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Why Feeling Anger and Hate Is Good March 12, 2014 . 12 Comments
“I hate you!” 4-year-old Carly screams at her mother. Some moms might react by grabbing their daughter and spanking her on the bottom, or screaming, “You are a bad girl!” or telling ... Read More
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Gay and Lesbian Parenting: What to Tell the Children February 27, 2014 . 10 Comments
All children want to know about their origins. As their minds develop and their understanding of the world grows, their questions go deeper. Toddlers ask where babies come from; teenagers ... Read More
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How Learning about Child Development Can Improve Your Parenting February 25, 2014 . 6 Comments
A great deal of what we bring to our roles as parents comes from the way our own parents treated us. This includes the big areas of values and morality, as well as the smaller corners of ... Read More
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My Wife Is Pregnant. What If It Isn’t My Child? February 21, 2014 . 11 Comments
What a complicated, challenging situation you find yourself in! There is no one way you are supposed to feel. I’d expect you to be more than a bit confused. It sounds as if you and your ... Read More
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A Parent’s Guide to Formal Evaluations for ADHD February 5, 2014 . 16 Comments
When trying to determine if a child or teen is experiencing attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), it is important to obtain an accurate diagnosis and sense of how he or she is functioning ... Read More
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What If My Husband and Child Both Have High-Functioning Autism? January 29, 2014 . 35 Comments
It is not uncommon for a man with high-functioning autism/Asperger’s to have a child who also has it, because there are genetic components to this brain structure variance that manifests ... Read More
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Mothers: Taking Care of Everyone, All the Time, Like It or Not January 16, 2014 . 12 Comments
One of the common themes I come across when working with mothers experiencing depression and anxiety is perfectionism and people-pleasing. Moms get worn out when they are trying to make ... Read More
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Managing the Milestone: Your Child’s 18th Birthday January 16, 2014 . 13 Comments
Over the course of a decade working therapeutically with adolescents and their families, I have observed countless young people as they reach a highly anticipated milestone in their lives: ... Read More
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‘Emotional Baby’: Cute, or Not So Cute? November 1, 2013 . 14 Comments
Mary-Lynne, the 10-month-old baby in a video called “Emotional baby! Too cute!” (see below) feels her mother’s musically expressed emotion very strongly. As her mother soulfully sings ... Read More
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The Power of Play for Child Development and Relationships June 21, 2013 . 5 Comments
Play therapy has become a very important element of my work with families and children. In this article, I hope to give you parents some idea of how powerful play can be as an intervention ... Read More
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New Conduct Assessment Tool for Children Shows Validity and Accuracy June 14, 2013 . 5 Comments
Conduct issues are becoming a global problem for parents, educators, and children. They usually first appear and early childhood and can be identified through behavioral and psychological ... Read More
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Off to College: Parental Separation Anxiety June 12, 2013 . 19 Comments
Come September, many young people will be leaving home to go away to college. Students and parents are excited about this new journey. But in addition to the excitement, there is often ... Read More