‘Cause You’ll Play Against You “Games you can’t win, ‘cause you’ll play against you.” ~Doc Seuss Last April 11th, I wrote about my old friend Karma. I love her dearly, in spite of the fact that she beat me to death once or twice. Bygones, sweetheart. With another year of reflection behind me,...
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Acne is a common skin condition which tends to affect teens, but it can also have an effect on adults. The condition is characterized by red, sore spots found mostly on the face, but they can also be found on the back, chest and neck. How does acne affect teens? We all know that...
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Katie: Anorexia nervosa whittled me down to 90 pounds when I was 15, putting my body mass index in the first percentile of girls my age. I’m not proud of that, but I am proud to write that after regaining the weight I lost, I have achieved happiness and healthiness. I’m sharing my recovery...
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Dear Dr. Wes & Katie: What do you do when a teacher is the bully? Last semester one of my daughter’s teachers repeatedly yelled at her in front of the class for asking questions, requesting help using classroom equipment, asking to go to the bathroom, etc. I downplayed how severe this was until I met with...
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The Negative Effects of Celebrity Culture Fame is the main reason that drives celebrity culture and is associated with status, wealth and a perception of the ‘perfect’ body. Unfortunately, the most dramatic effect celebrity culture has on our children is their relentless desires for popularity and to live exactly like their celebrity idol. Many...
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Open Letter to Hot Rod Magazine 20-May-2012 Dear Hot Rod Magazine, I was reading my June issue of Hot Rod over the weekend, and the more pages I turned, the more I got this creeping feeling that something was amiss. Lots of good stuff in there, like always. But the content wasn’t the problem. ...
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Dr. Wes: While suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens (ranking behind accidents and murder), it remains thankfully rare. About 1,500 teens are known to commit suicide in a given year in the United States. Each incident asks us to reexamine our communities and ourselves to consider why it happens at...
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