Submitted by KathleenMD on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 23:10
Should Catholic parents own a gun? We dedicate our lives to teaching our children to love one another as God has loved us. We teach the commandment, “Thou shalt not kill.” We try to model non-violent conflict resolution. So doesn’t it seem like a mixed message to our children if we own a gun?
Submitted by KathleenMD on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 22:13
When my mother had her first child my grandmother gave her a baby gift of a wooden spanking paddle. “Some day you will need this,” she told my mother. I heard my mother tell this story again and again throughout my childhood to justify her use of corporal punishment. As a child, I was determined never to spank my children. “Some day you will understand,” my mother told me.
Submitted by KathleenMD on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 00:00
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Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics wrote a policy statement suggesting that all pediatricians prescribe the morning-after pill to all adolescent females at each well-child check, just in case they need it.
Submitted by KathleenMD on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 10:57
Recently I wrote a Catholic defense of using medications to treat ADHD and ADD. Although medications are important and often essential, the best approach towards treatment of ADD and ADHD is both medication and and behavior management. Even with medications, parents of kids with ADD and ADHD are called to an extra-hard job of parenting. In this blog post I want to offer you a very practical tip for behavior management—using an old smart phone or iTouch to teach organizational skills.
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