3 Tips for Talking to Children about Traumatic Events
It is almost impossible to shield children from negative world events. In our ever-connected society, breaking news stories reach far beyond the evening news. All too often, these tragic stories involving mass casualties are in the news for days and become the topic of conversation for many.
We see this with any major domestic or international story. As adults, these heartbreaking stories often take an emotional toll on us. Some make us cry; others evoke anger or frustration. For children, however, these reactions can be far more complex.
Children may withdraw, become easily irritable, experience decreased appetite or have...
Source: World of Psychology - August 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Paul C. Milford, MSW, RCSWI Tags: Caregivers Children and Teens General Grief and Loss Parenting Bereavement Child Psychology Childhood Trauma Grieving Kids Traumatic Events Source Type: blogs
Are Public Schools Safer Than Private Schools?
Jason Bedrick
There is no clearer sign that foes of educational choice have lost the battle of ideas than the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s desperate attempt to smear Florida’s choice law.
Annie Martin’s front-page story in the Sunday edition of the News-Journal contains numerous inaccuracies about Florida’s scholarship tax credit law, which helps tens of thousands of low-income kids attend the school that’s best for them. For example, Martin claims in the second paragraph that the scholarship law “diverted $1.3 billion from state coffers,” which is irres...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 30, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Jason Bedrick Source Type: blogs
Citizen's Council for Health Freedom: "The Truth about Electronic Health Records"
The Citizen's Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission "to protect health care choices and patient privacy" (www.cchfreedom.org/about.php).Its president, Twila Brase, wrote this piece about Electronic Health Records in the CCHF newsletter of June 18, 2014, observing some "inconvenient truths" and highlighting one of the most asinine statements I've ever seen about computers made by (of course) a venture capital official who happened to play a significant role in formulating the Affordable Care Act a.k.a. "Obamacare":http://healthenews.cchfreedom.org/newsletter.php/1...
Source: Health Care Renewal - June 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: CCHF Citizen ' s Council for Health Freedom conflict of interest healthcare IT risk HITECH Politico. Affordable Care Act Twila Brase Source Type: blogs
Eliminating Telehealth Policy Barriers
We’ve learned from television commercials that you can pick up your e-book reader, punch a button on the touch screen and instantly see a live person appear in front of you to walk you through any technical problems you have with your device. TV advertising also reminds us that, if your newer model car breaks down, you’re just a click away from speaking with someone who can diagnose your automobile’s problems from hundreds of miles away and send immediate assistance to your location.
These wireless advancements that make our lives more convenient can’t help but beg the question, though – why aren’t we moving ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - June 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Advocacy HIT/Health Gaming Innovation Policy Source Type: blogs
This is how I feel when I read a lot of posts about the Judge Rotenberg Center.
Close the Judge Rotenberg Center. For the love of everything holy, close the Judge Rotenberg Center. Stomp it into the ground and dance on its f.ing ashes.
But.
You won’t be done.
You’ll just have eliminated the most obvious of a huge number of places that torture and abuse their patients in the name of treatment.
Skin shock is showy and scary and it makes a good story and it makes it easy to see what is hurting people.
But people can be hurt just as bad or worse without it.
People can be hurt just as bad or worse by places that don’t brag about the torture they inflict on their patients.
People can b...
Source: Ballastexistenz - June 9, 2014 Category: Autism Authors: Mel Baggs Tags: Abuse Aversives Behavior Mod Degradation Disability Disability gulag Disability Rights Discrimination Ethics Ethics, justice, etc. Inclusion Institutions JRC Long & detailed Power Power relations Safety Segregation Self Source Type: blogs
Love and Homeopathics: Mental Health, Community Care, and the Political Imagination
Section: Articles Dissociation: Trapped in Your BodyImagine you are standing with your head poking out of a little tent, alone in an enormous open clearing, in the middle of a raging hurricane. There’s almost no space to hear yourself think over the wind. At the edge of the clearing, far away, the wind knocks down trees and power lines. The storm is so vast and loud you can’t hear your own voice over the pummeling noise, because the wind whips the words out of your mouth before you utter them.Someone you care about is standing outside the storm, and they are so far away they are hard to make out. You can barely se...
Source: The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness - April 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nadia Germane Source Type: blogs
Mike and Linda G.
What a wonderful story of success from Mike and Linda. It’s great to see how they go through this together. – Dr. Perlmutter
My wife bought your book “Grain Brain” a few months ago and like most books we buy, it just sat on the coffee table for a while and neither of us even opened it for a few days. When Linda first picked up the book and began to read, it became obvious that this was not just another diet book that was going to fail us again. We both have strong histories of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in our families and, from first-hand experience, it is the most cruel and debilitating disease ...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - March 25, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: gbadmin Tags: Success Alzheimer's disease Dementia energy knee replacement Sleep spinal fusion weight loss Source Type: blogs
United Church Observer: Through the Cracks: For Adults With Developmental Disabilities Gaps Remain
The United Church Observer article, Through the cracks, by Kevin Spurgaitis, tackles issues relating to the lack of available care for adults with severe developmental disabilities including autism disorders. Simply by addressing, and shining a spotlight on the lack of places that can provide permanent residential care to those with autism disorders they have helped to address the hard realities faced by many with severe developmental disorders including severe autism. I was interviewed by telephone by Kevin Spurgatis, who was exceptionally courteous and respectful, qualities which show up in t...
Source: Facing Autism in New Brunswick - March 21, 2014 Category: Autism Authors: H L Doherty Source Type: blogs
Families Learn Alzheimer's May Not Be Alzheimer's Instead It's
Many will discover it’s not Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease at all that impairs function, instead its Lewy body dementia (LBD), the second most common form of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.Families Learn Alzheimer’s-Like Symptoms May Not Be Alzheimer’s The most misdiagnosed dementia, LBD affects 1.3 million Americans.“Early and accurate diagnosis is critical,” says Angela Taylor, director of programs, Lewy Body Dementia Association. “In fact, it may be life-saving.” Taylor warns, “Unlike Alzheimer’s disease, people with undiagnosed LBD may be exposed to medications that can ...
Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - March 18, 2014 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Families Learn Alzheimer's May Not Be Alzheimer's Instead It's
Many will discover it ’s not Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease at all that impairs function, instead its Lewy body dementia (LBD), the second most common form of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.Families Learn Alzheimer ’s-Like Symptoms May Not Be Alzheimer’s The most misdiagnosed dementia, LBD affects 1.3 million Americans.“Early and accurate diagnosis is critical,” says Angela Taylor, director of programs, Lewy Body Dementia Association. “In fact, it may be life-saving.” Taylor warns, “Unlike Alzheimer’s disease, people with undiagnosed LBD may be exposed to medications that ca...
Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - March 18, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Alzheimer's Reading Room Source Type: blogs
Families Learn Alzheimer's May Not Be Alzheimer's Instead It's
Many will discover it ’s not Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease at all that impairs function, instead its Lewy body dementia (LBD), the second most common form of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.Families Learn Alzheimer ’s-Like Symptoms May Not Be Alzheimer’s The most misdiagnosed dementia, LBD affects 1.3 million Americans.“Early and accurate diagnosis is critical,” says Angela Taylor, director of programs, Lewy Body Dementia Association. “In fact, it may be life-saving.” Taylor warns, “Unlike Alzheimer’s disease, people with undiagnosed LBD may be exposed to medications that ca...
Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - March 18, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Alzheimer ' s Reading Room Source Type: blogs
Strange Adventures and Assorted Announcements
Photo: X-ray Delta One By Crabby McSlackerSo Happy Saint Patricks Day! Although aside from a green shirt that makes an appearance in a photo or two, I'm afraid we're not doing much on that theme today.This post is partly about seeking out "adventure!" But, if you are an anxious person, fear not. I haven't changed my opinion that there is absolutely nothing wrong with embracing your comfort zone, and staying way the hell away from "adventures" other people suggest if they seem too risky or otherwise unappealing.However, there is still a lot of excitement and novelty to be had in the world from within your comfor...
Source: Cranky Fitness - March 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Crabby McSlacker Source Type: blogs
#1 Surprising Secret to Boost Self Esteem Instantly (Even If You Hate Yourself)
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” –Thich Nhat Hanh
You can boost self esteem instantly (even if you hate yourself) if you get to the root of what caused it in the first place.
How you show up is a reflection of your self-image.
Can you look in the mirror and say, “I love you!! You are the greatest thing since sliced bread!!”?
You might be squirming and thinking…
“Ugh!! No, I can’t say that. I hate the way I look. I hate my hair, I hate my teeth, I’m fat, I’m a loser, I’m ugly, etc.”
You are not alone… there’s an ep...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - March 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: efilloramo Tags: confidence depression happiness motivation psychology self confidence self improvement success Uncategorized how to be happy how to be successful positivity self esteem Source Type: blogs
Reel Bio-Horror
Victoria Sutton of Texas Tech very kindly put her new book, Reel Bio-Horror: The Things That Keep Us Up at Night, on the Biolaw bookshelf. The book has its own website and a Facebook fan page. It covers the genre of biohorror and biothriller movies, which depict infectious diseases, whether used as weapons or simply beyond human control, that wreak havoc and spawn terror. Vickie calls these movies "petri dish movies," by analogy to spaghetti Westerns. Naturally, the book has its own cinematic preview. I embed it below. Enjoy! (Source: BioLaw: Law and the Life Sciences)
Source: BioLaw: Law and the Life Sciences - March 2, 2014 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Authors: Jim Chen Source Type: blogs
Mary's little lamb
Just 48 hours ago I got a tearful call from my mom. "Mary's water broke." Ready or not, baby Rachel was very likely coming and far too early for all of our liking. The fear in that call jarred me out of a sound sleep and the only thing I could do after I hung up was pray and struggle into a pair of jeans.When your only sister faces a health crisis your heart beats faster as your brain treads on a momentary stabbing pain of 'if' ...and it scares you to death. Then you rationalize and try to just move...and do something. Both Mary and I have intimately known this fear before. Mine as she underwent a harrowing...
Source: Life is like a sandwich...enjoy the big bites. - February 27, 2014 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
