contributors - Dr. Janet Taylor

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How to deal with a child who dresses differently

By Dr. Janet Taylor

8:14 AM on 11/08/2010

OPINION - You let them. You love them. You encourage their creativity, quest for individualism and bravery...
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How blacks can fight back against bullying

By Dr. Janet Taylor

8:36 AM on 10/25/2010

OPINION - The capacity of empathy, the feeling of "that person is just like me or similar to me" can help prevent bullying...
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The pill turns 50, but who's in control?

By Dr. Janet Taylor

8:29 AM on 05/07/2010

OPINION - Black women have the highest rate of unintended pregnancies, despite that fact that they "are more positively inclined toward family planning than white women...."
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Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans

By Dr. Janet Taylor

7:05 AM on 03/12/2010

OPINION - What's notable is reportedly not only did Woods not wear a condom, but his partner's didn't insist upon it...
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How black women can combat genital herpes crisis

By Dr. Janet Taylor

10:42 AM on 03/11/2010

OPINION - According the Center for Disease Control nearly half of all African-American women are infected with the HSV-2 virus...
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The skinny on food and mood

By Dr. Janet Taylor

8:00 AM on 02/25/2010

OPINION - Being psychologically stressed can lead to overeating and getting more calories from fat and sugar...
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Preserving the public option: the case for the House health bill

By Dr. Janet Taylor

7:45 AM on 01/13/2010

OPINION - As this final stage in the legislative process begins, the public, and especially black folks, need to actively support the provisions in the House bill that include a public option...
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Stress of racism can cause premature births for black moms

By Dr. Janet Taylor

7:42 AM on 11/23/2009

OPINION - Being black in America is bad for a woman's health. Why? Chronic racism over the lifetime of African-American women affects their birth outcomes...
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Choose love when mothering our 'precious' daughters

By Dr. Janet Taylor

7:58 AM on 11/05/2009

OPINION - The lesson we can learn as mothers from Precious is to think about our daily conversations and interactions with our daughters.
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