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TV's in Children's Bedrooms (2)

by Beth McHugh

20 May 2010 07:06 PM

I observed firsthand the problems of having TV's in children's bedrooms back when my daughter was in elementary school. One of the girls in her Year 4 class had one in her bedroom and she was the envy of her peers.

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TVs in Children's Bedrooms (1)

by Beth McHugh

05 May 2010 03:56 PM

I'm not a fan of TV's in children's bedrooms and I know not everyone will agree with me on this one, but it's not only my personal preference. The detrimental effects of televisions in children's bedrooms have long been a topic of interest among psychologists.

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Desperate Housewives Marrying to Avoid Loneliness

by Beth McHugh

24 Mar 2010 07:11 PM

Lyn has partnered up for the second time. Her first marriage was extremely happy - except that her husband drank until he finally became an alcoholic. Miserable, Lyn put up with the situation for years hoping he would change, but as in many cases, he didn't. The marriage failed.

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Still Waiting For Mr. Right?

by Beth McHugh

21 Mar 2010 03:34 PM

I recently had a discussion at a social function with a woman in her late 30s. She was divorced and on the lookout for another partner. But she said something to me that seemed more than a little odd.

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The Increase in "Brat-Camp" Style Documentaries

by Beth McHugh

Even a decade ago, there were few signs of reality TV shows dealing with out-of-control teenagers giving the finger plus a mouthful of verbal abuse to anyone who came near them, but in particular, their parents.

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The Importance of a Loving Mother

by Beth McHugh

When I was a young undergraduate I didn't give much thought to good parents versus bad. I had observed my own parents' numerous shortcomings as a teenager but also had a sense that there were a lot of my friends' parents that I wouldn't have been keen on swapping my own parents for.

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Do You Have a Favorite Child (2)

by Beth McHugh

In our earlier blog this topic, (see link below), we looked at the case of Ellie and Dawn, two sisters in their late 80s where Dawn still suffers from a childhood sense of not being as good as her sister Ellie. This experience has tainted Dawn's entire life.

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Do You Have a Favorite Child? (1)

by Beth McHugh

Of course we love all our children the same. Or do we? When we are asked this question by our children we usually give the standard stock answer: "I love you all the same". But the truth is parents often favor one child over another.

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Effects of House Break-ins on Young Children

by Beth McHugh

Have you had your house broken into? If the statistics are to be believed then there is a pretty good chance that you either have been or you will be. Although a robbery is a traumatic event for anyone to go through, the effect on young children is often longer term than that for adults.

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How Long Does It Take to Get Over a Death?

by Beth McHugh

Well, what's your guess? Six weeks, six months, a year? Six years? Or all of the above? Mental health experts agree that it takes a minimum of one year to come to grips with the death of a close family member. And that does not mean that at the end of a year one is really "over it.

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