Thursday, May 25, 2017

When Children Wet or Soil Themselves

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When people write in to this blog with queries (or expostulations!) about children’s behavior problems, it’s frequent for them to mention t...
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Sunday, May 21, 2017

Young Psychopaths at the Atlantic Magazine: More Zombie Ideas

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Readers of blogs and quasiprofessional websites will be familiar with the practice of calling children “psychopaths”. Readers of profession...
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

A New (to me) Book Addressing the Problems of Martha Welch's Holding Time

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Quite a while ago, on March 18, 2012 to be exact, I posted on this blog a piece called “Attachment Therapy: Where Are the Testimonials From...
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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Claims on Amazon

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On an Amazon comment page, a mother recently wrote of her concern for her 9-year-old daughter, who had much difficulty coping with frustrat...
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Saturday, April 22, 2017

What Are the Probable Earliest Signs of Autism?

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Of the comments and queries I receive on this blog, the greatest number are from parents concerned that their babies are showing signs of a...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Qigong Parent Training (Believe It or Don't)

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Today I received an email from a professional group I have respected in the past. They invited me to attend a session about qigong training...
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Netflix and Misunderstandings About Suicide

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The recent release of 13 Reasons Why on Netflix is worrisome to mental health professionals and to parents who need to talk to their older c...
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Friday, March 24, 2017

Critical Thinking About Child Custody, Especially Parental Alienation Claims

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I recently received a document relevant to decisions about a girl who prefers Parent A but has been sent to live with Parent B. She had bee...
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

I'll Get to Scotland Before Ye: "Parental Alienation" Again

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I recently received several documents related to an accusation of “parental alienation” (defined by its advocates as the intentional persua...
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Sunday, March 5, 2017

Are You a Good Enough Parent? How Can You Tell?

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A friend was telling me yesterday about some conversations she’s had with her niece, who is the mother of a one-year-old. The young mother ...
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Thursday, March 2, 2017

Reactive Detachment Disorder is Fake News

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Are you worried that your adopted, foster, or even biological child could have Reactive Detachment Disorder? Well, don’t be. There is no su...
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