Need to Watch Word Choice When Crisis Counseling
What kind of training is given to the average suicide hotline counselor? I'll be the first to admit, I don't know. But I am almost...
The Need for Better Disclosure of Medication Risks
As with the vast majority of suicides that become known to us, in the days after the initial news was broadcast, the preventable tragedy...
What Have You Done Through Half of Your Summer Vacation Teachers?
The summer. The subject of such great songs as "Summer" by Calvin Harris, or "Summer of 69'" by Bryan Adams and, of course, "Summertime"...
When in a Big City in Mexico, Watch Out for This
This post is not for the obvious "watch out for drug cartels" which is a statement high on the "duh" continuum. It is about the taxi...
Example of an Oxymoron: Diet Soda
This will be a short post and I will quickly get to the point. The use of sugar substitutes is quickly showing poorer and poorer effects...
Are We Medicating Away Creativity?
One may argue that convergent thinking is emphasized in the instructional approach of our standardized school system. How many of us...
Balance With Negative Thinking
A possible reaction to a critical review of anything is "Don't be so negative" or "Why can't you be more positive." I understand the...
Is There a Relationship Between High Fructose Diets in Infancy and Executive Function Deficits in Ad
While putting together a workshop on executive functions for teachers and parents, I came across studies that examine brain development...
Domestic Violence: A Community Concern
(Re-submitted due to a recent event death in my community) A typical reaction to the knowledge of a domestic violence incident was either...
