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Parenting Adolescents: Part 1

By Dr. Telford Layne Jr. PsyD, MSc. Postgrad, BSc. (Kaieteur News) – In many Caribbean families, traditional parenting practices emphasise survival, obedience, and protection rather than emotional intelligence, independent judgment, and healthy communication. However effective parenting of adolescents is best achieved by modelling appropriate behaviour. Parenting teenagers extends beyond enforcing obedience; it involves guiding young people […] The post Parenting Adolescents: Part 1 appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News19 Jul

5-year-old needs US$25,000 for cancer treatment

— just a year after losing his mother to the disease (Kaieteur News) – Five-year-old Kaiden Williams has endured more loss and pain than most people face in a lifetime. Last year, he lost his mother to cancer. Now, he is fighting for his own life against the same disease. What first appeared to be an […] The post 5-year-old needs US$25,000 for cancer treatment appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News18 Jul

Fear of abandonment in me

By Dr. Telford Layne Jr. PsyD, MSc. Postgrad, BSc. (Kaieteur News) – Men benefit more than women in a relationship. But it’s men that behave the most recklessly to jeopardise the relationship than women. Men are terrified of being abandoned by women. So we try to maintain the peace but ended up doing more harm than […] The post Fear of abandonment in me appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News12 Jul

EPA accused of ignoring asthma patient’s pleas over sawdust pollution

(Kaieteur News) – An Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident says the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to act on repeated complaints about dust and noise pollution from a neighbouring furniture-making operation, even as her chronic asthma has landed her in hospital multiple times a week since May. Romila Sharma told Kaieteur News that […] The post EPA accused of ignoring asthma patient’s pleas over sawdust pollution appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News8 Jul

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