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Are students still safe in campuses?
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - April 22, 2007 - 12:00am
Recent news of violence involving students as victims have been quite disturbing, particularly to parents who view schools as a second home for their children and as a safe place of learning. Last...
When single parents date again
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - October 3, 2006 - 12:00am
I recently received an e-mail from a reader named Nonoy who asked me to write on single parents and how going out on a date will help them. He also asked how a single parent can break it to his/her children that...
Overcoming shyness
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - June 11, 2006 - 12:00am
Dear Dr. Jao, I’m J.A., 21years old. I have read some of your articles in the Allure section of the Philippine STAR. I sent you an e-mail because I know you can help me with my problem about love and shyness....
Overcoming shyness
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - June 11, 2006 - 12:00am
Dear Dr. Jao, I’m J.A., 21years old. I have read some of your articles in the Allure section of the Philippine STAR. I sent you an e-mail because I know you can help me with my problem about love and shyness....
Why do men (and women) enjoy boxing?
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - February 26, 2006 - 12:00am
During the much awaited boxing match between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Erik "El Terrible" Morales, many witnessed the television coverage which showed men and women at the Thomas and Mack Center,...
Healing the wounds of tragedy
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - February 12, 2006 - 12:00am
Last Feb. 4, we woke up to sad news: Some 74 people were killed and 359 injured when a stampede occurred among the estimated 30,000 people lined up at the Philsports Arena (formerly the Ultra) in Pasig City,...
Terrors of the night
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - October 9, 2005 - 12:00am
I have received several inquiries on night terrors and nightmares from children, teenagers and adults. Let me first differentiate nightmares from night terrors.
Terrors of the night
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - October 9, 2005 - 12:00am
I have received several inquiries on night terrors and nightmares from children, teenagers and adults. Let me first differentiate nightmares from night terrors.
Ostracized? There’s nothing wrong with seeing a psychiatrist
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - July 3, 2005 - 12:00am
Dear Dr. Jao, Why is the subject of mental illness or depression so heavily stigmatized within the Filipino culture? Why is it seen as taboo? Why would a diagnosis or treatment bring great shame upon the family?...
Waiting to exhale
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - May 15, 2005 - 12:00am
Dear Dr. Jao,
Waiting to exhale
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - May 15, 2005 - 12:00am
Dear Dr. Jao,
Premarital intimacy
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - May 8, 2005 - 12:00am
Dear Dr. Jao, My boyfriend and I are still both in college. We are now engaged in premarital sex. I know it is not right, but it happened so fast. We’ve been doing this since last year. Why don’t I...
Forbidden Love
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - August 16, 2004 - 12:00am
Dear Dr. Nina,
When the care-giver needs caring
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - July 25, 2004 - 12:00am
Family members should be aware that as a terminally-ill patient undergoes the stages of dying, they themselves go through a corresponding process. The difference is that as the dying patient goes through this difficult...
How to overcome pre-nuptial jitters
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - June 23, 2004 - 12:00am
There are so many reasons why Pinay brides may develop the so-called prenuptial jitters. Don’t worry, for this is not listed in our psychiatric textbook and is therefore not a mental disorder. Pre-nuptial jitters...
You take my breath away
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - May 31, 2004 - 12:00am
Dear Dr. Halili-Jao, I have had terrible bad breath since high school. I consulted a dentist in the late 1990s about this and I was told that my gums were the problem. The dentist treated my gums twice a month...
Why do some rich people shoplift?
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - May 16, 2004 - 12:00am
I’ve been frequently asked this question. How come there are children or even grown-ups from the elite social circle who shoplift from the department stores? Are all shoplifters kleptomaniacs? These are the...
The obsessive-compulsive husband
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - May 2, 2004 - 12:00am
Dear Dr. Jao,
The working mom anxiety
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - April 18, 2004 - 12:00am
Dear Dr. Jao, What can you say about a working mother? Will her relationship with her children and husband suffer if she works in order to help meet the needs of the family? Maricar
When school grades lead to depression
by SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao - March 28, 2004 - 12:00am
I am now handling a sixth grade student from an exclusive boys’ school in Metro Manila. I learned that early this week, the class ranking of the graduating grade school class was announced. During his lower...
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