Thursday, October 25, 2012

Preventive mental health care for children falls through the cracks

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The current issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has an excellent article,  Integrating Mental He...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Yoga for autism, movement for learning

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When I listen to parents of young children (under 5) in my behavioral pediatrics practice, they often describe a child who is very overwhelm...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

New study asks; what happens to the dysregulated infant?

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When I see children in my behavioral pediatrics practice, whether they are 2, 5 or 15 it is very common to hear from parents that as a baby ...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

ADHD: biology or environment?

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When I write from my clinical experience as a behavioral pediatrician, I am careful to change identifying information to protect the privacy...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Program inspired by Daniel Pearl teaches kids to use music for peace

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An extraordinary program,  Music in Common  (MiC), takes on particular significance in light of recent events in the Middle East, when a v...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Never leave a child alone during a meltdown

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A commonly held belief among parents is that one should leave a child alone, or "ignore" him, when he is having a meltdown. Yet al...
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

A Conversation with Paul Tough: How Children (Don't) Succeed

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I had the privilege of speaking with Paul Tough on the very day that his new book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power...
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