The food and drug administration recommends that adults get 60 minutes of daily exercise to prevent weight gain and 90 minutes to lose weight.  For most people even fitting 30 minutes into a busy schedule isn’t always possible.

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 Why do we say yes to things we don’t want to do? Why do we say yes to things we believe are not fair? Why do we say yes to so many responsibilities and requests that we feel resentment, frustration, exhaustion? Why do we say yes when we mean no?

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Parents all over the country are doing it right now, sending their children off to college. An empty house can mean lots of free time but it can also be a very difficult time for parents.

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School is just about to start.. Will your child be the one who is picked on?

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You’ve done it- you made the decision to get moving on that diet or exercise program. It feels great to be so motivated. But much like the Righteous Brothers song- you now found you’ve lost that loving feeling for sticking with it.

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 We watch it happen on television, we hear about it on the radio, and we read about it in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet. Infidelity. From celebrities to politicians to our friends and neighbors. It is very common and can be devastating. But your relationship can survive an affair.

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Divorce can be extremely difficult and frankly traumatic for children. What you do and how you do it will determine how well your child deals with your divorce. 

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We all get angry from time, but a recent study in the archives of general psychiatry, found that between 11 and 16 million Americans suffer from intermittent explosive disorder (IED), a psychiatric disorder that involves severe anger outbursts. The results of this study were pretty surprising in terms of how common IED actually is.

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For the children of this generation, the Internet is simply a part of the daily routine. But the reality is that the Internet has increased the access of sexual predators and pedophiles to their victims. Moreover it’s provided the cloak of anonymity that enables these predators to develop trust and lure our children in.

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Post Vacation Stress Disorder (PVSD)- are you at risk? 

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