By: Ellie Burgueño Summer arrived and school break too. For those of us who are parents, there’s also the concern of how to occupy our children’s time at home this summer. Children should do something and what better than instilling the pleasure of reading while also enjoying a relaxing vacation. …
June, 2018
January, 2017
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13 January
Making your New Year’s resolutions stick
By: The American Psychological Association Lose weight? Check. Start exercising? Check. Stop smoking? Check. It can be daunting when your list of New Year’s Resolutions is as long as your holiday shopping list. In addition to the post-holiday slump, not being able to keep your resolutions by February, March or …
August, 2016
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12 August
Healthy relationships lead to better lives
By: Teddi Dineley Johnson Unless you’re shipwrecked on a deserted island, you probably enjoy a handful of close relationships. From spouses to children to friends, parents, siblings and significant others, healthy relationships build self-esteem, improve mental and emotional health and help you live a fuller life. “Relationships are — not …
July, 2016
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9 July
What to do to Keep Your Dog Cool in the Summer?
By: Colleen Oakley WebMD Pet Health Feature Ready for a summertime game of catch with your favorite four-legged friend? Not so fast. If you’re feeling the heat, you can bet your dog is, too. And for him, overheating can be dangerous. “Heatstroke is by far the greatest concern,” says Andrea …
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8 July
Summer
By: Nicole Rodiles, Psychologist, full time professor at Imperial Valley College. Around May, the anticipation of summer starts everyone talking about their plans for the break, especially if you’re a student or an educator. You talk about the places you want to go and the activities that you plan to …
June, 2016
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11 June
Marriage
By: Nicole Rodiles, Full Time Psychology Professor at Imperial Valley College Marriage is not an arrangement that one should enter into lightly. And it makes it a lot easier if you are married to your best friend. That way, even when you don’t like the person at that moment, you …
May, 2016
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29 May
“WE HAVE THE PARTNER WE COULD AFFORD”
By: Rubén González Vera (Psychologist, Marriage Counselor, Best Selling Author and International Public Speaker) From its cover the psychologist Ruben Gonzalez Vera’s new book, which titles “We Have the Partner We Could Afford” (Tenemos la Pareja Para la Que Nos Alcanzo), establishes the responsibility we have over our relationship, since …
March, 2016
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21 March
How to Instill Gratitude in your Children
By: Smart Parenting “What do you say?” is a common phrase said by parents like myself whenever our children are given something. In our family, once our kids reach the age when they are able to learn baby signs, we teach them how to say/sign “thank you,” among other things. When …
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20 March
THE COSTS AND REWARDS OF PARENTING
By: Nicole Rodiles Nicole is a full time Psychology Professor at Imperial Valley College. She’s a resident of El Centro, CA and married to her best friend, Todd Pankratz. She’s mom of two beautiful smart girls whose ages are 12 and 13, and stepmom of Connor, who’s currently 20. …
February, 2016
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29 February
How to Establish a Healthy Relationship?
Communication is a key part to building a healthy relationship. The first step is making sure you both want and expect the same things—being on the same page is very important. The following tips can help you create and maintain a healthy relationship: Speak Up. In a healthy relationship, if something …
