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Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/predictable-routines-predict-less-anxiety-in-children/638/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/predictable-routines-predict-less-anxiety-in-children/638/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:57:50 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=638 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/predictable-routines-predict-less-anxiety-in-children/638/feed/ 0 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/parenting-class-for-parents-simi/563/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/parenting-class-for-parents-simi/563/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:35:30 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=563 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/parenting-class-for-parents-simi/563/feed/ 0 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/cyber-bullying-do-you-know-what-it-is/550/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/cyber-bullying-do-you-know-what-it-is/550/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:10:20 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=550 If you think the term bully refers only to the “mean kid” at school, think again. These days, bullying has risen to a whole new level, thanks to the internet, cell phones, and our whole “wired-in” mentality. Because words spread like wildfire over the internet, cyber-bullying is a far more damaging phenomenon than that “mean [...]]]> http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/cyber-bullying-do-you-know-what-it-is/550/feed/ 0 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/football-read-before-playing-or-signing-up-your-son/517/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/football-read-before-playing-or-signing-up-your-son/517/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:15:45 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=517 We keep reading more and more about how seemingly minor head injuries can cause major trauma to the brain.  At the risk of offending the entire football playing community of parents, I am posting this link to Time Magazine’s article from 1/28/10. It talks at length about the long-lasting problems that cumulative concussions can cause.  I [...]]]> http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/football-read-before-playing-or-signing-up-your-son/517/feed/ 0 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/does-letting-your-baby-cry-it-out-cause-harm/495/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/does-letting-your-baby-cry-it-out-cause-harm/495/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:31:36 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=495 Here’s a link to a post that was being share on one of my therapist email lists recently. http://www.drmomma.org/2009/12/crying-it-out-causes-brain-damage.html For us “old moms” it can be upsetting to wonder if we caused damage by letting our children cry.  I can’t remember too many events where that was true, but one in particular stands out.  I remember our [...]]]> http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/does-letting-your-baby-cry-it-out-cause-harm/495/feed/ 0 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/active-kids-sleep-better-common-sense-wins-again/452/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/active-kids-sleep-better-common-sense-wins-again/452/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:25:26 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=452 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/active-kids-sleep-better-common-sense-wins-again/452/feed/ 0 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/the-gift-of-time-the-morning-rush-hour/408/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/the-gift-of-time-the-morning-rush-hour/408/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:18:48 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=408 Here is a guest piece, written by clinical psychologist Shiro Torquato. You can learn more about her by visiting her page on our website. It’s back-to-school time again. If you are like most parents you view this time of year with mixed feelings. You are sorry to see the lazy days of summer gone [...]]]> http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/the-gift-of-time-the-morning-rush-hour/408/feed/ 1 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/back-to-school-now-what/381/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/back-to-school-now-what/381/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:28:08 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=381 Are your kids back in school?  Some people love this time of year, and others, not so much.  I think it probably has a lot to do with how much you do or do not like structure, among other things.  I am someone who thrives on schedule and routine.  I like a break from it [...]]]> http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/back-to-school-now-what/381/feed/ 0 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/adhd-linked-to-teen-sleep-problems/371/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/adhd-linked-to-teen-sleep-problems/371/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:37:23 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=371 In a study reviewed in May 2009 on the Psychcentral.org site, a diagnosis of ADHD in childhood was linked with sleep problems in teenagers.  This was found to be true even if the teens were not currently showing symptoms of ADHD. The sleep problems found included insomnia, sleep terrors, nightmares, teeth grinding and snoring. As a [...]]]> http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/adhd-linked-to-teen-sleep-problems/371/feed/ 0 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/somethings-wrong-with-the-pregnancy-perinatal-hospice/365/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/somethings-wrong-with-the-pregnancy-perinatal-hospice/365/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:09:08 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=365 Nobody wants to hear an ultrasound technician say “There’s something wrong with the baby”.  So many times, what follows next is a seemingly inescapable sequence of further testing, consultations, and a recommendation for an abortion because the baby will not survive.Most parents have not heard about the support available through perinatal hospice teams.  These groups [...]]]> http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/somethings-wrong-with-the-pregnancy-perinatal-hospice/365/feed/ 0