Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Cortisol Levels: Do They Identify Neglected or Abused Children?

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Behavior observations tell us a lot about children’s development, abilities, and moods, but to be accurate they require a lot of work from h...
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Sunday, September 26, 2010

A Good Law: School Assignment for Foster and Homeless Children

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“There ought to be a law”-- we’ve all said that at times. Unfortunately, not every law has the outcomes we’d like to see, and it can be eve...
Friday, September 24, 2010

Violent Video Games: Do We Know That They Cause Violent Behaviors?

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California has banned the sale of violent video games to minors, and concerned persons have argued that playing violent games causes childre...
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Thursday, September 16, 2010

If It's Not RAD, What Is It?

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What psychiatric diagnosis describes cases where children are aloof, irritable, rebellious, and given to rages? Hands up, everyone who says ...

Is It a Child's Job to Make You a Parent? A Couple of Takes on Parent-Child Relations

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In my reading for this week, there have been two different but complementary approaches to the relationship between parents and children. Ea...
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Dr. Oz, Faux Science, and Mistaken Conclusions About Self-Hypnosis

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Can a study appear to be “scientific”, but not meet the requirements for drawing science-based conclusions? Unfortunately, there are certain...
Thursday, September 2, 2010

When a Scientist Doesn't Think Like a Scientist: Review of Susan Barry's "Fixing My Gaze"

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Susan Barry’s recent book, Fixing my gaze (2009), is an engaging narrative of life with a small but intrusive disability – strabismus, or “c...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

In Memoriam: James M. Tanner

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The New York Times has announced the recent death of J.M. Tanner, an extraordinary figure in the field of child development. This was the ma...
Thursday, August 5, 2010

Book Reviews: Alternative Therapies for Children

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Two books published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers will be of interest to students of complementary and alternative treatments for disorders...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Potentially Harmful Therapies: Don't "Misunderestimate" the Problem

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I was taken aback by a question I was asked a few days ago. This surprising question emerged in the course of my testimony as an expert witn...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Partnering With Parents: Difficult Decisions About CAM

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In a calm and reasonable discussion in the Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, Dr. Margaret Klitzke has commented on the ...
Thursday, July 8, 2010

To Bed Without Supper

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Being sent to bed without supper as a punishment--- this old-fashioned idea seems to have a certain charm. It’s much less violent than spa...

Why Not Withhold Children's Food As Discipline?

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I’ve had a lot to say recently about suggestions that children’s food supply should be contingent on their behavior. Many parents may feel a...
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