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Is there an alternative to sleeping pills for my daughter’s insomnia?
My 16-year-old daughter has severe insomnia. She doesn’t sleep at all for days in a row and this adds up on to her already huge anxiety. How can I help her, besides getting her a prescription for sleeping pills? Insomnia is common … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, anxiety, breathing, caffeine, chocolate, energy drinks, exercise, insomnia, napping, prescription, relaxation, routine, sleep, sleep hygiene, sleeping pills, spicy food, sugar, teenager, temperature, TV, US National Library of Medicine
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Can a father’s intoxication at the time of conception affect the baby?
Is there a risk of a child having mental disorders if the father was intoxicated at the time of conception? One time intoxication (I am going to assume alcohol) at the time of sex by the father may not result … Continue reading
Posted in Development
Tagged alcohol, alcoholism, chronic, conception, culture, cure, development, FASD, father, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, genes, genetic, intoxication, James Reynolds, mental disorders, pregnancy, Queen's University, research, risks, stress, violence
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I know Christmas should be a happy time but it fills me with dread.
I know I should be looking forward to Christmas with my husband and children. My son (age 1) and daughter (age 4) are very excited about Christmas but I just think of Christmas with dread. I had a difficult childhood … Continue reading
Posted in Depression
Tagged alcohol, antidepressant, arguements, avoidance, Christmas, demands, depressant, depression, dread, drinking, eating, excitement, exercise, expectations, family, feud, grief, grievances, guilt, light therapy, loss, medication, memories, misery, mood, overindulge, peacemaker, perfect, realistic, reminisce, Seasonal Affective Disorder, self imposed, sleep, sleep deprived, slights, sunlight, trigger, unrealistic, weight gain, winter solstice
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Is his potty training regression linked to the way his father treated him?
My girlfriend has a child from a previous relationship who is four-and-a-half-years-old. He was potty trained shortly before the age of two, at which time she got into a relationship with with her ex-boyfriend who was an abusive guy. After … Continue reading
Posted in Potty Training
Tagged abuse, alcohol, behaviour, drinking, emotional punishment, encouragement, natural consequence, patient, positive, potty training, punishment, reward, soiling
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I don’t want to lose my daughter. I need help now.
I am desperate to find help for my 15-year-old daughter who suffers from ADHD and who I now believe is severely depressed. She is lashing out in anger at everyone around her including teachers, police, parents. She is rude, ignorant, does not … Continue reading
Posted in ADHD
Tagged ADHD, alcohol, anger, attention defecit disorder, attitude, common ground, depression, emergency department, family doctor, hospital, marijuana, medication, mental health clinic, pot, school, sleep, stealing, vegetarian
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My teenage daughter is drinking excessively and becoming reckless.
My teenage daughter is becoming reckless, drinking on an almost daily basis and not working or going to school. She is 18 so I don’t even know where to go for help. At her age, your daughter is an adult … Continue reading
My daughter got very drunk and may have had sex.
My 16-year-old daughter met up with a boy (friend) yesterday, they got very drunk and I think they had sex although my daughter doesn’t really remember. She has very low self esteem and thinks she is stupid, so this is … Continue reading
Posted in Self Esteem
Tagged alcohol, binge drinking, birth control, confidential, counsellor, drinking, drunk, family doctor, memory, pregnant, self esteem, sex, teenager
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Can the effects of FASD be passed on to a child?
Can the effects of FASD be passed down? Does an FASD person who doesn’t drink during pregnancy pass any FASD effects on to their child? FASD or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is caused by the mom drinking alcohol during pregnancy. … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, FASD, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, genetic, pregnancy
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