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I still remember that July afternoon in the early 80’s. I was dressed in my pink sequined tutu from Rummage-o-Rama, the summer uniform of my four year-old self. I sached circles around the cracked plastic pool in the middle of … Continue reading
Arghhhh. Did you hear about the school that stamped kids’ wrists with a small “needs lunch money” note? Nothing permanent, not a sign that says “loser,” just needs-lunch-money, displayed so the parent saw it. Parents are going nuts. It’s a … Continue reading
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“I wanna be a psychopathic murderer when I grow up because I enjoy the power and adrenaline that surges through me when I think about taking a human life.” This is what I heard the seven year old kid on … Continue reading
Excuse the bitchy title. I am not above appealing to parental curiosity and fear for some clicks. But more importantly, I really think it’s important to broadcast the not-so-well-known signs of pediatric anxiety to as many parents as possible. Most … Continue reading
Here’s a question I often hear from the parents of my kid patients: What do I do about my kid’s constant lying? 99% of the time, here are the things I explain*: I hear this a LOT from parents of … Continue reading
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Note: I write this confessional so that you may email it to your spouse. Or learn from it yourself? Either way. Confession. Empathy is not automatically easy for me. I was born with a brain that would have guaranteed my … Continue reading
Dammit. A lump formed in my throat. The lightsaber I ordered doesn’t light-up, and Benny’s birthday party is tomorrow. I have an endless list of things to do, and I won’t be able to make it to the store to … Continue reading
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If you’ve read this blog at all, you probably already know I have three boys. In this post, I wanted to share a huge parenting learning experience for me. Basically, it all stemmed from me being dictated by fear/worry/shoulds instead … Continue reading
Wanna know a seriously underrated attribute when it comes to well-being? Humility. Humility is defined as, “the quality or state of not thinking you are better than anyone else.” In another post, I discussed the perils of shame (or the … Continue reading
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Articles announcing this new book have been bombarding my social media feeds over the last couple days. The support is overwhelming for this physician’s assessment of the abysmal landscape of parenting in America: According to Dr. Leonard Sax, parents are … Continue reading
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