What's New at FIRSTCALL

May 2013

• What makes kids care? Teaching gentleness in a violent world
• Focusing on safety at school
• Raising children to resist violence: What you can do
• Warning signs of youth violence
• Do more gun laws mean fewer gun deaths?

April 2013 

• Tax day: Strategies for managing money stress
• Willpower, Finances and Spending 
• Managing your stress in tough economic times
• Young Adults: America's Most Stressed Generation?
• Dollars and sense: Talking to your children about the economy 

March 2013

• Why sleep is important and what happens if you don’t get enough 
• Good Night, Sleep Tight 
• If you don’t snooze, you lose
• Paybacks for lost sleep
• Uncovering sleep disorders
• What’s your snore score? 

February 2013

• The new face of aging
• 'No regrets' outlook may make for sunnier old age
• Depression not a normal part of aging
• It's never too late
• 10 reasons to keep fit as you age

January 2013

• Resolutions revisited
• Ring in the New Year with healthier food choices
• Preparing for your best year of fitness
• Persistence is key to losing weight and keeping it off
• Ready, Set, Goal! Create a new you
• More on New Year's Resolutions

December 2012 

• Making the most of the holiday season
• Start some healthful holiday traditions
• A holiday help guide for stepfamilies
• From toys to decorations: Holiday Safety 101
• Five tips to avoid holiday weight gain
• For more articles on Holiday Concerns, click here.

November 2012

• Depression and suicide
• Suicide now kills more Americans than car crashes
• What you must know about suicide
• Teen suicide: Learning to recognize the warning signs
• Not another life to lose: Suicide in America

October 2012

• Coping with stress
• Understanding the stress/health connection
• Stress can pack on pounds
• How to lower your financial stress 
• Stress-fighting strategies for every stage of life

September 2012

• Substance Abuse/Chemical Dependency
• Alcoholism and family history
• Could your child have a drug problem?
• Talk with your kids about these issues
• Finding the right rehab program for substance abuse
• After rehabilitation: Here are some tools 

August 2012

• Give your energy level a tune-up
• Eating the right foods for all-day energy
• Functional foods - hype or health benefit?
• Metabolism's weighty role
• The reality behind metabolism myths 

July 2012

• Don't forget to remember
• Five steps to better memory
• Health Tip: Help yourself to remember
• Memory and Aging
• Enhance your memory 

June 2012 

• Six myths about stress 
• 10 Tips to ease anxiety 
• Keep anxiety from controlling your life 
• Anxiety Disorder: When the worrying is constant 
• Phobias are common, but treatable  

May 2012

• Is technology ruining our kids? 
• Facebook: Friend or foe? 
• Social media has good and bad effects on kids 
• Facebook pages may offer clues to underage drinking
• Cyberbullying a big worry for parents 

April 2012 

• Promoting tolerance and accepting diversity 
• Teaching your child tolerance 
• Cross-Cultural Adoptions Raise Sensitive Issues
• Multi-racial children
• Supporting LGBT Kids

March 2012 

• Helping your children manage anger
• Temper tantrums
• General principles of discipline 
• When a reward for kids becomes a bribe
• Anger management: Strategies for parents and grandparents

February 2012

• Even living together is too much commitment for today's couples
• Lessening risks of online relationships
• Stop dating abuse before it starts
• How to make love last forever

January 2012

• Smoking: Truth and Consequences 
• Secondhand smoke, firsthand problems
• Why quit smoking?
• The high cost of smoking
• Tips for a successful quit smoking day

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