Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Thank, Brian Allen, for Saying "Down With Attachment Disorders"!

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A leading clinical child psychologist, Dr. Brian Allen of the Center for the Protection of Children, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital...
Friday, May 27, 2016

Reactive Attachment Disorder and Attachment Disorder: Compare and Contrast

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My colleague Linda Rosa recently sent me a link to an apparently highly commercialized organization called “The Adoption Exchange”. At http...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Are "Coaches" the Same as Psychologists or Psychotherapists?

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Anyone can ask a friend for advice, and many friends will give it. The advice may be right or wrong, the friend may or may not know what sh...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Swaddling and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

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A brief article in the Science Times section of the New York Times this morning was enough to strike terror into the hearts of young parent...
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Worried Sick About Autism? Read This Mother's Letter

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I have a one year old son who is an absolute delight. He smiles and laughs, and uses eye contact effectively to communicate and interact. I...
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Monday, May 2, 2016

Evidence-Based Treatment: What Is It?

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I’ve had a number of annoyed reader comments lately, claiming that certain mental health interventions were evidence-based, and I should st...

Flying Monkeys, "Parental Alienation", and... No Vivid Writing Please

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Craig Childress, the proponent of non-evidence-based and intrusive treatments for children who reject contact with one of their divorcing p...
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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Baby Looks at Toys More Than At You? Probably Not a Problem

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If you’re a parent of a young child and feel scared about autism, you probably are aware of “red flags” that might warn you of an infant’s ...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Time-Outs, Time-Ins: Good, Bad, and Badly Misunderstood

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A brief article published a couple of years ago in Time magazine is still getting a lot of attention. This piece, written by Daniel Siegel ...
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Saturday, April 9, 2016

How Kids Enlist in the Culture Wars

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Anyone who has been watching American political events this year will be aware of the reasons for the term “culture wars”. We’re not just w...
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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Adopted Children, Lying, Aggression, and Antisocial Behavior

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This blog has intermittently been the scene of disagreements between me and certain adoptive parents. Our discussion usually goes something...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Flint and Elsewhere: What Aspects of Lead Poisoning Are Irreversible?

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Far, far be it from me to imply that lead poisoning in infants and children is a minor problem, but I feel uneasy about the repeated declar...
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