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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 3278 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...

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...