Monthly Archives: August 2013

Depression In Young Children

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Do you think that you only need to start worrying about depression in your children when they reach the difficult teenage years? If so, then it’s time to think again. Several studies have shown that depression is worryingly common in children younger than six years old. In fact, the number of reported cases of depression in preschool children (three to five years old) per year is steadily increasing. Continue reading

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Breaking It Gently – Telling A Child About Divorce

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Happily ever after is often something that you only see in fairy tales. It rarely occurs in real life, even with couples who profess undying love to each other on their wedding day. There are many reasons partners getting divorced these days. And although marriage counseling can help, few marriage mates make use of the resource. Continue reading

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Are B Vitamins The Ultimate Brain Booster?

b vitaminsNearly everyone is looking for ways to improve brain function and mental focus these days.  Often times, we zero in on specific behaviors and actions that can provide optimum results — but rarely do we ever focus on what is happening at the most basic level of our brain’s formation.

What if you could put all those brain booster books aside?  What if you didn’t need to do those tedious memory enhancing exercises?  What if all you had to do was pop a pill?  Well…as it turns out, that just might be the case. Continue reading

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