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• Baby Genetics

  Photo © Elena Derevtsova   QUESTION: My husband and I are trying to conceive...

  • Posted November 29, 2010
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• Discovering the four passions

  Photo © Elena Derevtsova   Last month’s article on reinventing yourself mentioned four key...

  • Posted October 24, 2010
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• Pride and prejudice

  We are a Dutch/Irish family raising kids in Tokyo.  I would like to seek...

  • Posted October 24, 2010
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• Flu proofing

  Photo © Elena Derevtsova   Some years ago at the start of the seasonal...

  • Posted October 24, 2010
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  Reinventing yourself

  Whether you arrived here to work, study, or simply have an adventure, your...

  • Posted September 28, 2010
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• The pains of teen parenting

  Photo © Elena Derevtsova   Parenting teens of today can be revolting to some...

  • Posted September 28, 2010
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• Why people often don’t train their dogs and why they should

  Photo © Elena Derevtsova We dog lovers consider our canine companions part of our...

  • Posted September 28, 2010
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• Baby questions

  Photo © Elena Derevtsova   1. I didn’t know I was pregnant until my...

  • Posted August 30, 2010
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• I don’t recall

  QUESTION My husband habitually forgets appointments, where he puts his keys, what he said,...

  • Posted August 30, 2010
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• Baby expert tommee tippee takes Japan!

  Watch out, Morinaga.  Sayonara, Pigeon.  Move over, Beanstalk.  What parents in Tokyo have been...

  • Posted July 27, 2010
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• Fibromyalgia: another view

  Photo © Elena Derevtsova   As a general practitioner, hardly a day goes by...

  • Posted June 28, 2010
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• The ‘not enough’ and picky eater

  Parents often find it difficult to know if their child is eating enough...

  • Posted June 28, 2010
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• Hooked on the ‘Book

  The sun is out, the heat is on, and the eager go surfing -...

  • Posted June 28, 2010
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• What is Fibromyalgia?

  • Posted May 27, 2010
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• Silent night?

  Photo © Elena Derevtsova   QUESTION My wife  talks and gnashes her teeth in...

  • Posted April 29, 2010
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• Children’s checkups

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   Newborn babies should be seen by a doctor within...

  • Posted April 29, 2010
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• 20 tips for bonding with your family

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   The bonding period for you and your baby begins...

  • Posted March 30, 2010
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  My baby won’t sleep!

  This is a common complaint, especially of first-time parents. The reality of having a...

  • Posted March 30, 2010
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• Emotional differences

  Question I come from a Latin family where being demonstrative is part of an...

  • Posted March 30, 2010
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  The baby blues

  QUESTION: Four weeks ago, a good friend of mine delivered her first baby, a...

  • Posted February 27, 2010
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• Too much of a good thing?

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   It is remarkable that a great deal of medical...

  • Posted February 27, 2010
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• How to deal with stress

   Photo © Elena Derevstova   Regularly, I see patients suffering from ‘stress’, by which...

  • Posted January 30, 2010
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• Are you SAD in the festive season?

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   One sometimes wonders if they think of the acronym...

  • Posted December 29, 2009
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• Time out

  QUESTION I know it is common for couples to have disagreements, but it seems...

  • Posted December 29, 2009
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• ADHS and stimulant drugs

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   Isn’t it counter-intuitive that if a child is ‘hyperactive’,...

  • Posted November 28, 2009
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• Man in crisis

  QUESTION I am a foreign dad in his early 50s, a science teacher by...

  • Posted November 28, 2009
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• How not to stop smoking

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   If you are a smoker trying, i.e., failing, to...

  • Posted October 31, 2009
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• Company health checks

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   If you are a salaried employee in Japan, you...

  • Posted October 1, 2009
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• Moving to Japan

  QUESTION "We will be moving to Japan soon and have heard that there are...

  • Posted August 31, 2009
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• The itch that rashes

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   Atopic dermatitis (eczema) was so described by a French...

  • Posted August 31, 2009
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• Student’s self-esteem

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   QUESTION: My 12-year-old son is in his second year...

  • Posted July 26, 2009
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• Your child and life’s reality

  QUESTION: I am a divorced mother of a 16-year-old daughter. I am very concerned...

  • Posted June 30, 2009
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• What is Swine Flu?

  According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC for short), it...

  • Posted June 30, 2009
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• How to deal with depression

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   QUESTION: Since I moved to Tokyo, it seems that...

  • Posted May 31, 2009
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• Water, water everywhere and too much to drink

  Photo © Elena Derevstova Have you noticed as the weather gets warmer, and even...

  • Posted May 31, 2009
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• Compulsive shopping: a disorder?

  QUESTION: My wife and I have been married for 15 years.  We have been...

  • Posted April 29, 2009
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• Culture clash

  There is no denying that coming to live in a country like Japan where...

  • Posted March 30, 2009
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• Anger management

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   Chronic anger damanges your health and relationships. What can...

  • Posted March 30, 2009
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• Frugal fun

  Photo © Elena Derevstova Living as we do in one of the world’s most...

  • Posted February 27, 2009
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• On the move

  Photo © Elena Derevstova   Uprooting and relocating again? Having that talk with your...

  • Posted February 1, 2009
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• Private investigations

  What problem areas do most patients see you about? When I meet with...

  • Posted December 25, 2008
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• Raising achievers

  Parents have always been worried about their kids. Now more than ever, with the...

  • Posted December 25, 2008
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• The way forward: prediction, karma, and happiness

  What brought you to Japan? Destiny brought me here.   Why should we pay...

  • Posted November 4, 2008
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• At the crossroads

  They say life is a journey, and some TF readers may not have expected...

  • Posted August 28, 2008
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• Nit busting!

  Head lice, or to be more precise, Pediculosis Humanus Capitis can strike at any...

  • Posted August 28, 2008
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• The power of positive parenting

  Help children to improve their own behavior

  • Posted June 1, 2008
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• Fever pitch

  The lowdown on a high temperature

  • Posted April 30, 2008
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• Journey to the center of the universe

  What makes your preschooler "tick"

  • Posted April 30, 2008
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