Control your temper to teach kids
Adults need to model anger management
By Georgia K. Connor Special to the Acorn
      NP Have you ever noticed the time it takes to subdue someone's temper, especially a child's? If it takes you more than 15 seconds, that's the amount of time you have to take three deep breaths and turn the situation around or it is going to escalate into painful exchanges and sometimes violent behavior.
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Group follows path to inner peace
      Elan Vital, a nonprofit organization, is sponsoring a series of meetings to introduce people to the message and work of Prem Rawat, also known by the honorary title of Maharaji. These free video presentations will take place from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Sat., Aug. 11 at the Westlake Village Library at 31200 Oak Crest Drive, and also from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Wed., Aug.
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Alzheimer's is 21st-century crisis
By Arnold Bresky, MD Special to the Acorn
      Alzheimer's disease has reached crisis proportions in the United States, with incidence, prevalence and mortality all on the rise, according to the 2007 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report released in March by the Alzheimer's Association at the organization's annual public policy forum.
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Author to discuss eating disorders
      Author Jenni Schaefer will give a presentation on "Declaring Independence from Eating Disorders: A Personal Journey," from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Wed., Aug. 8 at A Step in Time School of Dance, 4504 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas. The event is sponsored by Center for Change and hosted by Step In Time director, Dawn Smith-Theodore.
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Local nurses certified for hospice care
      Two local nurses at VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Los Angeles and Ventura County passed the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses. Alison Collins of Woodland Hills and Cindy Goldman of Calabasas add Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse to their professional credentials.
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