If you’ve been taking care of a chronically ill spouse or elderly parent, you may be feeling the effects of caregiver stress. If you’re feeling frustrated or overwhelmed or are experiencing increased stress symptoms, you’re not alone. Providing this type of care can place a great deal of pressure on a person, and caregivers are often surprised by the amount of stress they feel. Here are just some of the pressures that many caregivers face....
Communication disorders (CD) are associated with difficulties in language, speech, verbal, and nonverbal communication. This includes impairments in either language comprehension, speech, social cues, facial expressions, gestures, or emotional perception. Moreover, these verbal and nonverbal cues were not developed during childhood, as normally expected. Symptoms of CDs usually lie on a spectrum of severity, in which impairments can be mild or more profound. They also tend to coexist with each other, in which an individual is diagnosed with multiple types of CDs....
Crying is often associated with emotions like anger, frustration, or sadness. When you think of happiness, you almost certainly don’t think of tears. But have you ever heard of the term ‘happy tears’? You might have even experienced it! In a 2018 study, 68% of participants reported that a happy or positive event caused them to tear up. Happy crying is a common occurrence, and it’s perfectly normal. If you are curious about why exactly it occurs, read on....
When you are choosing a preschool for your little one to attend, there is a lot you need to take into consideration. And if your child has special needs, that can feel like it is doubly true. You may have heard from your pediatrician or some other early childhood education expert that your child will do best if he or she attends a developmental preschool. But what is a developmental preschool or a special education preschool and how can it benefit your little one?...
Many people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) struggle with basic emotion regulation skills. In fact, Marsha Linehan, one of the foremost researchers in BPD and the developer of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for BPD, has suggested that emotion regulation deficits are at the core of the disorder. Knowing how to regulate your emotions is important for everyone, whether or not you have BPD. But what is emotion regulation, and how can you improve your emotion regulation skills?...
When you take a pregnancy test your biggest concern is likely the accuracy of the result. Many people share this worry and it can linger even after they get an answer. While pregnancy tests are generally very accurate, they can produce errors. So, it’s important to know how to take a pregnancy test correctly, how long to wait for results, as well as what not to do before, during, and after taking a pregnancy test....
Somewhere near the top of the list of the most unpleasant things one can encounter on earth has to be demanding and spoiled children who believe that they are entitled to whatever they want, whenever they want it. If the job of parenting is to raise children who are ultimately good, kind, responsible citizens who fulfill their unique potentials as they contribute to the betterment of society, then making sure our kids are not spoiled is an important component of our duties....
Follow Now: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts For this special episode of The Verywell Mind Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Amy Morin, LCSW sits down with actress Chrissy Metz to talk about her childhood, anxiety, and learning how to become mentally strong. Meet Chrissy Metz Chrissy Metz is an American actress and singer. She’s best known for her role as Kate Pearson on the TV series, “This Is Us.” She’s been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and she’s won two Screen Actors Guild Awards....
There is help for thanatophobia, the fear of death. This phobia cuts across religious, social, and cultural boundaries, affecting people of all ages and backgrounds. But it can be disturbing for adults when the fear of death surfaces in children. Thanatophobia is a specific phobia involving an intense fear of death and dying. It is characterized by intense fear and avoidance of reminders of death, which impacts a person’s ability to function in their daily life....
The quest to find the right antidepressant medication can feel very “hit or miss.” While it might seem a bit random how doctors choose which antidepressant to prescribe for you, there really is some logic to it. In fact, there are even flow charts, called algorithms, which outline a logical progression that doctors might follow in determining what the best antidepressant is for you. These algorithms are based on the current knowledge in the medical field about which type of antidepressant works best for which patient....
Packing a lunch for your child can be a struggle, so it is natural to want to make it as convenient as possible. That is where pre-packaged items can come in. They are easy to throw together and make one of the most time-consuming to-dos much easier. The trade-off of that convience, however, is that those packages can be harmful to the environment and contribute to landfill waste. It may sound counterintuitive, but making sustainable choices does not have to add to the stress of packing lunch!...
The idea that each child must have their own room in a home is a nice one, in theory. But the reality is that for many of us, giving each of our kids their own separate room is not feasible. Maybe we just don’t have enough bedrooms for each child to have their own room. Certainly the larger our family, the more likely it is we’ve run out of space for separate rooms....
The advice to start your baby on solid foods between 4 and 6 months of age isn’t just an arbitrary number. For the first six months of life, breast milk or formula meets all of your child’s nutritional needs. Even if you start solids at the earlier end of the spectrum, these new foods are not meant to replace breast milk or formula. Your child’s first encounters with food will be supplemental, experimental, and part of a learning process for them rather than being necessary to meet their daily caloric and nutrient requirements....
The following survivor story was submitted by Jean, a member of AA. Hello, my name is Jean and I am a recovering alcoholic. I am one of the fortunate alcoholics who has lived to tell my story. But for the grace of God and the program of AA, I would have died. I started drinking at a very early age and was very popular with my high school crowd as “the life of the party....
Psychology is such a broad field that conveying its depth and breadth can be difficult. As a result, a number of unique and distinctive branches of psychology have emerged, each one dealing with a specific subtopic within the study of the mind, brain, and behavior. The major branches of psychology include: Abnormal psychologyBehavioral psychologyBiopsychologyClinical psychologyCognitive psychologyComparative psychologyCounseling psychologyCross-cultural psychologyDevelopmental psychologyEducational psychologyExperimental psychologyForensic psychologyHealth psychologyIndustrial-organizational psychologyPersonality psychologySchool psychologySocial psychologySports psychology Understanding what these subtopics represent can help you decide where your interests may lie....
Acquiring rubella (German measles) during pregnancy can cause miscarriage and other major problems, so women are encouraged to stay up to date on MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccinations as a way to decrease the risks. But if you accidentally got an MMR vaccination during pregnancy, should you worry? Why a Rubella Infection During Pregnancy Is Risky It’s especially important for women of childbearing age to get the MMR vaccination. Infection with the rubella virus, which can cause mild flu-like symptoms and rash in both children and adults, generally isn’t serious....
Placental abruption is the term for when part or all of the placenta separates unexpectedly from the uterus after the 20th week of pregnancy. Severe placental abruption is a major risk factor for stillbirth or preterm delivery. It is also known as premature separation of the placenta, ablatio placentae, abruptio placentae or placenta abruption. The condition occurs in 1% of all pregnancies, most commonly in the third trimester. Signs and Symptoms Signs of placental abruption may include vaginal bleeding, tenderness or pain in the abdomen and frequent contractions....
Rapid cycling is a form of bipolar disorder characterized by frequent mood swings. It is diagnosed when a person with bipolar disorder experiences four or more mood episodes within a twelve-month period. An episode may consist of depression, mania, or hypomania. To be formally diagnosed, these episodes need to be demarcated by either a period of remission or switch to the opposite polarity. Some people with bipolar disorder will alternate between manic and depressive episodes once or twice a year....
“Mom, I want a do-over,” one of my twins told me on a walk months after their fifth birthday. “God made a mistake [on me]. I want to come back as a boy.” (My twins are now 11 years old.)Although it wasn’t until later that I learned of the remarkably high suicide rates among trans children, I thought on my toes in the moment. Cindy Barshop is a former “Real Housewife of New York,” founder of VSPOT Medi-Spa, founder of Completely Bare, and mother to Jesse and Zoe....
You have almost everything you think you’ll need for your new baby. There are diapers stacked to the ceiling of your nursery closet and bottles lined along the desk where you’ve already set up your pump. Neatly folded newborn-size onesies and tiny socks line your baby’s dresser drawers. A bassinet is assembled next to your bed with a fresh fitted sheet pulled taut over the mattress. As you imagine your baby asleep, you start to wonder what you’ll use to keep them warm and snug at night....
