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Night Frights: 10 Ways to Help Kids With Nightmares

What do you do when your little one has scary dreams? There are two issues to examine when trying to help a child who’s suffering from nightmares: What to do during the nightmare, or just after the child awakens from one What to do in the child’s daily life, before and after sleeptime, to help keep the bad dreams away. Another way to say this is: there’s crisis management and then there’s crisis prevention. First, let’s talk about how to manage a child’s nightmare in the moment. 1. First, what NOT to do.

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Why it is important to do well in school?

These days, many women are preparing to return to school or send a child off to a university. Whether you're learning more about the field of education for yourself or someone you love, it's important to recognize that academic performance is very important. To learn more about why doing well in school is a goal…

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Make Your Profile Standout on LinkedIn

Now that year-end crunch time is over, you may be cashing in your holiday bonus check and checking out new employment opportunities. Many employers use social media to recruit new employees, mostly through LinkedIn. Translation: create a great Linkedin profile, and fast! An effective LinkedIn profile allows you to present yourself in a multi-dimensional way…

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When Strangers Meet Via Autism

Here's another story about a recent autism experience. This one happened on Mother's Day. My husband and son took me out for brunch in Pasadena. We were seated in a booth. After we ordered, I noticed two women and an older boy being ushered to the table behind my husband and son by a waitress.…