Category Archives: Mental Health

Articles relating to mental health are in this category. Typically they will fall into one of two categories. Yours, or your child’s. Yes, your mental health is important.

Collin Haluska’s Burn Recovery

My friends, Last month, the son of a dear friend of ours was burned in a tragic accident.  He will be a long time in recovering.  Tragically during this time, the home that the family was renting has been sold and now they have to move.  Collin goes to wound care 2 times a week at 100 miles round trip each visit.  In addition, mom, who is a stay at home mom, has taken on the role of caregiver and nurse, in addition to being mom and driver. The cost of care associated with a burn of this magnitude is extraordinary and has rapidly depleted the families savings. Now, because Collin has missed so much school, and will miss many more, the family is faced with hiring a tutor for him until the school district kicks in and picks up the costs.  If you can help please follow this link. 

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updates. the weekly call

So I get called every Friday night.  at 10:30.  I asked for it to be that late in the day. It is just me.  Every one else is asleep.  I can talk freely about David, his week, his needs and make recommendations for the staff. Last week, David called and told us about this girl who he thinks has a crush on him.  He wanted to know what I thought he should do.  So I explained. It is ok for a girl to like you. It is ok for you to like a girl. It is probably against the rules in your facility for you to have a girlfriend. So this week, during the report, he primary said that he is different this week than they have ever seen.  Not asking for snack, not eating his favorite snack.  Appearing sullen and withdrawn.  And the staff thought that they heard David

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Eight tips for the new dads in our world

I admit, the idea of fatherhood scared me.  Here I was, 21, not much more than a kid myself, and finding out that parenthood was coming.  Like it or not, here I come.   When I was 18, a girlfriend had experienced a miscarriage, but I didn’t know that until my daughter was born.   I often wonder what the child would be like. So, here are some tips for new parents.  As a father of five kids, I am not an expert.  My kids have all survived, though I am not sure how. Babies sleep just fine in a clothes basket on the floor next to the bed. Formula can get expensive, whenever possible breastfeed.  My oldest daughter was on Nutramigen, which was one of the more expensive kinds on the market.  Plus breastfeeding is just better all the way around for the kid. Using the car to get a child

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