether or not the woman has had sex with the man before). Here are a few myths and facts about date rape and what your rights as a woman are.
An Exhausted Mom's Rant About Sleep vs Sex
The girls and I were talking about how we are getting ZERO sleep and that our husband’s don’t seem to be affected by this at all and they still want sex all the time. So…as a working mom with very very little sleep, what’s the solution? Why is it that they always want sex even if they are exhausted and we can’t even keep our eyes open?
Yasmin Vs. Yaz Birth Control
Yasmin and Yaz birth control pills both rely upon a combination of ethinyl estradiol or estrogen and a hormone called drospirenone. The drospirenone in Yasmin and Yaz takes the place of progesterone. While these two pills use the same hormones, there are some differences between the two that may make one or the other a better choice for you.