As we approach World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), disturbing news. Today, CDC released new stats regarding HIV and young people. Youth ages 13-24 account for 26 percent of new infections AND there is higher incidence among Black and gay young men. This tells me two things: 1) We as parents, guardians, mentors and health professionals…
From Oscar-winning director, Kathryn Bigelow, comes a new film that continues the genre of The Hurt Locker. When Bigelow realized a young female CIA agent was at the center of the search for Bin Laden, she became intrigued. The film, written by Mark Boal, chronicles the Seal mission which ended in the killing of Osama…
Seven year-old Mykayla Comstock is the youngest person to be prescribed medical marijuana. Suffering from leukemia, the administered pills help her eat and sleep and combat some effects of chemotherapy. Her father is concerned with the drug’s impact on her brain development. Although I understand his concern because she is so young, would this plant…
Just when I think I’ve seen it all… This is NOT okay. Let’s encourage motherhood earlier, shall we. As if I wasn’t disturbed enough about a breastfeeding dollbaby, I went to the website. There is a section, Why Little Girls Need to Learn to Breastfeed, that reads like a lactation brochure given to new mothers.…