Category: Help For Families

  • Spanking: Points to Consider When Disciplining a Child in Michigan

    Spanking is a topic that we have discussed on numerous occasions in the past. Why? Because it is a controversial subject that many people don’t agree on. Add to that the fact that the law isn’t as cut and dried as we may like, and the whole topic can get pretty complicated. So in that…

  • Substance Abuse During Pregnancy – What Helps? Part 2

    In part one of this series we introduced the subject of Michigan’s alarming rise in babies born with drug addictions, and looked at what symptoms those newborns face while they endure withdrawal after birth. Moving on, we are going to look at what doctors are doing to address the issue, and why CPS intervention isn’t…

  • Substance Abuse During Pregnancy – What Helps? 1

    In addition to the many other things that Michigan has seen an increase of in recent years, such as meth dump sites and overall child poverty, there is the issue of babies born addicted to drugs. Michigan has seen a surge in newborns struggling with opioid withdrawal.   This is a terrible way to start…