Teaching kids gratitude through contrast and service
Parents struggle to instill appreciation as children lack contrasts between abundance and need. Experts from Kansas State Research and Extension suggest creating experiences that highlight scarcity, incorporate gratitude rituals at home, and involve kids in volunteer work to make thanks tangible beyond material gifts.
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Independence Could Boost Couple Relationship
Dear Annie offers guidance on managing a long troubled relationship with a drug and alcohol dependent partner. A Florida reader seeks relief from caregiving strain while considering independence and self care, suggesting programs for the disabled and ways to regain personal balance.
Excessive urine signals possible vasopressin issue
Reader reports 4 liters daily urine with nocturnal trips, no diabetes. Dr Donohue explains polyuria and diabetes insipidus tied to vasopressin from hypothalamus to pituitary, notes surgery unlikely cause, and recommends measuring vasopressin. Also discusses congestive heart failure terminology and permanence.
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Search ends for victims of bridge collapse
In Minneapolis the search for bodies at the Interstate 35W bridge site ends as divers recover the 13th victim Gregory Jolstad a 45 year old construction worker. Officials plan to remove tons of wreckage to clear the river for a replacement bridge within a year.
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Lisa Jolstad
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