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Monday, November 09, 2009
alzheimer’s and a, b, c’s of communication

by guest blogger Judith L. London, Ph.D., author of Connecting the Dots

Hope. That is not a word that people often associate with Alzheimer’s. However, for the five million people in the U.S. with this illness, over 10 million unpaid caregivers and the many millions more involved in ancillary care, there are bright spots.

 

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Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Monday, November 09, 2009
Thursday, November 05, 2009
anger tips for teens

excerpt from The Anger Workbook for Kids


It is important to become aware of situations that make you angry, to notice what you do when you get angry, and to recognize the consequences of your anger. An anger log is a tool to help you do all that.

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Posted By newharb / 11:56 AM / Thursday, November 05, 2009
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
when the gossip tables turn

Excerpt from Coping with Cliques

Starting Off…
When the gossip mill gets going, it can suddenly switch into high gear and get mean and nasty in no time at all, so it’s important to be careful about these gossip sessions. And remember, what your friends in the clique say about you, they just might say behind your back. Once that starts, you never know when the tone will shift and you’ll become the butt of their verbal jabs.

Here’s Kara in action again. Read the following scenarios and then answer the questions after each one.

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Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
how to help a loved one who hoards

Michael Tompkins, Ph.D., co-author of Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring discusses hoarding and how friends and loved ones can help.

watch a larger version of the video here

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Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
four exercises to help deal with food cravings

Excerpt from Eating the Moment

  • Counting Craving Thoughts
  • It’s Just a Craving, for Crying Out Loud!
  • Craving-Control Chair
  • Craving-Control Success Record
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Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Monday, October 26, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
the meaning of commitment and a walk down memory lane

Excerpt from In the Mood, Again

Commitment is promising to share your life with one anther and to remain faithful. Although this can be a bit frightening, you have to admit it is also quite exciting. If your partner possesses attributes that you consider important and you both share a similar value system, why not? You are most likely partnered with your best friend. What can be nicer than sharing your life with your best friend?

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Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Opening Your Heart

Excerpt from Five Good Minutes with the One You Love

Even the busiest people can begin to reconnect with the sources of life and love in a relationship if they learn to inhabit the present moment with sensitive and caring attention. Through simple, mindfulness-based practices for stopping, relaxing, connecting, and staying here, the momentum of hurry and worry becomes less compelling. Something else more precious and sustaining returns. The opportunity for a different experience arises. Exploration of deeper, more positive feelings suddenly seems possible, even easier.

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Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Refining Parenting Practices

Excerpt from Parenting through the Process in Helping Your Child with OCD

Most children with OCD are and want to be “good kids.” Many, however, struggle with anger and irritability. Some have developed a habit of throwing tantrums. Anger and irritability are frequently side effects of living with OCD. Think about it: how do you feel when you are in a room with a radio pounding, people demanding something from you, and a television blaring? Thinking, listening, and functioning are extremely difficult because of all the extraneous noise. In such circumstances you probably feel angry and stressed and want to scream, “Be quiet!” because you can’t hear yourself think. This is similar to how children with OCD frequently feel.

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Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Friday, October 16, 2009
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