Book Review: Ethics Challenges in Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
I used to work at a community mental health center. A client could be there totally on his or her own (which was the exception) or could have been referred…
Education
How to Help Your Child Combat Loneliness
“You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.” – Amit Ray Many children, especially latch-key kids who must fend for themselves while one or both parents work, suffer…
Having ‘The Talk’ with Your Teen
Is there a parent on the planet who doesn’t have at least a tiny bit of trepidation having “the talk” with their offspring about how they came to be and…
Developing a Conscience: Knowing the Difference Between Right and Wrong
“Moral development is the process through which children develop proper attitudes and behaviors toward other people in society, based on social and cultural norms, rules, and laws,” according to the…
Book Review: U Thrive
Every once in a while a book comes along that is both necessary and elegant. U Thrive: How To Succeed in College and Life is one of those books. It…
Book Review: Scientists Making a Difference
As a kid, I heard countless grown-ups say the same odd thing when I asked how they’d chosen their careers. “I had no idea I’d be a ceramics teacher,” they’d say….
Transitioning to the New School Year Starts NOW
It’s the last week of August. Summer vacation and summer routines end. The school year routine begins. Even if the kids have been in daycare or camps or recreation programs,…
Second Thoughts about Going to College
It’s mid-August and your teen announces having second thoughts about going to college. Maybe college isn’t such a good idea. Maybe it isn’t a good idea this year. Are those second…
Book Review: Collaboration in Psychological Science
For some years now, there has been a trend towards working as teams in school and academia. Team projects can either go quite well, or can result in one person doing most of…
Worried about Your Kid Watching “13 Reasons Why”? Here Are 6 Tips
If you are worried about your kid watching the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, you’re right to be. There are disturbingly graphic depictions of violence, rape and suicide. At the show’s…
Book Review: The Worth Expert Guide to Scientific Literacy
How do scientists approach the world, or in other words, how do they think? As public opinion about science shifts and misinformation endangers our understanding of the world and ourselves,…
Book Review: Transforming ADHD
ADHD is not as it sounds — an attention deficit disorder. According to the authors of Transforming ADHD: Simple, Effective Attention & Action Regulation Skills To Help You Focus & Succeed,…
Book Review: Who Gets In?
Among the most emotionally fraught issues of our time is the question of who gets in — and who should get in — to the most selective colleges in the…
Book Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Inclusive Classroom, 2nd Edition
The small boy perched on the saddle, alternatively flapping his hands and running them up and down the pony’s bristly mane. The handler at the pony’s head looked back. “Are…
A Sibling’s Role in the Social and Academic Development of a Child with Disabilities
Siblings to children of disabilities are a key element to the social development of their handicapped sibling. Brothers and sisters have a lifelong relationship with one another that tends to…