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Interpersonal Edge: An edge for discouraged job seekers

Rina Risper13 years ago07 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q. I’m in my 20s and I’m discouraged about how to give myself any advantage in such a competitive tough job market. Are there strategies you recommend to clients who are struggling to get the attention of potential employers?

Interpersonal Edge: The secret to office time management

Rina Risper13 years ago05 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q. Seems like every day I have 90 items on my to-do list and nothing gets done. Instead, my boss, coworkers and clients end up giving me 90 more tasks. I feel completely overwhelmed. Is there any trick to time management in the workplace?

Interpersonal Edge: Success means multiple career plans

Rina Risper13 years ago06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q. I’m attempting to do career planning. However, every time I think I have a plan, something changes in my industry. How do you plan when you have no way of knowing what changes are going to occur in your organization and field?

Interpersonal Edge: Focus on results not getting apology

Rina Risper13 years ago06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q. I have to work with another team and manager who treats me and my team badly. I keep trying to get him and his team members to see that the way they act is unprofessional. The manager gets huffy and his team members get hostile. How can I get them to behave appropriately?

The Kid’s Doctor: Kids, media and obesity: Too much ‘screen time’ can harm your child’s health

Rina Risper13 years ago05 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

A recent study released in Pediatrics looks at mounting research showing that a child’s media use may be linked to their body weight, not only due to the fact that they don’t get as much exercise if they’re watching TV and using other media, but also due to other issues related to media exposure.

The Kid’s Doctor: Too much texting?

Rina Risper13 years ago05 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

During my tween/teen checkups, I try to fit in a discussion of how much time an adolescent spends on the phone each day, how much time on a computer, and how much time watching TV – a basic compilation of their “on line/on screen” usage.

Interpersonal Edge: Drooling over career daydream? Try it on!

Rina Risper13 years ago06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q. The last few years have been really hard in my industry. I find myself increasingly daydreaming about opening a surf shop on some distant tropical island or a restaurant anywhere but here. My friends tell me I’m having a mid-career crisis. Is there any way to check out daydreams to see if they are ridiculous fantasies or possible careers?

News Spotlight: Be a part of the 3rd Annual National Call of Unity on Tuesday, October 2nd* at 3:00pm Eastern!

Rina Risper13 years ago07 mins

Several national organizations, governmental agencies, local domestic violence programs, advocates and allies, and survivors and their family and friends will participate.

Interpersonal EDGE: Burned Out? Here’s a Plan!

Rina Risper13 years ago06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q. I started out young and idealistic, but I am finding I have had so many disappointments that I just don’t care about much anyone. How do you keep caring about your job when retirement is far away and you are burned out?

THE KID’S DOCTOR: Study shows warm-up exercises help curb ACL injuries in young athletes

Rina Risper13 years ago04 mins

We now know that adolescent female soccer players

experience ACL knee injuries at a rate twice that of their male counterparts.

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By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

I have many young patients who are regular soccer players, including many adolescent girls. A recent article in the British Medical Journal caught my eye. The headline: “Simple Warm-Up Program Prevents Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.”