Bullying – what can be done

By petra 0 Growing up - Issues in Life Span Development, Health and Wellbeing, Issues of Interest, School

My opinion as a parent, human services practitioner and coach is, that actions can be taken to help children, who are being bullied, and also, to help address bullying when it occurs.  Having said that, not everything is bullying and kid also have to learn to ignore behaviors, which are just annoying.  However, if the behaviors escalate and become worse […]

HPV and Oral Cancer – not a laughing matter

By petra 0 Health and Wellbeing, Issues of Interest

I originally blogged about the human palliloma virus back in 2011, following a Republican debate, and I am reposting this blog (edited) today, because of the recent revelations pertaining to the cause of Michael Douglas’ oral cancer. During the Republican debate in 2011, Texas Governor Perry was asked about his role in having young girls vaccinated against cervical cancer, which […]