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Wed
08
Oct

The Impact of Family Structure on Young Children

The impact of family structure can be detrimental to children. Are you complicating divorce or separation from your spouse or partner? You may want to consider the facts and the potential impact on the child. The roles of mother and father during the formative years between birth and preschool are crucial for developmental periods for a child.
 
Wed
01
Oct

Alarming Facts about Teen Cell Usage

Jessica (not real name) is excited about getting permission to drive solo to the store for a few items for dinner. She is so excited she begins to text a friend about driving the car to the store along. She probably was all smiles. Jessica continues to text while driving to the store and is distracted when it comes time to pull into the store parking lot. 
 
Wed
01
Oct

Who Wants War?

Some pundits are saying that President Obama has been floundering in his response to the ISIS crisis because public opinion polls show most Americans don't want another war. In all my 84 years, I cannot recall a time when most Americans wanted war. That is something we should be proud of. But wars are not always optional.
 
Wed
24
Sep

LateTalking Children

Anyone who knows what anxiety, and sometimes anguish, parents go through when they have a child who is still not talking at age two, three or even four, can appreciate what a blessing it can be to have someone who can tell them what to do — and what not to do.
 
Wed
24
Sep

Myths and Facts of Mental Illness

The treatment of mental illness has come a long ways since the early days of diagnoses and treatment in the early 1900’s. The facilities for the mentally ill have made great strides but more improvements are needed to treat this special population.
A family with a love one suffering from the more than 200 mental illness knows the personal struggles of the family member and for the caregivers
 
Wed
17
Sep

Success or Failure?

Those people who say that President Obama has no clear vision and no clear strategy for dealing with the ISIS terrorists
in the Middle East may be mistaken. It seems to me that he has a very clear and very consistent strategy. And a vision behind that strategy
 
Wed
17
Sep

Louisiana Farm Bureau: The President’s Column

It will be the largest crop on record in the U.S. if everything the USDA’s September Supply and Demand Report holds true.
The report for the 2014- 2015 marketing year confirms that U.S. grain producers can expect record yields and low market returns. Yield estimates for both corn and soybeans are even higher than anticipated, with corn at 171.7 bushels per acre and soybeans coming in at 46.6 bushels per acre.
 
Wed
10
Sep

Bullying Facts: Man to Man: Get the Help Needed

It is a battle for a wife or girlfriend to get a husband or boyfriend to go to the doctor for medical reasons much less depression, anxiety, or grief. This is compounded when most men in Winn Parish work in the forest industry or at the prision. In a study looking specifically at referral rates for those who sought help, 47 per cent of participants reported that mothers encouraged them to seek mental health services, while only 5 per cent of the participants reported their fathers encouraged seeking help.
 

 

Wed
10
Sep

Irresponsible Choices

The latest Gallup poll indicates that 14 percent of the people "moderately disapprove" of Barack Obama's performance as president and 39 percent "strongly disapprove." Since Obama won two presidential elections, chances are that some of those who now "strongly disapprove" of what he has done voted to put him in office. We all make mistakes, but the real question
is whether we learn from them.. 
 

 

Wed
03
Sep

Facts vs. Visions

The political left has been campaigning against the use of force since at least the 18th century. So it is not surprising 
that they are now arguing that heavily armed or aggressive police forces only inflame protesters and thus provoke
violence.
 

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