Posts Tagged "hospital"

What if my kids get teased?

What if my kids get teased?

If you were ever teased about your appearance as a child and didn’t know how to respond, you may worry about the same thing happening to your kids. A mom of two boys asked*: “I’m wondering if you have any advice on helping children who have noticeable physical differences. Both of my boys have prominent ears and the oldest starts kindergarten soon. I know it is only a matter of...

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Help Is All Around

Help Is All Around

Riding in an ambulance with lights flashing, sirens blaring, whizzing past the cars on the highway sounds like great fun to a child. For me it was embarrassing. Thank goodness my ride was the result of a false alarm, and that the outcome of a battery of tests shows that I am at very low risk of any serious problems. So what was the embarrassment about? Being saved. Since embarrassment occurs...

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