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...address separation anxiety quickly. Social connections and daily routines coalesce in the first few days of the year, and children who are absorbed in their own distress will miss out on these significant developments. A good strategy with an older child is to help him take charge, says New Jersey psychologist Nancy Devlin. "Ask, 'What is it about school that bothers you?' Then ask, 'What can you do to solve this problem?' Parents rush in to solve problems that children can solve themselves...
Most important, you need to find a medical professional who has the time and inclination to get to the bottom of your problem. "Fatigue is so common, many doctors treat it like background noise," says Dr. Benjamin Natelson, a neurosciences expert at the University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School, in Newark, N.J., and the author of Facing and Fighting Fatigue (Yale University Press, $15.95). But even if your physician can't pinpoint a specific reason for your fatigue, there are ways to manage it. For instance, Natelson has found, somewhat to his surprise, that gentle conditioning exercises...
Dale had spent a dozen years in the group, earning 30 merit badges, rising to the level of eagle scout before becoming an assistant scoutmaster. But then Scout officials saw a photo in a local New Jersey paper that identified Dale as a leader of the Lesbian/Gay Alliance at Rutgers University. The Scouts promptly expelled him. Dale's ouster, the court declared, was "based on little more than prejudice"; he had "never used his leadership position or membership [in the Scouts] to promote homosexuality, or any message inconsistent with Boy Scouts' policies" of being "morally straight" and "clean...
...Scouts of America has not been completely resistant to modernization of its membership criteria. After winning the lawsuit brought by the woman scoutmaster in 1987, the group eventually altered its rules and allowed women to become scoutmasters. But even as New Jersey ordered Dale to be reinstated, the group shows no sign of compromise over gays. Scout lawyer Davidson says he will bring the battle to a new arena: the U.S. Supreme Court. "This ruling unconstitutionally infringes on the rights of the Boy Scouts of America," says Davidson. "It's sad when the state dictates to parents what role models...
...Says Georgetown University law professor David Cole: "On a symbolic level this is an extremely important decision," a small victory in the struggle of gays and lesbians to participate fully in civil society. However, he adds, "on a technical level, this applies only to the Boy Scouts in New Jersey...