It’s a painful secret: there are times when you wish your suffering, insufferable, difficult or distressed parent would die. What do you do with your sadness, anger and guilt?
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Teddy Roosevelt’s Inauguration: Advice to His Children
Roosevelt’s White House years proved to every successor that it’s possible to be a father first, and a president second.
Diagnosis: Pandemic Fatigue
Are you feeling the effects of the pandemic?
Understanding Attachment and Its Consequences
Adult attachment matters for social and cognitive life. Insecure attachment can be a risk to a well-functioning society.
Family Language Policies – Do We Need Them?
Decisions about using more than one language in the family in one generation will affect generations to come.
7 Ways to Support Yourself as a Caregiver During a Pandemic
Struggling With Caregiving During The Pandemic? Here are some tips to empower yourself.
How To Manage Incontinence in Dementia
There are many simple things you can do to prevent your loved one with dementia from having accidents.
Are You Too Low-Maintenance?
Are you trying to be “low-maintenance” so that others won’t call you needy or crazy? You’re not alone.
Giving Kids the Gift of Lasting Confidence
When parents criticize free-spirited behavior by children, the child may perceive that they are not accepted for who they are. This can inadvertently damage their self-confidence.
How COVID-19 Twisted Death and Grief
As a front-line physician, I’ve spent countless nights imagining how my COVID-19 patients must have felt during their final days.