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Tips on Handling First Aid Anxiety

Hi Moms, I have 3 little kids and am a military spouse, so my husband is often gone. Whenever there is a first aid minor problem (worse than needing a little bandaid), I freak out. I cry or think I have to race around the house. The sight of a lot of blood doesn't make me pass out and I am not in a full panic attack or anything, but I cannot calmly look at the injury and take care of it. Instead I get into the "OMG! I have to rush to the hospital!" or overreact in a similar way. My dog accidentally bit my daughter's finger the...

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Unmotivated 16 Year Old

My 16 year old daughter is very smart, but is very unmotivated to complete her school work, therefor seems to be running a C average in almost everything. I speak to her teachers who say she 'drifts off' in class. She often gets zeros for homework she 'does not feel like doing'. I realize a C average is not the end of the world, but I know she is capable of more and would like her to be able to go to college. I have taken away privliges, offered incentives, etc, and she says she will do better, and may for a very short time, then its back...

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My 16 Year Old

I have a 16 year old daughter who is very smart, but she doesn't do her work...