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Young Adults: The New Face of Heroin Addiction
An epidemic of heroin addiction is spreading among young adults, yet for the most part, the problem remains hidden. Shamed parents, blaming themselves and wondering what they did wrong, struggle alone....
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Surviving an Adult Child’s Drug Addiction
One morning last June, Colorado mom Patricia Byrne went online to read her Canton, Mass., hometown newspaper. What she read changed her life: an obituary for a 26-year-old young man who was a childhood...
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Adult Children: Put the Phone Away and Let’s Talk
As a college professor, I made a radical decision about a year ago: I banned smartphones and laptops during class. Honestly, I can’t compete with Facebook or an Internet flash sale or texts from...
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Why Your Adult Children Suffer From Anxiety in College
October at colleges and universities may evoke images of falling leaves and football games, but midsemester exams bring a spike in anxiety, the No. 1 mental health problem on campuses. Midterms are not...
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Millennials in the Workplace: A Hot Topic for Comedy Writers
As a generation, our millennial children have been the target of name calling: Generation Me, trophy kids, entitled, spoiled, technology addicted, even deluded narcissists. Many of those barbs came...
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Humor Column Sets Off Millennials on Twitter Rants
‘The Millennial Pledge’ ignited a blizzard of postings on social media. Can millennials take a joke? Perhaps an SNL skit or an online parody passes muster, but sometimes a topic can hit too close to...
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Politics and Millennials: Will They Vote?
Come Election Day 2016, the country will elect a new president after an endless round of campaigning and debates. How will our adult children influence the selection of the new POTUS? A quick bit of...
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‘Hidden Heroes’ Care for Children Who Are Wounded Warriors
For most of us, Veterans Day brings parades and one-day sales. However, more than 5.5 million Americans spend every day honoring a veteran by providing hands-on emotional and physical care. Army...
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Why Millennials Return to the Nest? They Like Living With Parents
In what the Pew Research Center calls a “return to the past,” a new study found that a growing number of young women are now living at home. About 36 percent of millennial women reside with parents, a...
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Why Family Ties Unravel Between Mothers and Adult Children
That perfect Norman Rockwell tableau doesn’t always match real life around the Thanksgiving table. Throughout the holiday season, family feuds can simmer, prompting outright refusal by adult children...
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