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5 Things you must do to protect your kids from school violence By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach School should be a safe place of learning from teachers instead of a scary place where shootings and violence bring emergency workers and grief counselors. The recent number of horrifying acts of violence in schools has everyone concerned, from the President...

One week into the new year and I’m already behind in the goals I set for myself. Not only didn’t I finish a writing assignment, I couldn’t come up with a topic. I haven’t paid bills or made contact with any of the work-related administrators I need to speak with. I missed the deadline for a proposal and my laundry bin is overflowing. My dresser drawers are a mess and my apartment needs to...

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. Apparently, there's not a lot of hand clapping going on. Have you been in a bookstore lately? The happiness industry is smiling from ear to ear. There's Stumbling on Happiness, The Secrets of Happiness, In Search of Happiness, The Art of happiness, The Happiness Makeover and for those who think they're smarter than the rest of us - The Psychology...