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What should you tell your kids if they were conceived in a “non traditional” way?
Many older women who’ve had trouble conceiving have used donor eggs (and sometimes sperm too) to conceive. Though they’ve given birth to their children, they’re not genetically linked to them. Should they tell their children? And when? In the case … Continue reading
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Tagged "test tube", adoption, affair, betrayal, books, conception, Dalhousie University, donor egg, donor sperm, Dr. Anita Unruh, frozen embryo, genetics, insemination, library, overwhelm, rape, shame, surrogate, trust
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How can we help our daughter with her low self esteem?
My twelve-year-old daughter has low self esteem. She is always apologizing for herself and doesn’t think she does anything well. If I praise her, she says I am just trying to make her feel better. She does well in school … Continue reading
Posted in Self Esteem
Tagged anxiety, confidence, extroversion, extrovert, genetics, guilt, impulsive, inhibited, introversion, introvert, personality, praise, reflective, remorse, self confidence, self criticism, self esteem, stress, temperament, thoughtful, timidity, trauma, uninhibited
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Can a parent’s attitudes influence a child’s sexual choice/identity?
My question has to do with a parent’s influence over sexual choice/identity. A friend (36 and a single parent since her 10-year-old daughter was 2) has always projected a very tough facade. She was sexually molested at around 12 years … Continue reading
Posted in Sexuality
Tagged femininity, gay, genetics, lesbian, sexual identity, sexuality, tomboy
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Does my three-year-old daughter have Tourette’s?
I have been told that one of the signs for Tourette’s, particularly in children, is pointing or when they connect their fingers, knuckles or fists together (my mother-in-law said my husband did this from 2-8 years of age, my husband … Continue reading
Posted in Tourette's Syndrome
Tagged anxiety, attention, diagnosis, genetics, inherited, sleep, speech therapy, stuttering, tics, Tourette's Syndrome
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Can the father’s use of alcohol at conception result in FASD?
If the biological father is a regular alcohol user during conception but the mother is not will the baby be born with FASD? Can FASD be inherited? There is no link between father drinking and child Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder … Continue reading
Posted in Development
Tagged alcohol, alcoholism, development, drinking, FASD, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, genetics, inherited, pregnancy, violence
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I am worried about the health of my parents. What can I do?
I’m worried about my parents. My mother is in her mid-50s and my father is 49. I’m worried that they are dying of stress, seriously. There’s a history of depression in my family and I think both of my parents … Continue reading
My sister is considering becoming a foster parent but I think this is a mistake. What do you think?
My sister is in her thirties and has 2 girls and a boy who are 7, 9 and 10 years old. She does not want to go back to work and has been thinking of fostering children. She loves children … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption/Fostering
Tagged abuse, aggression, anxiety, foster parent, fostering, genetics, high expectations, impulsiveness, learning disability, mental health, neglect, rejection, trauma
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Is suicide genetic?
Is suicide genetic? Suicide has many complex causes. It is hardly ever caused by one factor. Genetics of some diseases is clear. This is not the case with suicide. There is no suicide gene. But genetics may have an effect. … Continue reading
Posted in Suicide
Tagged aggression, anxiety, bipolar, depression, genetic traits, genetics, hopelessness, mental illness, pessimism, schizophrenia, suicide, trauma
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How can I tell if my thirteen-year-old daughter is bulimic?
How can I tell if my thirteen-year-old daughter is bulimic? When I ask her, she denies it. Bulimia is an eating disorder. The other major eating disorder is anorexia nervosa. The major issue with bulimia is binge eating and purging. … Continue reading
Posted in Eating Disorders
Tagged anorexia nervosa, binge eating, bulimia, depression, eating disorder, ememas, genetics, laxitives, purging, self esteem, vomiting, weight
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Does my son have Tourette’s Syndrome?
My nephew, age seven, has been diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome. My own son squints quite a lot. Could my son have Tourette’s? What is Tourette’s syndrome? The hallmark of Tourette’s syndrome is tics or involuntary movements. Motor tics are often … Continue reading
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