CHILDMYTHS

The "Childmyths" blog is a spin-off of Jean Mercer's book "Thinking Critically About Child Development: Examining Myths & Misunderstandings"(Sage, 2015; third edition). The blog focuses on parsing mistaken beliefs that can influence people's decisions about childrearing-- for example, beliefs about day care, about punishment, about child psychotherapies, and about adoption. See also http://thestudyofnonsense.blogspot.com

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

A Facebook Page that May Interest You: About Continuing Education for Psychologists

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In the United States, each state has its own regulations about licensure of psychologists, but generally speaking a person may not describe ...
Sunday, December 17, 2017

What Do Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Children Look LIke?

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Adults who have been in psychotherapy as children may have had a lot of different experiences, but most of them had to do with talking—ofte...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

APA Continuing Education Courses: When Approved Providers Make Mistakes

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In most states of the U.S., clinical psychologists have to be licensed to practice on their own, and often hospitals or other agencies pref...
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Statutes of Limitations, Sexual Abuse, and Non-Sexual Abuse

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The term “statute of limitations” is one that may be familiar to people who have tried to get recourse against those who have cheated or mi...
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Monday, December 11, 2017

Parental Alienation Advocate Invites Fox to Watch Henhouse

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Well, I really thought I had made a couple of things plain on this blog: 1) that although I am sure that intentional “parental alienation...
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Friday, December 8, 2017

Eye Contact Question

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There is no more space for comments on the post mentioned here, so although I don't know whether the writer will look at this answer, I ...
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Thursday, November 30, 2017

"A Generally Accepted Record of Efficacy": States' Religious Exemptions for Caregivers Who Neglect or Harm Children

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Some readers will be aware that in many states of the U.S., parents who refuse to immunize their children against contagious diseases may s...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Referencing John Bowlby: Not Your Grandpa's Attachment Theory Any More

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Thousands and thousands of articles on attachment theory and research have been published over the last 40 years or so. This topic, with it...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Jumping to Conclusions About Child Custody (Lawyers, Please Read)

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The Monitor on Psychology, a publication for members of the American Psychological Association, has an “in brief” section where summaries o...
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Friday, November 17, 2017

Martha Welch Meets Bruno Bettelheim, Edgar Cayce, and the Rules of Research Design

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I’ve devoted several posts and parts of some publications to the claims of Martha Welch, a New York psychiatrist, who used to claim that sh...
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Jean Mercer
Jean Mercer has a Ph.D in Psychology from Brandeis University, earned when that institution was 20 years old (you do the math). She is Professor Emerita of Psychology at Richard Stockton College, where for many years she taught developmental psychology, research methods, perception, and history of psychology. Since about 2000 her focus has been on potentially dangerous child psychotherapies, and she has published several related books and a number of articles in professional journals. Her CV can be seen at http://childmyths.blogspot.com/2009/12/curriculum-vitae-jean.mercer-richard.html.
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