Child in Mind

Being on vacation has led to a sparsity of blog posts, and now its full speed ahead with the book. I decided once again to borrow from fello...

Two events today cause me to crash head-on into the terrible state of affairs that define ADHD diagnosis and treatment in our country. First...

It is not until about eight weeks of age that an infant has a fully developed capacity for mutual gaze. Then a baby looks directly into his ...

Last week I took an amazing course at the Cape Cod Institute. The course, taught by Francine Lapides, was entitled " Keeping the Brain ...

A recent study published in the journal Sleep Medicine revealed that most child psychiatrists prescribe medication for sleep at least once ...

Psychoanalyst Peter Blos describes the "second individuation process of adolescence," referring to the way in which adolescence sh...

As a child makes moves to assert his independence, he begins to test the limits of what he can and cannot do. Limit setting is not only abou...