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The recent shocking discovery and rescue of three women who were held captive by a man in Ohio for approximately 10 years -- two of whom were just teenagers when they were captured -- brings to light the gripping reality of the potential dangers our children face. Approximately 300 children are abducted each year. Of

Under the age of 11, children who kill don’t usually understand that death is an irrevocable event.  But once children crossover into adolescence, they typically kill if they feel victimized, or when they meet restraints that they believe to be unfair. Freud called adolescence the period of “strum and angst.” Aristotle called adolescence the time

I remember the first time I sat down to read about the symptoms and effects of menopause. By the time I got done reading about the hot flashes, loss of energy, heart palpitations, mood swings, depression, anxiety, loss of memory, vaginal dryness, loss of libido, bladder problems and constipation – I just had to laugh. 

While there is no particular or distinct characteristic of a terrorist, history reveals there are some behaviors that they seem to have in common.  Recognizing those behaviors and taking them seriously can alert significant others to pay attention, and to intervene before it is too late. There is a sphere of influence that family and

If you are a parent, you know that sometimes your children seem to get angry out of the blue, without warning or reasonable explanation. To understand how to help children work through anger, it first helps to understand where this emotion comes from and how children process anger differently than adults. Anger is built into