Monday, June 13, 2016

Taking Turns is Hard to Do

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Parents of toddlers, preschoolers, even school-age children sometimes feel there is no end to the task of getting children to share and tak...

Should an Eighteen-Month-Old Be Seen by an Autism Specialist? Yellow Flags

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As we all know, various Internet sites proclaim “red flags”, or behaviors of young children that may be associated with a later diagnosis o...
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Webinar for Parents Of Children with Disruptive Behaviors 6/17/2016

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Hello everybody-- I want to call your attention to a webinar for parents that will be held by the National Center on Birth Defects and De...
Monday, June 6, 2016

Maltreated Toddlers in Foster Care: What Can We Do for Them?

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A week or so ago I had an email from a CASA (court-appointed special advocate) working in Washington State. She asked a very reasonable que...
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Thursday, June 2, 2016

What Does Evidence-based Therapy for Children Look Like?

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If you’ve never been in psychotherapy, the idea can be a pretty scary one. Revealing ourselves and our problems can seem so intimidating th...
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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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