parenting Archive
How well I still remember one of the anthems of my generation: “For the times they are a changin’.” And how applicable these words continue to be, especially in our world of Child, Youth and Family Services. It seems that …
Adrian Jaeggi, University of California, Santa Barbara and Ben Trumble, University of California, Santa Barbara Much of human behavior is influenced by hormones. There’s cortisol, involved in our stress response and energy balance. Testosterone, a male sex hormone, tends to …
You’ve probably heard somewhere along the way that life is a journey? I imagine so, or some other analogy such as life being thought of as an adventure, etc. Whether you use the word, ‘journey’ or ‘adventure’, both suggest movement; …
Domestic violence and abuse is a world-wide epidemic that affects people in every community regardless of economic status, race, religion, nationality or educational background. It is a blight on society that results in serious physical, emotional and mental health problems …
I’m very grateful that someone shared with me today a column in the Washington Post called On Parenting by their “parenting advice” columnist, Marguerite Kelley, who also appears on radio and TV, so her opinions are shared far and wide. …
I want to preface this piece with an appeal to lay aside any of your own prejudices you may have about single parents. There are many people who find themselves raising a child or children on their own who believed …
The parent's job is to facilitate their child's growth toward a "good enough" version of what is possible.What is emotional competence? How is it developed? How does trauma and deprivation interfere?I teach a course introducing psychodynamic theory to clinical …
I look at the mess and think, A pile of slop. But he’s eating it. He actually seems to like it. I became a father at the age of 40. My son, Nolan, is approaching his second birthday. Despite my …
In order to understand how the digital divide affects client populations I will focus on the most technologically integrated clients, teenagers. The microsystem of the teenager consists of their relationships with parents, peers, teachers, and people in their extracurricular activities. …
In this fast paced world titles often work to catch our attention, and to draw us into written content. A recent article titled “Xanax ‘helps me be a better mom’“, posted on CNN, did just that to me today. The …