Child in Mind

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

Friday, February 13, 2015

The Place of Love in Child Therapy

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4-year-old Ella climbed on to the couch, into Susan’s lap, wrapping her arms tightly around her mother as Susan lovingly stroked her ha...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Vaccination, Parenting, and the Specter of Unbearable Loss

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As the measles outbreak gathers worrisome steam in parallel to the explosion of passionate rants both pro and anti-vaccination, I find myse...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Preschool Depression and Pathological Guilt: A Call for Listening

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 Research by Dr Joan Luby at Washington University, whom one might call the mother of preschool depression ,   exemplifies the illness mod...
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Monday, December 29, 2014

Traumatized Kids Who Were Drugged Offer Lessons for Mental Health Care

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Extensive use of psychiatric medication for children in foster care offers a striking example of childism ,  or societal prejudice against ...
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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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