Angelia Schwarz-Coleman
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Oct 12th, 2011 Angelia Schwarz-Coleman
Stable Body Image & Sense of Control Over Your Body
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In our development, hopefully we have found a stable body image. Before I started having kids, I was a consistant 36-24-36, and 120 lbs. That's how I just always saw myself from the age of thirteen to twenty-something, a perfect size 7. But, then, hormones had different plans for...
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Jun 1st, 2010 Angelia Schwarz-Coleman
Twinkle On
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We are kind of like clocks. Some of us are running early. Some of us start behaviors in our teen years that are too adult for us. What were you like between the ages of 11 and 13? Some of us, like me, were extremely physical and athletic. Some of us grew tall, and like me, some of us...
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Apr 12th, 2010 Angelia Schwarz-Coleman
Youth and Us
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Some of our youth are under long-term stress, which puts them at risk. We can look around our cities everyday and see this. The worse it gets for them, the worse it gets for us all. The mental health of our youth, becomes the mental health of our nations. I hear mine,...
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Jan 26th, 2010 Angelia Schwarz-Coleman
Cooperative Problem Solving
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Cooperative problem solving is a way of dealing with disagreements between two parties. It uses the six-step decision making model. 1. Talk about the problem 2. Look for points of agreement. There are usually more points that two sides agree on, than they disagree on. When the...
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Dec 3rd, 2009 Angelia Schwarz-Coleman
Constant Growth
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We are all constantly growing. We start out as children and grow into adults. Boys grow faster physically-height and weight-than girls. In the beginning we all start out a miniature of what we will eventually be. We have many periods, phases, and stages in our lives to negotiate before we...
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Nov 3rd, 2009 Angelia Schwarz-Coleman
Burns and Injuries
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We all know to keep candles out of children's reach. They are beautiful and they have so much symbolic significance, but they can be so dangerous. Everyone has heard of stories of children playing with matches and burning down their homes. Matches should be kept up high, even fireplace...
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Sep 24th, 2009 Angelia Schwarz-Coleman
Supporting Our Children
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In order to have functional adult workers, we need to be good examples for our children. We need to be there for them when they have problems with other adults to help them come up with solutions, as they are not ready to do that for themselves at least until they are nearing adolescence. We...