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The #MeToo Movement and “13 Reasons Why”: 4 Lessons About Sexual Assault

in Bullying, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Depression, Mental Health Digest, Parenting Blog, Practical Psychoanalysis Blog, School, Self Injury, Sexual Assault, Suicide, Trauma April 16, 2020 2952 0 0

I must admit – it has been hard watching the news over the past several months and witnessing the development of a movement I feel a part of because of the people I see in my clinical practice, both children and adults, who have experienced...

School Violence and Sexual Assault on Men: #MeToo Movement & “13 Reasons Why” Season 2

in Adolescence, Bullying, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Mental Health Digest, Parenting Blog, Practical Psychoanalysis Blog, Sexual Assault April 16, 2020 1983 0 0

It has taken me some time since the first blog post on 13 Reasons Why to get to the second, and for a good reason. What I am about to talk about makes me cringe on the inside (alert, this blog posts contains spoilers for the series 13 Reason Why...

What is Family Scapegoating? Interview with Australian Author of the Children’s Book “Scapegoat”

in Bullying, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Childhood Development, Children Fears, Mental Health Digest, Parenting, Parenting Blog May 8, 2019 4206 0 0

I recently wrote a blog post for my Practical Psychoanalysis Blog at PsychCentral about a rare form of child abuse, called Munchausen’s Syndrome, that is depicted in the HBO Murder Mystery Series “Sharp...

13 Reasons Why Parents Should Pay Close Attention to Their Teen’s (Social) Life: Lessons from Netflix Original Series “13 Reasons Why”

in Acting Out, Adolescence, All, Bullying, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Childhood Development, Family Life, Parenting, Parenting Blog, School April 19, 2017 2213 0 0

Number 1. Adolescence is marked by the invincibility syndrome. Number 2. Relationships with peers become more important than relationships with parents and family. Number 3. Sexuality and dating… Number 4. Risk taking behaviors are...

5 Signs that your child is being bullied at school

in Acting Out, Adolescence, All, Behavior, Bullying, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Parenting Blog February 19, 2017 1845 0 0

Kids tease each other all the time, that’s a given. But when do the funny jokes become flat out bullying and how can you recognize the signs that your kid may be the victim of it? It’s always a tricky situation to handle as a parent...