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

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Separation of Migrant Children: Commenting on Proposed HHS Rule Change

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Some readers may be aware that the Department of Health and Human Services proposes to make a change in the Flores amendment that (in theory...

Monday, September 3, 2018

Autism Treatments, Science, Risks, & Benefits

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The Association for Science in Autism Treatment ( https://asatonline.org ) is an interesting organization that includes some big names ( l...

Friday, August 24, 2018

Refusing to Visit a Divorced Parent: Reasons Other Than "Parental Alienation"

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There is no question that some children and adolescents in divorced families refuse to visit one of their parents. It’s also very possible ...

Friday, August 17, 2018

Choosing Residential Treatment Centers with Family Engagement (When It's Necessary)

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A year or so ago I commented on the real shortcomings of some residential treatment centers (RTCs) focused on child and adolescent behavio...

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Are Parental Alienation Organizations Cult-like in Nature?

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In the litigious atmosphere of the modern United States, it is common for personal, professional, or financial allegations against someone...

Monday, August 13, 2018

Of Pigs, Parlors, and Unconventional Views of Attachment Disorders

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On a number of occasions I’ve pointed put how Christian fundamentalists have attributed mental illness to demonic possession, and demoni...

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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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