The Kid’s Doctor: Updated sleep recommendations may be eye-opening

 

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

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   Sleep – who can get enough of it? More and more studies point to the need for a good night’s sleep. As a new parent, you’re sleep deprived, then when your children get older, they may sleep through the night but wake up at the crack of dawn. Once your kids reach their teens, their days and nights are totally upside down; they often want to stay up too late and sleep half the day away.

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Interpersonal Edge: When reality bites, adapt!

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Q. I spend a lot of time at work bitching in my head about the “way things are.” I’m in my early 30s and disillusioned about all the ideals I started with in my career. The rules I played by in my 20s didn’t get me where I want to go. Now I’m trying to reformat my expectations. Do you have any tips on how to deal with the fact that reality bites and how to be effective in situations you don’t like?
 

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Jill on Money: Reverse mortgage now comes with stricter underwriting process

  

 By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
  The Great Recession and stock market rout eviscerated retirement nest eggs, changing the course of retirement planning for millions of people. And while the value of real estate also plunged, many older Americans owned their homes outright, allowing them to utilize a reverse mortgage to help finance retirement. 
 

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The Kid’s Doctor: Meningitis outbreak hits another college campus

 

Meningococcal disease seems to cluster in young people who come into close contact, such as college students living in dorms. 

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Jill on Money: How much do you need to retire?

 

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
   The answer depends on a variety of personal factors, starting with how much you need to float your lifestyle today. 

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TAX SOLUTIONS: Vacation Home Rentals

 

 

 
A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.
 
Summer time is just around the corner!  Are you thinking about renting out your summer cottage?  It may be a good idea.  

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The Kid’s Doctor: Remember that fever is your child’s friend

 Children typically have more fever at night, and those hours of fitful sleep and hot little bodies can seem very long. 

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Interpersonal Edge:Make office adversary your new best friend

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

  Q: There’s one guy in my office who drives me up a wall. He’s self-centered, arrogant and always putting others down. I’ve tried rising above it, but that doesn’t work. I try feeling sorry for him and that doesn’t work. The truth is, I’d like to tar and feather him and ride him out of town. How do you work with someone you truly detest?

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