Child in Mind

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

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Community Trauma Prevention Starts with Parent-Infant Relationships

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I recently had the privilege of listening to  Bessel van der Kolk , trauma researcher and author of  The Body Keeps Score . He began his ...
Friday, September 8, 2017

When Parents Fear "It's All My Fault"

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Many of my colleagues in the field of early childhood mental health work with what are termed "high risk" populations. Children o...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

When Birth Plans Go Awry: Wisdom from Dr. Spock

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Self- efficacy , or the belief in one's ability to be a good parent, plays a central role in healthy child development.  Many things can...
Monday, June 26, 2017

The Decline of Empathy: A Hopeful Solution

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Pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton was among the first to recognize the tremendous capacity of the newborn for complex connection and communica...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

What Do Parents Want? Parsing Contradictions in The Zero to Three National Parent Survey

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Zero to Three , the Washington, DC based organization whose mission is to advocate for infants and toddlers to have a strong start in life,...
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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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