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  • Sleeping Pills

        Sleeping Pills Robert Seith | CWK Network Producer     “Part of it I think now is there is so much more pressure in the academic settings. There are kids who are working tremendous numbers of hours each evening to get their schoolwork done. I get a sense that many of them worry […]

  • Early Potty Training

        Early Potty Training Emily Halevy | CWK Network Producer     “I would suggest meeting with someone who had done it successfully, visiting websites that might offer information, and having a very open mind. Realizing that it may not be the perfect answer in every family, but in some families this may be […]

  • Impulsive Suicide

        Impulsive Suicide Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network Producer     “I think the expectation most people have is that the act of suicide, whether it’s successful or not, is something that comes at the end of a long downhill slide…. when in fact, the study seems to be suggesting that for most people, […]

  • Caring Teachers

        Caring Teachers Marc Straus | CWK Network Producer     “And I will go that extra mile to set them up for success.” – Dee Blassie, Teacher   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources In lives of high school students, there are lots of factors that affect academic success or failure: […]

  • Abscess (ER Story)

        Abscess (ER Story) Marc Straus | CWK Network Producer     “So washing two or three times a day [in] an area that looks infected, and using some antibiotic ointments, can really eradicate may of these infections early on.” – Dr. David Goo, Emergency Pediatrics, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta   Related Information What […]

  • Smashed Thumb (ER Story)

        Smashed Thumb (ER Story) Marc Straus | CWK Network Producer     “If there is bleeding… especially if it’s more than 50-percent of the nail… it should probably be evaluated.” – Dr. Cedric Miller, Emergency Pediatrics, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources It seems like a […]

  • NBA Dress Code

        NBA Dress Code Marc Straus | CWK Network Producer     “If you want to be taken seriously, as a professional… you need to dress responsibly, like you’re ready to handle the responsibility.” – Malcolm Anderson, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources The huge diamonds, the heavy […]

  • Fathers at School

        Fathers at School Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “When I first started (going to my son’s school) years ago it was very, very, scary. You know, I would go in and go places, and there were just moms there. I always felt like I was the odd man out.” – Danny […]

  • How to Cure a Cold

        How to Cure a Cold Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “We want to help parents help prevent the spread of infection. And one of the best ways to do that, it’s so simple, you don’t need a very expensive regime, is just to teach children to wash their hands carefully.” – […]