Supporting a Teenage Mother How Parents Should Respond
Ben advises parents to stay consistent and supportive after a teen pregnancy. Do not disown the daughter or withdraw love despite disappointment. The piece stresses that parental support can help her cope, mature, and avoid self destruction, while noting potential challenges and complexities. Dr Wes Crenshaw and Ben Markley are cited as experts and contributors.
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Lawrence Offices to Close for Thanksgiving Holiday in Lawrence Kansas
Lawrence and Douglas County offices plus most public services close Thursday for Thanksgiving with many offices and banks also shut Friday. Federal courts, city and county offices, and area centers suspend normal hours. Some facilities offer limited or holiday hours Friday and Saturday. report waterline breaks to 785-832-7800.
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Eagle Bend
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Baldwin City woman flown after farm house fall head injury
A 61-year-old Baldwin City woman was flown to Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City after falling down stairs at home and suffering a head wound. The accident occurred at East 1550 Road near Baldwin City with police saying the patient was in critical condition. A separate crash on U S Highway 24 40 in Tonganoxie involving a horse left the animal dead after it was struck by a passenger vehicle. Police investigated the horse’s escape from a trailer and traffic slowed for over an hour.
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Kansas nonprofits form effort to ease dentist shortage
Three Kansas groups Kansas Action for Children Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved and the Kansas Health Consumer Coalition join to tackle a dentist shortage. A KU study shows 15 of 105 counties have no dentist and 82 counties average over 1,500 patients per dentist. Only 25 percent of about 1,400 dentists participate in Medicaid.
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