February 17th, 2008 by admin
Mental Health in Children:Nutrition as a Common Sense Alternative to Medications and Labels
By Scott M. Shannon, MD
The American medical profession has rejected and avoided the science of nutrition for over a century. Most American physicians ignore well-proven nutritional interventions in spite of solid science, low cost, good safety and exploding patient demand. Our doctors dismiss the value of nutrition without understanding or exploring the information. The pattern is set in medical school where minimal time is devoted to this topic. Sadly, nowhere is this anti-nutrition mindset more obvious than in the specialty of psychiatry. Read the rest of this entry »
February 9th, 2008 by admin
A NEW CHILD PSYCHIATRY: A VISION OF HOPE
By Scott M. Shannon, MD
Every day I hear these concerns from parents struggling to find effective help for their suffering child:
“Dr. Shannon, I have been given three different labels for my son and he still isn’t better.”
“Dr. Shannon, my daughter has been in therapy for two years and she is still suicidal; what can we do to help her?” Read the rest of this entry »
September 20th, 2007 by admin
Here is a huge list of freebies that was posted at the WAH Friends Network on Ryze. The list was posted courtesy of Patricia from T.E.A.M Mom. Thanks Patricia.
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Free Stickers from We Kids
http://www.wekids.org/stic.php
Free EZ Match Socks for Kids
http://www.aurosocks.com/register/join.aspx
Boredom Buster Freebies
http://archives.zinester.com/76755/136116.html Read the rest of this entry »
September 14th, 2007 by admin
An Innovative company uses the power of Web video to help children and youth fight social and environmental injustice in their own communities—and around the world.
Last year, Ryan Hoye was a 17-year old who wanted to make a difference. He was your average teenager: dealing with ordinary things like school exams, a part-time job and the pressures of day-to-day life. And like the rest of us, he was perhaps a little daunted by a world filled with challenges ranging from global warming to war, poverty and homelessness. Read the rest of this entry »
July 7th, 2007 by admin
Parenthood – A Seven-Act Play
by Dr. Noel Swanson
Act 1: The Exhilarating Thought
The first stage of parenthood begins when the desire for having a baby is born in the heart of one or both the parents. In most cases, it is the woman whose maternal instinct begins to assert itself. Women don’t feel complete until they become mothers. So, when the biological clock starts ticking, you decide to take the step of ‘making babies.’ Read the rest of this entry »
