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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 2951 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 1982 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...

Psychoanalysis with Children and Adolescents: Making Space for the Unconscious

in Adolescence, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Parenting, Parenting Blog, Practical Psychoanalysis Blog, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy April 16, 2020 1864 0 0

Psychoanalytic theory and practice is based on extensive research and observation of infant and childhood development. In fact, as a part of my psychoanalytic training in working with children and adolescents, I had to observe the development of...

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...

3 Strategies to Improve Communication with Your Kids

in Acting Out, Behavior, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Childhood Development, Discipline, Emotional Development Of Children, Evolution of the brain, Parenting, Parenting Blog February 5, 2018 2545 0 0

As a parent of two small kids and a psychotherapist, who works with families and their children, I try to always be learning parenting strategies and effective ways to communicate with kids of different ages. I’ve recently started focusing on...

Decoding the Adolescent Brain: Interview with Dr. Jess Shatkin, author of “Born to be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks and How We Can Keep Them Safe”

in Acting Out, Adolescence, Behavior, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Childhood Development, Emotional Development Of Children, Evolution of the brain, Family Life, Parenting, Parenting Blog, Psychological Development, Risk Taking in Adolescence October 3, 2017 3281 0 0

I am reading the newly published book, “Born to be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks, and How We Can Keep Them Safe” by Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Pediatrics at NYU School of Medicine Jess Shatkin, MD. He was kind enough to agree...

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...

When is the right time to bring your child to a specialist

in Acting Out, All, Behavior, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Childhood Development, Emotional Development Of Children, Finding A Therapist, Parenting, Parenting Blog, Therapeutic Process January 22, 2017 1716 0 0

As parents, we want to think that we know best what is good for our children and how to help them when they are struggling.Yet, we are only human and we are not expected to know everything and be 100% comfortable handling all child-rearing...

Family Matters: What You Can and Cannot Control

in All, Parenting Blog January 13, 2017 3403 0 0

There are a few things in life we don’t really get to choose – our name, our biological sex and our parents/family. I suppose we don’t really get to choose our children either – we decide to have them and we get what we get. We do...

Guest Post: Family Moving Day: 16 Tips for a Stress Free Move

in All, Family Life, Moving With Kids, Parenting, Parenting Blog November 28, 2016 2611 0 0

Moving day – it’s something nearly everyone experiences several times during their lifetime, yet few know how to prepare for. Along with the excitement of moving to a new home comes the stress of the moving process. If you’re moving across town...

Overcoming children’s fears: How to make the most of Halloween to support your kids’ emotional and psychological development

in All, Anxiety, Childhood Development, Children Fears, Emotional Development Of Children, Fears, Halloween, Parenting, Parenting Blog, Psychological Development October 16, 2016 1814 0 0

Every year on Halloween, children and adults alike gather together to celebrate the day before the ghosts of the dead return to Earth. Although the tradition of Halloween as we see it today has dramatically shifted from the original Celtic...