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Learn and Teach Your Children about Anger If you can name it, you can tame it.

Learn and Teach Your Children about Anger If you can name it, you can tame it.

ByErica Ponder

By Dr. Linda McNair, The Buckeye Review Newspaper Anger is an emotion and should not be ignored. Teaching children how to handle anger is better than telling them they are not angry and ignoring their hurts. Here is an example in preschool. One toddler takes the other toddler’s toy that he was playing with and…

How Do Mental Health Conditions Affect The African American Community?

How Do Mental Health Conditions Affect The African American Community?

ByErica Ponder

Although anyone can develop a mental health problem, African Americans sometimes experience more severe forms of mental health conditions due to unmet needs and other barriers. According to the Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, African Americans are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the general population. Common mental health disorders among African…