Category Archives: Mental Health – Child

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Remember Chunk from the Goonies?

Remember that scene in the Goonies where the Fratellis were questioning Chunk by threatening to put his hand in the blender?  And he starts talking… Everything. OK! I’ll talk! In third grade, I cheated on my history exam. In fourth grade, I stole my uncle Max’s toupee and I glued it on my face when I was Moses in my Hebrew School play. In fifth grade, I knocked my sister Edie down the stairs and I blamed it on the dog… When my mom sent me to the summer camp for fat kids and then they served lunch I got nuts and I pigged out and they kicked me out… But the worst thing I ever done – I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, t-t-then, I

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Feel Guilty? No!

Attention grabber isn’t it? As a stay at home dad of five kids, or which three have a special need of some kind, I am at the forefront of all activities in our home.  As it should be.  With our youngest son David and his increasing need for near constant attention, the pace is increasing.  He requires more and more energy to keep up with him. As an individual with more than one chronic illness, my health is finite.  The last two months have definitely put a stress on my health. This week, I left home on Wednesday for two days in Denver doing a Title V Block Grant Review.  More about that can be found here. Even though it has only been two days, I can say unequivocally that my body hurts less today than it did two days ago.  I like to blame the altitude.  I remember in

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Title V Block Grant Review

Well, I just spent the afternoon as a Family Reviewer for Block Grants with the Department of Health and Human Services. Here is a tip, if you ever want to know where your federal and state dollars go, volunteer to review a Block Grant for Children’s Special Health Services.  To see people do so much with so little is a humbling experience. I met some fabulous people who are passionate about their jobs. My most quoted line “How can you get father’s more involved in the lives of their children?” My second line “How can you educate moms on the dangers of prenatal drug use?” All in all, it was a fantastic way to spend a couple of days in Denver. More at another time. Tweet #fighting4answrs