The rate of overall personal consumer debt has seen a sharp increase in recent years in America and other developed and emerging countries. In the last several decades, it’s much easier for people to find themselves in debt because of the growth of the credit market and the fact that money lending has become its own industry. Consequently, for many households, the sum of their debt is greater than the total annual income....
If you have social anxiety disorder, you have about a 20% chance of also suffering with alcohol abuse. About 7% of the general population is estimated to have social anxiety disorder (SAD), making it one of the most common mental health disorders. It’s no wonder, then, that these two disorders often occur together. Which usually comes first: SAD or alcoholism? If you have been diagnosed with both disorders, chances are that you were diagnosed with SAD first, about 10 years before developing a full-blown problem with alcohol....
Children usually lose their first tooth sometime between age six and seven years old. Some kids are a little earlier and others a little later though. One big influence seems to be the timing of when he started getting teeth and when he got his last baby tooth. The average child gets his first baby tooth at age 6 months and then gets three to four new teeth every three to four months....
Finding the perfect name for your new baby boy can take some time and careful consideration, but it can also be a lot of fun. In fact, it’s one of the first and biggest decisions you have to make as a new parent. Are you looking for a boy name that speaks to a family tradition or honors a cultural tradition? Or do you want your son to have a completely unique name?...
What Is Trypanophobia? Trypanophobia is the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. It tends to be more common in children and may lessen as people grow older and gain more experience having medical procedures and injections involving needles. For some people, however, this fear can remain extreme and distressing during adulthood. Despite the fact that an estimated 10% of Americans struggle with this phobia, it was not recognized as a specific phobia in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) until 1994....
What Does the Term Androgynous Mean? Because the word is an adjective, you cannot say that someone is “an androgynous.” Androgynous/Androgny The term androgynous is an adjective and is used to describe someone who is “neither specifically feminine nor masculine” and has “characteristics or nature of both male and female.” An androgynous person may wear gender-neutral attire. They might also present as masculine, feminine, both, or outside of that binary....
What Is Family Constellation Therapy? When utilizing the family constellation, the therapist has people who are not related to the client take on roles of various family members to act out dynamics related to the client’s concerns. Family Constellation Therapy Family constellation therapy is a therapeutic intervention that a therapist might use in order to gain insight and information into a client’s family history, dynamics, and possible dysfunctional patterns. German therapist Bert Hellinger developed this intervention based on components of Gestalt therapy, psychodynamic therapy, as well as other eclectic influences....
The victim’s behavior may be fully sexual in nature, as in criticizing their promiscuity; it may only have sexual undertones, such as critiquing a person’s attire for being provocative; and it may involve blaming the victim of a sex crime. While anyone can be slut-shamed, it most commonly happens to female-presenting people and gay men. Slut-shaming is the act of condemning a person for behavior that they deem outside the realm of decent or moral....
Originally designed as an alternative for adult smokers, JUULs (or electronic cigarettes) have a cool design and flavors like mango and mint that are attracting teens and young adults in droves. Since its launch, JUUL has become one of the hottest e-cigarettes on the market, quickly earning the nickname “the iPhone of e-cigs.” They’ve also taken social media by storm and gained somewhat of a cult-like following among teens and young adults....
Let’s face it: pregnancy comes with a lot of aches, pains, and discomforts. If your back and pelvic area are twinging and it feels like you could use a little support, you might look into trying a belly band. Belly bands are supportive garments worn during pregnancy to provide extra support and to help alleviate pregnancy-related back and pelvic pain. They are often recommended by OB/GYNs and midwives, and many pregnant parents find them helpful....
It’s normal for babies to spit up both breast milk and formula. Infants spit up after feedings (sometimes after every feeding) and often bring up some milk when they burp. This happens because babies gulp in air as they swallow, causing them to spit up the excess once their tummies get too full. If they still seem hungry after they spit up, you can keep feeding them, but likely they will have eaten enough....
If you’re looking for a way to fit fitness into your busy life, try what I call the 10-10-10 plan: Three 10-minute exercise bursts in a day. Forget changing into workout clothes, trying to get to the gym for an hour (plus travel time), and showering after. Instead, find just 10 minutes when you can squeeze in some activity. It really does make a difference. If you want to lose weight, you’ll probably need to ramp up the intensity and/or length of your workouts, and you’ll absolutely need to take a look at your eating habits too....
Most parents and caregivers strive towards building confidence in children—but how? According to a study published in Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, allowing children to explore further from home may help achieve that goal. Key Takeaways When allowed to explore farther away from home, children become more skilled and confident navigators as adults.Men reported greater freedom to explore their surroundings in childhood and less anxiety with wayfinding in adulthood compared with women....
Sneezing, coughing, and watering, puffy eyes are the hallmark of environmental allergies. Not only are they annoying for your child, but they also can impact their quality of life, causing everything from irritability and scratching to sleepless nights and poor school performance. With all that in mind, knowing how to pick the best treatment becomes paramount. Sometimes this might mean using over-the-counter (OTC) allergy medications. Other times, it might mean turning to non-medicated options like saline sprays or rinses....
It’s important to understand the differences between a car seat and a booster seat. When a child sits in a car seat, they wear its five-point harness as their restraint. A child on a booster seat uses the vehicle’s seat belt across them (like an adult does) as their restraint. Many car seats with harnesses can later be turned into a booster. Before you move your child to a booster seat, make sure they meet three important criteria....
Once your baby is ready for finger foods, it will open up whole new dining opportunities. Your baby will begin exploring new foods on their own. Just be sure you follow health and safety tips as you prepare these easy and simple finger foods for your baby. Bon appetit! Fruit Finger Foods For fruits, if the fruit is already naturally soft and gum-mashable, you will not need to do anything more than cut it into small pieces that your baby can grab in their hands....
Cyberbullying is most commonly defined as aggressive behavior that occurs through a digital medium. Calling someone names repeatedly over text messages, making threats against someone on social media, or making fun of someone while playing an online video game are just a few of the ways someone might cyberbully. Most people think of cyberbullying as something that happens to young people—they think that it’s trouble with a middle school bully that extends beyond the classroom....
Within a month of starting at a top technology corporation, a 45-year old woman of Caribbean South Asian descent received an urgent late-night email and Slack message from the company’s vice-president. She had been asked to call him and was told to remove her social media posts about their lack of diversity at a recent event. Since the VP said her post went against their policies, she acquiesced, but notes, “I checked after and what I did, did NOT violate anything....
If someone is arrested for drunk driving, most states assume that the person has a drinking problem and they mandate alcohol evaluation, education, and treatment before restoring driving privileges. Per Se Laws All 50 states now have “per se” .08 blood alcohol concentration laws (BAC), which means that if a driver has a BAC of .08 or higher, that fact by itself (per se) is evidence that the driver was driving while intoxicated....
Anxiety disorders can be as diverse as the people they affect. How anxiety looks and feels for one person can be very different from the shape and form it takes for another. Part of the reason for these differences is that anxiety can be, in some ways, linked to individual personality. For some people, anxiety is like a little pinch that propels them to do something they have been avoiding; while for others, it is an overwhelming crush of terror....
