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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
“My daughter has been acting out,” a mom announced to me one day in therapy. “I think it’s because of the move and because her older sisters were gone for a couple weeks visiting their dad. She doesn’t like change.” … Continue reading
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Reader asks: My 8 year old son constantly whines and complains about people insulting him. Whether it’s his younger brother or kids at school, it’s always something. And the things that he gets upset about are so minor. For example, … Continue reading
I had been seeing Susan in therapy for a year before she made any real progress. “Bipolar II and ADHD. Like, the real deal,” was how her past therapist characterized her when she referred Susan to me. Her psychiatrist let … Continue reading
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I heard somehwere that self esteem only happens when you “impress YOURSELF” with your own courage, integrity, and capability. My youngest is turning 4 soon and I recently realized that I haven’t been giving him very many opportunities to do … Continue reading
It’s not hard to believe that guilt-filled kids turn into depressed adults. But what are we as parents supposed to do about this phenomenon? Here are three antidotes to guilt that you can easily teach your child (and practice … Continue reading
I followed my mother around the mall, transforming hanging lights into spaceships and marble tiles into the surfaces of planets. Shiny reflections were laser beams to be avoided and hurdled. Zoom zoom, the mannequin Martians will be defeated! JOSEPH ALLEN TANNER!!!!! A … Continue reading
The scenario is common: Kid comes into therapy with attentional or developmental issues and a self esteem hanging by a couple threads (Thread one: class clown; Thread two: the attention he gets when he gets in trouble; Thread three: The … Continue reading
I watched neglected puppies whimper to the voice of Sarah McLaughlin, and I broke into tears. The tiny mutts were helpless and lonely and I felt it as if I was the one left to huddle in a cold crate. … Continue reading
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I hugged my naked knees to the cave of my chest and noticed my heart still twitching in the sand beside me. I watched myself crawl out of a hole and grab ahold of the flesh with my biggest, reddest claw. Blood; observed in the trance between alive … Continue reading
ON THE YELLOW COUCH 