“I used to think,” a friend once said, “that I was so mature — until I realized that I was only serious.” A child raised in an environment where the adults are unable and/or unwilling to handle responsibilities is often caught in this...
Read moreThe Lasting Damage of Cyberbullying
The act of “cyberbullying” holds a strange paradox for me; it is an act that can be devoid of any direct social connection and yet, because of the technology and social media sites it uses, it can be hyper-social. For an adolescent, this can be...
Read moreThe Hidden Aggression Behind the Innocent Smile
For many years, the word aggression was only applied to the males of our species, expressed in physical action and captured in words like hitting, pushing, punching and beating. It’s only in the last decade or so that aggression by the female...
Read moreAllowing for Compromise
In the current Congressional battles, each side takes positions representing the thinking of their most powerful constituents. To cast a compromising vote holds the danger of arousing the anger of these supporters and the possible future loss of...
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