Kids and Compressed Air–They’ll Huff and Puff, and Then What?

By Erika B. Webb
January 3, 2007 (Posted at 9:19 pm)

Parents, you may already be aware of the latest deadly household implement kids are using to get high. It’s the compressed air used for cleaning computer keyboards.
I got an e-mail forward a while back about the son of a narcotics agent who died with the nozzle in his mouth. He was 12. He’d been taught better. His […]

Today: Skin Bleaching in Africa

By April Masini
January 3, 2007 (Posted at 10:29 am)

The popularity of skin bleaching in Africa, especially in West African countries, is on the rise…why? Why, in a continent of dark skin, could a lighter skin color be considered more attractive?
OMG — are you kidding me?
Dark skinned people lightning their skin as news? Wake up! Appearance is under the spotlight now, more […]

Parenting: Preteen Hygiene

By April Masini
January 3, 2007 (Posted at 10:18 am)

The best and healthiest way to motivate preteens to practice good hygiene is with positive reinforcement. Giving them negative reinforcement — telling them they look ugly, dirty, greasy, etc., will damage their self-esteem.
* Explain to your child that they will FEEL a lot better if they take a shower nightly. If you focus […]

Today: The Return of Martha Stewart

By April Masini
January 3, 2007 (Posted at 10:16 am)

Martha Stewart is a survivor. She understands that ups and downs in life means UPS AND DOWNS. She’s had a lot of really amazing times and successes. She’s also had a lot of really terrible times and failures. But she is not defined by one or another. She is defined by the sum total of […]

Relationships: Why We Have Friends

By April Masini
January 3, 2007 (Posted at 9:11 am)

No man is an island. People have the need to share their experiences. Even cavemen wrote of their experiences on the walls of their caves so that others could read them. Storytelling is an ancient art because of this need to share experience. Friendships are the quintessential relationship to satisfy this human need to hear […]