Attention Deficit Disorder: overview and lectures in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids psychologist outlines ADD facts for parents and teachers, noting 5 to 10 percent of children affected and a higher incidence in boys. The piece previews four public lectures at Cedar Rapids Public Library starting Oct 22, discusses symptoms such as inattention, distractibility, impulsivity, and hyperactivity, and urges early identification and professional evaluation.
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Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Dick Socwell
Cedar Rapids
Family Bed Debate Highlights Parenting Share of Affection
A reader questions family sleeping with children, arguing it risks sexual stimulation, dependency, privacy loss, and sibling rivalries. The column then pivots to early childhood senses, noting infants see at birth, respond to faces, and focus best from seven inches, with four months bringing adult-like accommodation.
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McGraw
Harvard
Burton White
First treatment program helps codependents in August
A residential program for adult children of alcoholics offers five days of therapy plus monthly follow ups. Ralph and Marge, both in their 40s, describe gains in self awareness and limits setting as they pursue recovery from codependency.
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Hutchins
Ralph
Marge
Miner
University of Iowa
Dear Abby Advice on Kissing and Breath Issues
Dear Abby answers readers on AIDS risk in kissing and a dating dilemma with a law student from California. She cautions against deep kissing unless certain about partner health, and advises telling a date about bad breath to avoid repeating the disappointment.
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Abby
Abigail van Buren
Universal Press Syndicate
P.M
Salisbury
Stanford
Prince Charming
California
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