Child in Mind

Promoting Health and Wellbeing of Children and Families Through Relationship Based Interventions

Friday, October 28, 2011

Over-reliance on Psychiatric Medication in Children: A Pediatrician's View

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This weekend I was scheduled to speak at a conference in LA sponsored by the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry e...
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Learning from parents-a most important education

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Recently I had an "aha" moment of sorts. I was speaking to a group at the Pacella Parent Child Center in New York. I was explaini...
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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Diagnosing ADHD Under Age 6: A Mistaken Idea

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Once again ADHD is in the news. At the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition this weekend in Boston, the new g...
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Thursday, October 13, 2011

What is infant mental health? A case of a hitting toddler

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In a few weeks I will launch a new program in the Boston area (more information to follow when the details are ironed out) where I will see ...
Friday, October 7, 2011

ADHD: The role of diet and sleep

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I recently had a guest post published on the CNN news blog, The Charts, entitled Calming your child's ADHD symptoms . The subject clearl...
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Monday, October 3, 2011

Prevention and Primary Care

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One main objective of the Affordable Care Act, or health care reform, is to focus on prevention. This has been translated into requiring ins...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Parenting Toddlers and Teenagers: Much in Common

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Psychoanalyst Peter Blos describes the "second individuation process of adolescence," referring to the way in which adolescence s...
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Claudia M. Gold, MD
I am a pediatrician and writer with a long-standing interest in addressing children’s mental health needs in a preventive model. I have practiced general and behavioral pediatrics for over 20 years, and currently specialize in early childhood mental health. I am the author of The Developmental Science of Early Childhood:Clinical Applications of Infant Mental Health Concepts from Infancy Through Adolescence" ( 2017)"The Silenced Child:From Labels, Medications, and Quick Fix Solutions to Listening, Growth, and Lifelong Resilience" ( 2016) "Keeping Your Child in Mind: Overcoming Tantrums, Defiance, and other Everyday Problems by Seeing the World Through Your Child's Eyes"(2011) " I am on the faculty of UMass Boston Infant-Parent Mental Health Program, William James College, the Brazelton Institute, and the Austen Riggs Center.
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