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Successful Aging
Getting older has its challenges. The iconic bumper sticker “Old age is not for sissies” had it right. It’s not. The good news is that older adults are
When there is an Illness in the Family
The diagnosis of a chronic or life threatening illness in a family can pose significant challenges for the patient and for the entire family. Initially
Healthy Eating
Eating is an essential and everyday human function. Everyone knows how to eat; but not everyone knows how to eat well, that is, in a way that promotes health. Healthy eating requires taking into account not only on what we eat, but also on how we eat it - and why.
Positive Psychology: Cultivating Strengths
Positive Psychology is the scientific study of what makes life worth living by exploring the positive emotions, thought, behavior patterns, and relationships that contribute to human flourishing. Positive psychology is not about being happy all of the time, but rather about valuing positive emotions,...
Things to Know About Diversity
Whether you're looking to build relationships with others from whom you differ, create a workplace that's inclusive of people from different backgrounds
Caregiving
Many of us provide help to older, ill or disabled friends or family members, thereby becoming caregivers. While we are often authentically willing to help out
Healthy Children, Healthy Families
In today’s fast-paced and information-saturated culture, parents often juggle multiple responsibilities and demands on their time. One of the best gifts we can give our children is to spend quality time with them; this is more meaningful than the actual quantity of time we are able to spend together....
Helping Children Cope with Stress
Today’s children are growing up in an increasingly complex world. They routinely encounter multiple sources of adversity and stress in their homes, schools, peer groups, communities, and the media. Despite this, however, children can be highly resilient, and there is much we can do to help them cope...
Recognizing and Responding to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence expresses itself in many ways. Among the most common are physical aggression, emotional or psychological threats or intimidation, and
Preventing Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults
Violent acts committed by youth are complex and often misunderstood phenomena. For example, many believe that rates of violent crime committed by youth
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