Health

The Unspoken Fear of Child Abuse

Why parent-child communication may be a preventative

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Stacey Honowitz

Please do not be afraid of this article. Child sexual abuse is a despicable act; unfortunately, it is a reality that a lot of families must deal with. This is a subject that is not discussed around the office water cooler, but it is a discussion that parents and teachers should be having, especially in light of the pervasiveness of...

Health

A Heartfelt Mission

Simon's Fund honors a tot whose sudden death has long-lasting impact on research

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Rachel Vigoda

Simon Prushan, 12, is getting ready for his Bar Mitzvah this fall. He's learning the aliyahs, practicing his Haftorah portion -- and setting up heart screenings for students in the Radnor School District. For his mitzvah project, recommended for all Bar Mitzvah-age members of Main Line Reform Temple, Beth Elohim in Wynnewood, Prushan teamed up with Simon's Fund (simonsfund.org) ,...

Wellness

Double Exposure

Allen Shawn's 'Twin' deals with his autistic sister, or is it a mirror to his prominent family?

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Rachel Vigoda, Jewish Exponent Feature

Allen Shawn just came out with Twin: A Memoir , his second deeply personal book about his life and family. But neither manuscript was supposed to be a memoir. The first, Wish I Could Be There: Notes From a Phobic Life , chronicled Shawn's struggle with agoraphobia, among other fears. "I don't like heights," he wrote. "I don't like being...

Wellness

Yoga's Culture

A new twist on the practice seeks out Jewish well-being

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Elyse Glickman, Jewish Exponent Feature

In the late 1960s, popular culture introduced a generation to yoga as a way to "tune in and turn on." While yoga in its many forms (Hatha, Iyengar, Kundalini and Flow, among others) still carries with it that old-school caché of peace, love and harmony, it has turned into a contemporary way to reduce stress, get fit -- and meet...

Health

On Its Way to Oscar, Does 'King's Speech' Speak to Those Who Stutter?

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Rachel Vigoda, Jewish Exponent Feature

Stuttering, or stammering, as the British call it (as anyone who has seen "The King's Speech" would know), affects almost 1 percent of the world's population, according to the National Stuttering Association. That figure includes about 3 million Americans. But while Colin Firth's stammering King George VI in the multiple Oscar-nominated "The King's Speech" is enticing audiences on its way...