Posted on December 17th, 2010 by drbourdeau
What is a “Santa” to do? The children are counting on those clean plates in the morning as proof that Santa was there. Santa LOVES those cookies–it’s actually part of the job description, isn’t it? And all that flying around makes Santa hungry. What’s the harm in eating cookies one night per year? It’s the [...]
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Posted on December 17th, 2010 by Dr. Angela Londoño-McConnell
Ah… the holidays… a time of happiness and harmony, peace and goodwill…or are they? It seems that holidays have been become a source of great stress. For parents, holiday stress might be partly fueled by the idea that children must be given all that they want and even things they don’t. Parents go to great [...]
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Posted on December 24th, 2009 by nmolitor
For many people this time of year means a time of great joy and celebration. For many others however, the holidays are fraught with anxiety and sadness especially if they have had losses in the past year. Living through the holidays feels to some, in fact, like walking through a minefield.
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