It almost looked like a scene from Netflix’s latest series ‘Adolescence’, but with a twist. Jackson Oswalt, a 12-year-old boy from Memphis, Tennessee, was working on his ‘project’. The Saturday started just like any other. A few hours in, a van full of FBI officers pulled up near their driveway. A squad of officers, dressed in raid jackets, stepped out …
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In Texas Measles Outbreak, Signs of a Riskier Future for Children
Every day, as Dr. Wendell Parkey enters his clinic in Seminole, a small city on the rural western edge of Texas, he announces his arrival to the staff with an anthem pumping loudly through speakers. As the song reaches a climax, he throws up an arm and strikes a pose in cowboy boots. “Y’all ready to stomp out disease?” he …
Read More »I Regret How I Treated My Kids
You can do one of three things with your pain: run from it (denial, compartmentalization), drown in it (rumination) or make friends with it. Making friends with your pain means letting it sit next to you, and starting a conversation with it. This internal dialogue might sound something like: You: Welcome, old friend. I remember meeting you at the airport …
Read More »10 reasons why parents should not punish kids
It can make a child feel unloved Punishment, like ignoring or shouting, can make a child feel unloved. A child needs to feel loved, no matter what. If a child spills juice, don’t punish them, tell them it’s okay and help clean. This shows you always love them. Source link
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