How Molly Seidel became a true winner despite OCD, ADHD, and eating disorders

Fritz Seidel, Molly’s father said when Molly won the second-place medal in the Olympic Marathon Trials, “She has learned a lot and she’s been doing this for a long time now, since grade school. And as you go through portions of your career, you get smarter about your training and running and what you want to do, and she has figured that out. I hope a lot of other women do and it’s a challenge.”

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Harsh disciplining can have a long lasting effect on your child’s mental health

Harsh discipline from parents puts young children at greater risk of developing lasting mental health problems, new research shows. A study with over 7,500 children in Ireland found those exposed to ‘hostile’ parenting at age three were 1.5 times likelier to have ‘high risk’ mental health symptoms at age nine. Hostile parenting involves frequent harsh treatment: for example, shouting at children regularly, isolating them as a punishment, or unpredictable treatment depending on the parent’s mood.

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