How do you as a parent make sense of all the claims and therapies suggested for AD/HD children today? There are numerous AD/HD “treatments” without scientific evidence to back them. Although [...]
01 Dr. Linda Kids and Worry When researchers interviewed kids, here is what they found: Researchers Silverman, LaGreca and Wasserstein (1995) decided to study the normal worries of schoolchildren [...]
Summer will soon be here. Get ready for, “Mom, I’m bored.” Try these 10 suggestions! Dr Linda Helps – “Mom, I’m bored. There is nothing to do around here!” Is there a [...]
What you should know before your teen tattoos or pierces. Dr Linda Helps – Recently, I read a newsletter from a leading children’s hospital in which a pediatrician passed along some [...]
An interview with Dr. Linda on teens and inhalants 1. YEARS AGO PEOPLE USED TO JOKE ABOUT KIDS SNIFFING GLUE. HOW BIG A PROBLEM IS HUFFING? “Huffing”, also know as “Sniffing” or “Wanging” is now [...]
Question: Do I have the right to tell my teen to take pictures off his wall? Dr Linda Helps – My 15-year-old son likes sexy pictures of half naked girls on his walls. His current girlfriend [...]
What do I look for when choosing a spouse? Romance, similar values, opposite personality? Dr Linda Helps – Dr. Linda: Among the many things to consider, start with these basics. In America, [...]
Being single is not a diseased state. It can be a desired state. Dr Linda Helps – [...]
Pay attention to those who love and care about you when choosing a mate. Dr Linda Helps – Pay attention to the people who love and care about you when it comes to selecting a mate. For [...]
Do you self-starve, compulsively eat and purge? You may have an eating disorder. Dr Linda Helps – You have seen pictures of emaciated women who think they are fat and girls who slowly [...]