Month: October 2016
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Bravo to UNLV for advancing Autism care…
So many times we hear about how hard it is for parents to find the right resources for their child. The good news is that more people are working to provide the specialized services that kids on the Spectrum need and it appears that UNLV has taken a great big step in the right direction!…
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When is anxiety in children really a problem?
Yep, kids can worry about all kinds of things. They don’t like it when you leave them with a babysitter. They fret over making friends. They have a melt down trying to decide what to wear to school, or deciding if they want to try out for the baseball team, or school play. Some of…
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When men struggle with eating disorders
Most of us don’t picture men, let alone a popular football player, when we think of someone with an eating disorder. Joey Julius is a very brave young man. He has come forward to admit that he struggles. He first shared this announcement on social media, and now it has hit the press. There is…
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A personal look at eating disorders
For many people admitting that they are struggling and there is an issue is an incredibly hard first step towards healing. I admit that I was surprised by this Yahoo! Beauty post, but found it to be a moving account of a young woman finding the courage to admit she had a problem. In our…
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Follow up to post of 9/30/16 regarding ADHD
In my post of 9/30/16 I shared a link to a list of recent studies that tied food additives to ADHD. Of course that is helpful, but the bigger issues is what can we do about it. The Parent Herald offers a fairly simple way to assess if your child is reacting to some of…
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Another benefit of Equine Therapy!
As we have stated before, we believe that most issues are best treated with a variety of resources, from visits to a therapist and medications, to supportive services such as work with horses. And there is evidence to support this! The Atlantic Magazine has published an article about a study linking physical activity and how…