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Grief is something that hovers on the periphery of our lives until it doesn’t, until it hits our life with a driving force that seems unbearable
It is important to take some very serious steps to help yourself and others while they are going through their grief.
DON’T allow yourself to fall apart: Grief has a way of making your body feel like it may actually open up and rip your heart out. We are rarely in a situation in life where you…

To discourage teenage alcohol use, parents can engage their kids in discussion, set some rules and let their children know they care.

The recently launched “Kiddle” promises to keep kids safe in their internet searching If you’ve ever checked the search history of your kid’s tablet and found entries such a…

By Leslie Goldman
As a boy, whenever Stephen Post got a bad grade, or felt left out of his older brother and sister's games, or was otherwise having a rough day, his mother always said, "Why don't you go out and do something for someone else?" At which point he'd head next door to rake Mr. Mueller's leaves or go across the street to help Mr. Lawrence with his boat. "I always came home feeling better," says Post, now a professor of preventive…

Through Mattress Firm Foster Kids, Simone Biles encourages foster kids to pursue their dreams

Harvard addiction specialist on FDA’s OxyContin OK: We have to respond to both patients and population health, a tricky task.

Whether at home or in the office, we are caring for kids. We care for children all day and then come home to our own. It is what we do. We are a group of parents who happen to be pediatricians. I am often asked if being a pediatrician makes me a better mom, or if being a mom makes me a better pediatrician. Honestly, I’m not sure. Probably it goes both ways. But I do know it is a parental nightmare to…

Young people are a very important part of our community, and there are several ways they can volunteer their time to help their neighbors.

A new analysis of national data reveals for the first time just a slew of disparities between the mental and physical health of children placed in foster care and otherwise similar kids.

Country music singer/songwriter Jimmy Wayne tells the story of his troubling childhood in the autobiography 'Walk to Beautiful.' Wayne hopes his book will give hope to children in foster care and inspire more people to adopt these kids.

Is there any role in life more stressful than that of mother? Caring for our kids and managing our household – not to mention our work outside the home – can be chaotic and at times overwhelming. This

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Empathy is defined by Merriam-Webster as "the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions." That sounds like a pretty good skill for our kids to possess, don't you agree? I know I want my girls to show empathy as they develop positive and long-term friendships, resist the temptation to bully, understand their feelings, and become team players…

It was exactly a week after my son’s 4th birthday when he announced that he was going to use the potty exclusively to do his business. He finally threw in the towel…and the diapers…on his own time, certainly not mine. I had spent the better part of a year begging, pleading, bribing, cajoling, manipulating, and any and every other trick to get my very stubborn boy to use the toilet. I pulled out all the stops from my pediatric training, and also fell…

When we lead by example and address the barriers to kindness, we help our kids learn to make caring choices.

“Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” director Joe Johnston is in negotiations to helm Disney’s upcoming reboot of the film franchise, “Shrunk,” with Josh Gad in talks to star. G…

A GOP group critical of President Donald Trump is targeting Vice President Mike Pence in an effort to call out corruption in the administration.

Why was it important to you to be so open and honest about your personal story
I wanted to get better. I wanted to enjoy a life of long-term recovery. The old AA saying is spot on: “You’re only as sick as your secrets.” I certainly hoped, and it has turned out to be true, that if I told my story, it would inspire others to tell their stories. Most American families suffer in silence and feel their situation is unique, when it’s…

More than 8,600 kids in Tennessee are in foster care, and there are only about 4,500 families willing to provide them homes.

Editorial | State needs to build on success of caring for disturbed children in Kentucky

From schools to courts, the state embraces an approach rooted in healing.