Information and opinions on health from esmeralda at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/950731/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/950731/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/950731/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/950731/57730/describing Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:14:10 -0500 esmeralda My father was severely bipolar.  Sometimes he was also diagnosed as schizophrenic. When I had children, the conventional wisdom was nurture is everything.  Guess what, it's not.  My daughter was always moody but began having conflict with friends by the eighth grade.   She insisted on going away to boarding school because she hated her parents and her home.  No amount of attention, love, or praise stopped her from... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/950731/57730/describing