November 15, 2024

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Head Start benefits children with disabilities

Rina Risper03 mins

 EAST LANSING, MI — Young children with multiple disabilities who are enrolled in Head Start have better literacy, reading and math scores than children who aren’t in the federally funded program, indicates a new study by Michigan State University researchers.

 

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PART I – The Top-4 Common Mistakes Most People Make When Setting Goals

Rina Risper014 mins

 By Sherry Brantley

 
Goals. What a wonderful tool we get to use in order to assist us in making our dreams come true! Goals help us to shape our destiny, create our future and begin to experience the life we’ve always envisioned for ourselves. Goals excite us, ignites the passions within us and helps us to keep our eyes on the prize when challenging times arise.

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Interpersonal Edge: When politics comes up at work, be curious, not judgmental

Rina Risper07 mins

 By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services
 
  Q. People in my workplace are getting very polarized about the upcoming election and the two probable candidates, Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. Emotions seem to be running higher this year than in any election I can remember. There seem to be intense feelings on both sides. How can I navigate these conversations without alienating my coworkers? Why do people get so angry over these political differences?
 

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Interpersonal Edge: Balancing grief and work

Rina Risper08 mins

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency
 
  Q. My wife died very recently, and I am now a single parent of young kids. I have to admit my attention at work is greatly diminished. I’m afraid I’ll get fired, but I know I am unable to give my all at work. How can I balance intense grief and keeping my job?

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Jill on Money: Financial risks you can control

Rina Risper06 mins

 

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

  Earlier this summer, the Economist Intelligence Unit updated a list of the top 10 global risk scenarios. 

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THE KID’S DOCTOR: Discussing menstruation with young girls is important

Rina Risper07 mins

 It is important to ask specific questions about an adolescent’s periods and provide them with good information. 
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Thirty minutes (and that’s plenty) with Pokemon Go

Rina Risper08 mins

 By Greg Schwem

Tribune Content Agency
 
  Oh boy, am I gonna have FUN today! I’m gonna download Pokemon Go and join three quarters of the world’s inhabitants – including my next door neighbor, his daughter, their cat, my plumber and maybe even LeBron James – who are wandering around the world staring at their phones while trying not to get hit by a city bus.

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The Power of Positive Thinking Creates a Financial Increase

Rina Risper07 mins

 By Porsche Miles Grant 

 
What you believe, has the power to manifest. We’ve all heard the saying, “What you believe, you can achieve.” This saying also applies to your finances.

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Personal Power In The Workplace

Rina Risper013 mins

 

By Sherry Brantley

 
Utilizing Personal Power works in all areas of your personal growth. Your home, social and work life. 

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