In a recent viral social media post, Rachel Olstad expressed what she and many other families with children with disabilities would like to express to those who help care for their children. We have CHALLENGES. We have the normal challenges of family life and raising kids. But we also have additional challenges related to having…
My name is Sakiusa Rokovasa Vakadewatabua, Jr. But I go by Zac. I grew up in Fiji, a nation consisting of over three hundred islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The International Date Line cuts straight through my country, meaning that Fiji is the first to see every new morning and the first…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. A study of more than 1 million Swedish men followed for up to 50 years found that higher blood pressure (BP) at age 18 was associated with an increased risk for major cardiovascular events later in life, including heart failure, heart attacks, strokes, and…
If he’s still around he would be in his late 40’s. I wonder if his attitudes about sex and sexuality have changed. I met him when he was in high school and sitting front and center as I was the… Read More The post Understanding Sex: Cultural or Covenantal? appeared first on The Center for…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by ScienceDaily. A new study finds that only a third of adults in the United States did not rely on their parents for some form of material support between their late teens and early 40s. The study highlights the extent to which parents and adult children…
Caregivers can do hard things. In the nearly sixty-seven years my mother and I shared on this earth, she taught me many lessons. The one I leaned on the most as our time to say good-bye drew near was this one. Caregivers can do hard things. As a child, I didn’t know this. When I…
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The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. A new study led by researchers at Western and Lawson Health Research Institute has found that adolescent emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and self-poisoning increased across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among adolescent girls. Researchers from Pediatric Emergency…
I love watching street jugglers, the men and women who have a talent for keeping random objects aloft. The other day I saw one at a local market. A man, maybe in is twenties, tossing plates into the air, first three then up to six of them at a time. Watching intently, wondered how many…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MSN/The Canadian Press. A new Statistics Canada report says one in four adolescents have been cyberbullied, and it’s taking a toll on their mental health. The study says youth who have been victimized online have a greater risk of depression, anxiety, eating disorder symptoms, and…