Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 4/25/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan about 3 WAYS TO GUARANTEE FAILURE IN LIFE. 1. Complain about everything. 2. Blame others for your problems. 3. Never be grateful.Ultimately, our mind can make anamur eskort kızlar our life earthly heaven or hell. As John Milton said in Paradise Lost: THE MIND IS ITS OWN PLACE AND IN ITSELF CAN MAKE A HEAVEN OF HELL OR A HELL OF HEAVEN. All persons are dealt cards to play out their lives. How they play them determines the course of their lives as well as that of their families and everyone they encounter. In life, to be bitter and jealous will set the course for your life. Choose not to do that and be successful and happy in life. 

A few useful quotes are as follows:

1. Jeff Bezos: Complaining isn’t a strategy.
2. Stephen Hawking: People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
3. Zig Ziglar: Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining. It bothers everybody else, does no good, and doesn’t solve any problems.
4. Joyce Meyer: Watch out for the joy-stealers, gossip, criticism, complaining, fault finding, and negative, judgmental attitude.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 4/18/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about WHAT kocasinan eskort A SENIOR CAN DO PSYCHOLOGICALLY TO IMPROVE MEMORY. Too often seniors fatalistically give up on their memory or have no idea what to do to improve it. They discuss what seniors can do to improve their memory. It is timely as a large segment of millions of baby boomers are getting older. The following advice can be helpful!

1. Both accept if you are losing memory and know you can improve it.
2. Organize your life so things are predictable.
3. Overlearn and repeat over and over things you must do and not forget.
4. Work on concentration to make sure you do not quickly lose track of what you need to do and remember. Activities like chess, checkers, card games, reading, and crossword puzzles can be helpful.
5. Try to always be mentally alert.
6. Constant socialization with people and not becoming insolated, alone or with people who all have memory problems.
7. Get required sleep to be as alert as possible.
8. Regular contact with family physician or medical specialist about appropriate vitamins,

medications, and diet.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 4/11/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about the book “MAKE YOUR mersin esc BED”. The author is retired four star Admiral William H. McRaven. He was a long time Navy Seal who oversaw the Ben Laden Raid. He is currently the University of Texas System Chancellor. This book is based on his terrific 2014 graduation address to the 2014 graduates of the University of Texas at Austin. It went viral and millions have seen it on YouTube. The address and book are based on life lessons he learned in his training as a Navy Seal. It is loaded with basic wise maxims to live by. A few include:

1. “If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right”,
2. “In that dark moment, reach deep inside yourself and be your best”.
3. “With it (courage) you can defy and defeat evil”.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Rich Hurl, News Director of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 4/4/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW konya merkez genç kızlar A PARENT CAN IDENTIFY AND HELP A TEENAGE CHILD SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION. Teenage depression is very common in the United States at this time. It is critical but very difficult to distinguish between the problems one expects in the teenage years and the severe symptoms associated with depression. At any time, it is estimated that 10-15% of teenagers have depression. This shows this is a major human concern. All parents, teachers, and other caregivers need to be aware and try to listen, understand, and help teenagers in this often difficult period.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 3/28/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about IS IT BEST FOR WOMEN TO WORK OR STAY mersin eskort HOME TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN?   Dr. Braccio believes each woman must make her decision based on her beliefs and circumstances. With that said, the current culture is often negative on women who stay home to raise their children. Personally, I have seen great parenting success both ways. Other models include working out of the home, working part-time, staying out of work until the youngest child is in school full day, as well as grandparents or the father doing the job. The most critical factor for the mother is that she must be comfortable emotionally to be able to be the best mother she can be for herself and the children.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 3/21/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW PARENTS CAN BEST anamur bayan escort RAISE AN ONLY CHILD. This is an important topic as it always has been. It is particularly important and relevant as more parents choose to only have one child. One child households have doubled in the last twenty years and the trend show shows no signs of stopping.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 3/14/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW PARENTS CAN silifke escort ilanları HELP THEIR CHILDREN OVERCOME SIBLING RIVALRY. Sibling rivalry is a common and often overwhelming problem for parents and children alike. Simply stated, sibling rivalry is the competition, jealousy, and ongoing fighting and positioning among siblings. They discuss parental strategies to help resolve or at least greatly reduce the family disruptions caused by sibling rivalry.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 3/7/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW TO TALK kocasinan bayan numaraları TO AND HELP YOUR CHILDREN ADAPT AFTER THE DEATH OF A LOVED FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND. It is important we allow our children to be given age appropriate awareness when a loved family member or friend dies. Children need the opportunity to express their feelings in an open manner as well as being allowed to grieve in their own way.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 2/28/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW PARENTS CAN HELP DEVELOP kocasinan escort ilanları CARING, LOVING, AND SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN. To do this requires tremendous parental effort and love for our children from birth through 18+ years of age.

The following are major factors parents need to foster to best develop caring, loving, and successful children.

1. Relationship with our children. The earliest image a baby has of himself/herself is what the parents reflect back to him/her about him/her.
2. An overall positive home atmosphere.
3. Spouses/parents/partners that treat each other with respect.
4. Spirituality with a code of right and wrong.
5. If not with spirituality, a code of right and wrong.
6. Family friendships with responsible persons.
7. Notice children when doing good and encourage the behaviors.
8. Make time for your children as you develop family rituals and customs.
9. Be consistent with reasonable discipline.
10. Show unconditional love.
11. Model good behavior.
12. Good and open communication with your children.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 2/21/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan kocasinan bayan arkadaş about HOW PARENTS CAN HELP EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN TO THE DRUG ADDICTION DANGERS OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Dr. Braccio and Dave discuss how important it is for parents to begin early educating their children to the dangers of substance abuse and addiction and not stop until they are out of high school. Good open discussion is necessary or children will predictably get bad information and may be vulnerable to substance abuse and addiction. For those of us who daily see the tragedy of drug addiction on individuals and families, the need for ongoing parental effort at open communication and education of their children cannot be overestimated.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 2/14/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW PARENTS silifke eskort ilanları CAN HELP CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. Dr. Braccio and Dave discuss how critical it is for parents to effectively and compassionately manage problem behaviors of their children in order to have an orderly home where everyone can harmoniously live together and develop to their full potential.

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Atlanta Falcons Devastating Loss to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl

Dr. John H.Braccio talks with silifke eskort numaraları Neil Kopke of MSU.com and Jack Ebling on “The Drive With Jack Ebling” on 2/7/17. They discuss the great psychological distress of the Atlanta Falcons after their loss to the New England Patriots. Dr. Braccio suggests this had to be astonishingly devastating to the psyche of the team members and fans. This clearly was a game that proved “the game is not over until it is over”. It seemed more like a Hollywood movie with Coach Belichick and Tom Brady as the heroes. It seemed inevitability that Tom Brady would lead the team to victory.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 2/7/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW PARENTS CAN PROTECT THEIR mersin anamur eskort bayanları CHILREN FROM POSSIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE. At a time a local doctor, Dr. Larry Nasser, is accused of sexually abusing many persons under age over many years, they agree nothing is worse than sexually abusing a child. Parents need to begin talking to their children as early as two years old to let them know that their private parts are special and it is wrong for others to touch them unless it’s a parent or another appropriate person. They also must know they cannot touch the private parts of others. Because some children when young may not be able to identify their private parts that may have been inappropriately touched, we need to teach young children to name the parts of their body to avoid any confusion. Parents need to know that the projected odds are that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually molested before they attain eighteen years old. Good, open, sensitive, and accepting communication between children and parents is critical. Parents and children after sexual abuse too often sadly walk the tragic line between outrage and despair. They feel powerless to change the past. Parents need to contact the police, a teacher, medical staff, or go to emergency if they believe sexual abuse has occurred. State law requires all medical, educational, and mental health workers to report possible sexual abuse. In a difficult world for so many children, we must do all we can do to eliminate sexual abuse and the possible horrible effects on the lives of any sexually abused children.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 2/1/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan mersin escort bayan about GOING TO EVENTS AND TAKING TRIPS TOGETHER WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WILL DEVELOP A BOND. They agree that family events and trips need to be with family members so they can bond and develop the types of rituals, customs, events, memories, and experiences that create a long lasting family bond where experiences and stories carry over time and develop a family history that endures even as different segments of the family branch off over the generations. Dr. Braccio explains how many patients over the years have come into his offices and say they have lost good communication with their children because peers have become far more influential. In many cases, this is because parents did not do things as a family when children were growing up or when they did, they often had friends on family vacations and outings which impeded the family bonding into a warm lifelong relationship. Sometimes they feel it is easier to parent when the children are entertained by friends. The resulting bonding problems that can develop can be seen in family dysfunction throughout the country. On a lighter note, Dr. Braccio says he will be a VIP Grandparent on Friday, February 3, 2017 at St. Mary’s School in Royal Oak where his grandson Luke is in kindergarten. It will be great fun and a good family bonding event.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 1/24/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about silifke escort numaraları THE CRITICAL ROLE OF FATHERS IN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CHILDREN. The lack of fathers in the lives of many millions of children in our country is a national tragedy if not a disgrace. While not disparaging single mothers or blended families, Dr. Braccio states his belief that an effective father is very important for the social, intellectual, academic, moral, self-esteem, and sexual identity development of both boys and girls. The breakdown of the nuclear family without fathers over the past fifty years has resulted in many aimless youth without education and resulting career opportunities. We see the result of fatherless homes with so many unsocialized males who lack a father and/or strong male role model. The relationship of children with their father can strongly determine the success of their future relationships with all persons. This can be particularly helpful with the opposite sex where divorce is an epidemic

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 1/17/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW PARENTS CAN HELP THEIR CHILDREN NOT silifke escort numaraları LIE. In a confusing contemporary world with so much pressure on our children to think in certain ways, parents have a tough time staying on the same page as their children. Add to that, the guilt children can feel for not doing what their parents want makes things even more dicey. Excessive punishments can lead to choosing to lie in a percentage game of getting caught or not. Parents need to model honesty in an open manner so the children understand the importance of telling the truth. Children, as adults, need to understand persons who lie demonstrate a person who cannot be trusted and this will predictably destroy or greatly damage any relationship with people now or in the future. Praising honesty can be a good motivation to have it become part of their personality. Reasonable punishments for lying will help decrease them while severe punishment can lead to more lying to avoid it in a self-defeating circle of deception.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 1/10/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN THAT TRYING BUT NOT ALWAYS SUCCEEDING IN MEETING mersin anamur escort bayanları A GOOD MORAL CODE IS FAR BETTER THAN THINKING RIGHT AND WRONG ARE RELATIVE AND ALWAYS SUBJECT TO ONE’S OWN VIEWS. This segment is a follow-up to last week’s segment on how parents need to teach their children tolerance. The key point discussed is the importance of teaching our children a moral code and not causing guilt if they fail to live up to it, as we all do at times. The moral code is basically a code to help a person to develop the type of character to be a good human being who helps others as best he or she can. The danger today when many children do not have strong family and/or community support is that a person can develop a relative moral code where right or wrong depends on the situation. The worst result is the development of the Antisocial Personality Disorder where the person has no sense of right or wrong and has no conscience.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 1/3/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about Parents Need To Teach Children konya merkez olgun bayan Tolerance. Dr. Braccio says the best way to teach children tolerance is to model tolerance. The idea is not to give up standards of right and wrong but to teach there can be two honorable ways to solve a problem. Understanding different can be just that and not necessarily right or wrong. Dr. Braccio says the Golden Rule of treating others as you would like to be treated is still the best way to try to model your behavior to help your children behave in a similar manner.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Chad Livengood of The Detroit News on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 12/27/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW TO PSYCHOLOGICALLY HAVE A karatay bayan partner GREAT 2017.