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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:32:21 +0100 Too Posh for Pregnancy? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669749&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fgenetic-crossroads%2F201202%2Ftoo-posh-pregnancy How many women hire surrogates because they are too busy to be pregnant or want to avoid stretch marks?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669749 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:22:56 +0100 5669749 Children of Divorce: The Kids Aren't Always Alright http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669750&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-friendship-doctor%2F201202%2Fchildren-divorce-the-kids-arent-always-alright My formerly popular 11-year old granddaughter is being shunned by her BFFs to the point that she doesn't want to go to school (which she formerly loved). Her parents are going through a divorce, and it's hit her the hardest.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669750 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:55:59 +0100 5669750 The Serious Risks of Low Sleep in Teens http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669751&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsleep-newzzz%2F201202%2Fthe-serious-risks-low-sleep-in-teens A large-scale survey on teens and sleep has made a big splash in the news recently with its results: most teens are not getting enough sleep, and their lack of sufficient sleep is being associated with a whole series of risky, unhealthy behaviors, from smoking and drinking to sexual activity and over-eating.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669751 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:39:12 +0100 5669751 Valentine’s Day at Hogwarts, Part 2 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669752&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpsychologist-the-movies%2F201202%2Fvalentine-s-day-hogwarts-part-2 Part Two in a series analyzing love in the world of Harry Potter.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669752 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:20:20 +0100 5669752 ADHD News Not Fit to Print http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669753&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fchild-development-central%2F201202%2Fadhd-news-not-fit-print The fact that some individuals harbor unfounded doubts about ADHD isn't surprising to see in print once again. The fact that a reputable newspaper like the NY Times would publish an individual's opinion stated as fact, without regard to basic science, was more troublesome.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669753 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:04 +0100 5669753 Should Teachers and Students Be “Friends” Online? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669754&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fteen-angst%2F201202%2Fshould-teachers-and-students-be-friends-online While most educators behave appropriately online, there are a few who don't. And as the saying goes, one bad apple spoils the whole bunch. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669754 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:44:27 +0100 5669754 Josh Powell, Dangerous Men, Child Visitation and Joint Custody Laws http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669755&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcrimes-violence%2F201202%2Fjosh-powell-dangerous-men-child-visitation-and-joint-custody-laws This essay calls for stronger safety measures by the courts in cases of domestic violence and suspected homicide. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669755 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:49:52 +0100 5669755 How to Change a Teenager's Life http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669756&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-moment-youth%2F201202%2Fhow-change-teenagers-life Have you ever wondered how you could personally change an adolescent’s life, perhaps inspire a career or fuel a young person’s desire to make a difference in the world? While parents are a huge part of kid’s lives, research shows that other adults play equally significant roles. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669756 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:39:56 +0100 5669756 Help! My Kid Is Being Treated Like an Outcast http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669757&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-friendship-doctor%2F201202%2Fhelp-my-kid-is-being-treated-outcast My 7-year-old son has recently started coming home saying that he isn't wanted at school. He asks me: Why is it that he is not accepted amongst his peers? Is there something wrong with him? He is the only second grade and has been identified as gifted and talented. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669757 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:49 +0100 5669757 Psychology Professor Writes Poorly Focused Article About Ritalin in the New York Times http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669758&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fyour-child-does-not-have-bipolar-disorder%2F201202%2Fpsychology-professor-writes-poorly-focused-art Unfair attack on stimulant medications in the New York Times.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669758 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:06:30 +0100 5669758 Valentine’s Day at Hogwarts http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669759&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpsychologist-the-movies%2F201202%2Fvalentine-s-day-hogwarts With Valentine's Day approaching, do you know how love works in Harry Potter's world? Read about Attachment Theory, psychology's most popular theory of love, within the world of Hogwarts.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669759 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:21:52 +0100 5669759 Parenting and Popular Culture: Is This the Future of American Values? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669760&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-power-prime%2F201202%2Fparenting-and-popular-culture-is-the-future-american-values I came across several recent studies that I found truly disturbing.The results don’t paint a pretty picture for the future of our children or our society as a whole. Even more damning is what it tells us about how parents are raising their children these days.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669760 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:49:37 +0100 5669760 The High Failure Rate of Second and Third Marriages http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669761&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-intelligent-divorce%2F201202%2Fthe-high-failure-rate-second-and-third-marriages Conventional wisdom tells us that those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it, so why are second and third marriage so much more likely to fail? Author Leo Averbach returns to explain.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669761 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:41 +0100 5669761 Why It's a Bad Idea to Praise Children http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669762&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fabout-fathers%2F201202%2Fwhy-its-bad-idea-praise-children We all like to praise our children, and some of us worry that we praise them too much. Here's an expert who says we shouldn't praise them at all. The problem? It's a way of controlling and manipulating them. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669762 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:29:43 +0100 5669762 How Can We Help Keep Children, Teens, Adults With Autism Safe? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669763&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-autism-advocate%2F201202%2Fhow-can-we-help-keep-children-teens-adults-autism-safe A school environment that strictly enforced a policy of "bullying will not be tolerated" is important and necessary. It is crucial to teach the same safety rules you would to any child, using teaching methods that have been successful for that child. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669763 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:25:44 +0100 5669763 Parental Put Downs, Power Tests, and Power Struggles with Adolescents http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669764&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsurviving-your-childs-adolescence%2F201202%2Fparental-put-downs-power-tests-and-power-struggles-ado All parents fall from grace.The child looks up to parents and their wonderful powers and idealizes who they are. The adolescent looks down on parents and their unfair authority and criticizes who they are. The young adult looks at the hit-and-miss child raising job parents have done and humanizes them as well-intended but imperfect people.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669764 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:14:51 +0100 5669764 Kids Making Too Much Noise? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661452&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fresolution-not-conflict%2F201202%2Fkids-making-too-much-noise Try reading this story to your children if they sometimes make too much noise. Your discussion afterwards should be interesting. The story was written by a five-year-old boy who was trying to learn to tame his volume.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661452 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:03:48 +0100 5661452 Register Now for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661453&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Feating-disorders-news%2F201202%2Fregister-now-national-eating-disorders-awareness-week Incidence of eating disorders rises; we all know someone affected. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661453 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:43:29 +0100 5661453 Summer Camps Make Kids Resilient http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661454&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fnurturing-resilience%2F201202%2Fsummer-camps-make-kids-resilient Speaking with 300 Camp Directors, I discovered that camps offer children 7 important things that make them more resilient. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661454 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:19:48 +0100 5661454 Getting Your Lying Teen to Level with You http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661455&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fliking-the-child-you-love%2F201202%2Fgetting-your-lying-teen-level-you "I'm infuriated, all she does is lie to me!" exclaimed Joan, about Allison, her not so angelic fifteen year daughter. She lies about what friends she sees at the movies, lies about completing her homework, and by the way, I am sick of policing her about it. And, you know what, I can't even trust if she really washes off her dishes. If she's like this now, how's she going to be as an adult?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661455 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:46:23 +0100 5661455 My Wife Acts Like a Teenager http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661456&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-teen-doctor%2F201202%2Fmy-wife-acts-teenager What to do When Your Wife Gets Youngerread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661456 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:16:22 +0100 5661456 Who Is Left Out of the DSM-5 Debate? Of Course, Consumers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661457&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fawakening-psyche%2F201202%2Fwho-is-left-out-the-dsm-5-debate-course-consumers To my ears, the current DSM-5 debate comes down to the question of who has the right to decide when an individual and a family have suffered enoughread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661457 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:50:12 +0100 5661457 Criticizing (Common Criticisms of) Praise http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661458&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-homework-myth%2F201202%2Fcriticizing-common-criticisms-praise Over the last few years I've had the odd experience of seeing my work cited with approval by people whose views on the issue in question are diametrically opposed to my own. The issue I have in mind is praise. I'm troubled by it, as are the people who quote me, but for very different reasons. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661458 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:52:30 +0100 5661458 Backhanded Compliments and Sugarcoated Hostility http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661459&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpassive-aggressive-diaries%2F201202%2Fbackhanded-compliments-and-sugarcoated-hostility Is there someone in your life who consistently makes you feel like you are on an emotional roller coaster? Do you know a person who is friendly one day but sulks and withdraws the next? Chances are you may be interacting with a passive aggressive person.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661459 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:39 +0100 5661459 Flap over Designer Sperm in India http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651856&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fgenetic-crossroads%2F201202%2Fflap-over-designer-sperm-in-india An ad for sperm from “tall and fair” technology students sparks a debate in India about designer babies.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651856 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:10:31 +0100 5651856 Sleepy Teens http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651857&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-teenage-mind%2F201202%2Fsleepy-teens Can't get your teen out of bed to go to school? Maybe the problem isn't him. Maybe the problem is his changing body.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651857 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:01:31 +0100 5651857 Video Game Addiction: Does It Occur? If So, Why? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651858&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Ffreedom-learn%2F201202%2Fvideo-game-addiction-does-it-occur-if-so-why The concept of "video game addiction" has been rejected by the American Psychiatric Association, by many video game researchers, and by many psychotherapists who work with video gamers. I reject it too. Here's why; and here's how you might help someone you know who spends lots of time at video games and seems unhappy.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651858 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:19:42 +0100 5651858 Owl Monkeys: Among the Most Amazing Mammal Fathers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651859&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fabout-fathers%2F201202%2Fowl-monkeys-among-the-most-amazing-mammal-fathers Owl monkey fathers mostly take over feeding after weaning.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651859 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:04:47 +0100 5651859 “I Can’t Believe Someone Would Do That!” Why Parents Get Mad at Other Parents. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651860&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fall-the-rage%2F201202%2Fi-can-t-believe-someone-would-do-why-parents-get-mad-other-parents-0 Why do people get angry about other people's parenting decisions? On the surface, it does not really make sense. Typically, we get angry when we are provoked, when we think we have been treated unfairly, and when we feel we have been harmed. So why would anyone care if another parent lets his or her child play with food at the dinner table? read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651860 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:10:49 +0100 5651860 The Big Picture Part II http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651861&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fbeyond-the-label%2F201202%2Fthe-big-picture-part-ii "My daughter has that blank look on her face. I'm wondering if Mallory is really paying attention or truly can't understand what I'm requesting?" "Jake just seems to ramble at times. At other times, he has trouble saying what he thinks. Jake also uses words like, ‘stuff,' and ‘that thing' a lot. He is so smart but you can't tell when he talks."read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651861 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:29:29 +0100 5651861 Mars and Venus in the … Parking Garage? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651862&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fscience-small-talk%2F201202%2Fmars-and-venus-in-the-parking-garage In research just conducted in the United Kingdom, surreptitious surveillance of parking garages was used to compare the performance of men and women on a wide range of car-parking dimensions. What did the study find? And what do the findings tell us more generally regarding how we tend to think about sex differences?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651862 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:18:23 +0100 5651862 Handwriting—the Most Elegant Form of Communication http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651863&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fraising-readers-writers-and-spellers%2F201201%2Fhandwriting-the-most-elegant-form-communication E-mailers, text messengers, and skeptics be damned. Handwriting—American style—is born again! read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651863 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:32 +0100 5651863 No Really: Teach Your Toddler Perfect Pitch http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651864&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fbrain-candy%2F201201%2Fno-really-teach-your-toddler-perfect-pitch Conventional wisdom holds you're born with perfect pitch or you're not. The conventional wisdom is wrong. Here's how to train perfect pitch.For my book Brain Trust, I interviewed Diana Deutsch, University of California San Diego professor and president of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, and she said the trick is pairing pitch with meaning -- early!read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651864 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:33:26 +0100 5651864 My Parents Aren't Cool! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651865&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsmores-and-more%2F201201%2Fmy-parents-arent-cool Parents must always remember that their children have many friends, but only 2 parents. As such, they must be willing to set limits and say no.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651865 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:43:08 +0100 5651865 The Bitch and the Ditz: Mainstream Media's Negative Impact on Women and Girls http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651866&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpressure-proof%2F201201%2Fthe-bitch-and-the-ditz-mainstream-medias-negative-impact-women-and-girls This phrase was used in a New York Magazine article describing the destructive labels used by mainstream media to describe women; in this case, specifically referring to Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, respectively, regarding the 2008 Presidential campaign.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651866 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:45:17 +0100 5651866 Adolescents and Bullying Coaches http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651867&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsurviving-your-childs-adolescence%2F201201%2Fadolescents-and-bullying-coaches The question put to me was basically this: "It's bad enough when students bully other students, but when it's an adult who does the bullying, it's even worse. My son has a bully for a coach at school. What should I do?"read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651867 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30:50 +0100 5651867 Keep Your Middle Schooler Organized http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640022&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthinking-about-kids%2F201201%2Fkeep-your-middle-schooler-organized How to help your middle schooler stay organized so they do the homework assigned and turn in the homework they do.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640022 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:32:55 +0100 5640022 Why Girls' Body Image Matters to Mothers of Boys http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640023&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fyoud-be-so-pretty-if%2F201201%2Fwhy-girls-body-image-matters-mothers-boys If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that I write often about mothers, daughters and body image. I get many questions from moms of girls - the most common being, "How can I help my daughter feel good about herself?"read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640023 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:21:14 +0100 5640023 Fathers, Daughters and the "Touch Taboo" http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640024&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Feating-disorders-news%2F201201%2Ffathers-daughters-and-the-touch-taboo Our culture's objectification of women and its high incidence of sexual abuse have given rise to the "touch taboo," the phenomenon of fathers halting all expressions of physical affection toward their physically maturing daughters, read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640024 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:37:42 +0100 5640024 Negative Self-Talk and Addiction Recovery http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640025&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fall-about-addiction%2F201201%2Fnegative-self-talk-and-addiction-recovery Negative self talk finds its way into many people's heads and is very common in early recovery. So what is one to do?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640025 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:32:04 +0100 5640025 The "Bright Child" vs. the "Gifted Learner": What's the Difference? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640026&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fgifted-ed-guru%2F201201%2Fthe-bright-child-vs-the-gifted-learner-whats-the-difference Though the child may sail through what the teacher offers, this doesn't mean he's gifted.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640026 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:59:51 +0100 5640026 Lessons from Thumbsucking, The Earliest Addiction http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631360&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fresolution-not-conflict%2F201201%2Flessons-thumbsucking-the-earliest-addiction What helps kids to cease sucking their fingers or thumbs? These same principles can prove useful for grownups who want to overcome mistaken-things-we-put-in-our-mouths like excessive food, alcohol and drugs, or cigarettes. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631360 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:44:43 +0100 5631360 "A Child's Anger Can Be a Warning" http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631361&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Ffamily-secrets%2F201201%2Fchilds-anger-can-be-warning Often even well-meaning parents don't understand their child's angry behavior. Temper tantrums are normal for very young children, and lashing out with angry words is typical for adolescents. But what about threats or actions that go beyond predictable behavior?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631361 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:42:40 +0100 5631361 Raise an Allergic Child and You May Be Haunted by Food http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631362&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fliving-in-world-too-much-food%2F201201%2Fraise-allergic-child-and-you-may-be-haunted-food When I tell a new acquaintance about my son Eden and his multiple and life threatening food allergies, this is one of the first questions I'm asked: "Have you ever had to give him an Epipen?"read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631362 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:07:24 +0100 5631362 Childless Aunts and Uncles http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631363&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fnext-kin%2F201201%2Fchildless-aunts-and-uncles Margaret is a 50-year-old administrative assistant, married and childless. She has four sisters with whom she speaks several times per week. They visit often and because of the number of children in their respective families they have monthly birthday parties as a matter of routine. She says, "I am probably as close to my sisters as I am to my husband." read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631363 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:16:29 +0100 5631363 Watch TV With Your Kids, But ... http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631364&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fturn-tv%2F201201%2Fwatch-tv-your-kids A long time ago, someone told me that I should always watch TV with my kids. The advice was irrelevant to me at the time, but for some reason I always remembered it: If you're going to let your kids watch TV, then sit with them and watch along with them. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631364 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:47:59 +0100 5631364 Can't Make It Better? Then Try Not to Make It Worse! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631365&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fheadshrinkers-guide-the-galaxy%2F201201%2Fcant-make-it-better-then-try-not-make-it-worse We all know what it's like to wish we had more control in life and to face the hard truth that sometimes we just can't make things better. But get ready for the good news: while we may not have control per se, we do have real influence. If we can't make life better, we can do our best to try not to make it worse! Here's how.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631365 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:27:16 +0100 5631365 Is Your Child’s Sexual Behavior Normal? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631366&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fstop-the-cycle%2F201201%2Fis-your-child-s-sexual-behavior-normal There is sometimes a thin line between “normal” and “alarming” behavior when it comes to a child’s burgeoning sexuality. Learning to read your child’s signs could be the catch of a lifetime. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631366 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:35:18 +0100 5631366 Time is the Currency of Self-Esteem http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631367&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Ffield-guide-families%2F201201%2Ftime-is-the-currency-self-esteem "How do I give my child a self-esteem?" "If my child doesn't get a [fill in with sticker, souvenir, lollipop, trophy etc] won't that damage his self-esteem?" People ask me lots of questions about self-esteem as if it's an entity or unit that can be measured. Yet "the self-esteem" doesn't sit in some mysterious place in our minds or bodies.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631367 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:24:56 +0100 5631367 Life Lessons from a Poodle http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631368&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fattention-please%2F201201%2Flife-lessons-poodle It has been said that we live in the information age. Most people have more access to more information–fact, fiction, reality, opinion…–than ever before. Simultaneously we live in an age where the quality of primary and secondary education has deteriorated steadily. More and more people spend more and more time in cyberspace than in reality.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631368 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:06:20 +0100 5631368 What Your 5-Year-Old Needs to Know About Sex http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631369&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-your-child-needs-know-about-sex-and-when%2F201201%2Fwhat-your-5-year-old-needs-know-about-sex When our kids are infants, many of us really don't think a whole lot about what we're going to say to them about sex when they get older. For the most part the stuff we're going to discuss with them later on is not even on our radar screen as yet. And even if it is, it is all so far off in the future that we think we have a bunch of time to prepare for it, correct?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631369 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:10:12 +0100 5631369 Training Family Court Judges About Parental Alienation: A Lot to Think About http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631370&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcaught-between-parents%2F201201%2Ftraining-family-court-judges-about-parental-alienation-lot-think- I have been asked to develop and give a one-hour training to family court judges and I am thrilled at the prospect of have an opportunity to speak directly to them about this issue that is near and dear to my and their hearts.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631370 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:27:39 +0100 5631370 The Minds of Abused and Alienated Children http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631371&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcaught-between-parents%2F201201%2Fthe-minds-abused-and-alienated-children As I continue to read first-hand accounts of individuals who have been abducted, I gain increasing insight into the mind of abused and alienated children.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631371 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:14:48 +0100 5631371 Occupying the Toy Aisle One Pink Lego at a Time http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631372&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fmomma-data%2F201201%2Foccupying-the-toy-aisle-one-pink-lego-time A drama has settled over Lego's new Heartlake City, a pink and purple village with girly figures sporting hearts and butterfies. The feminized, pre-assembled play sets that include a beauty shop, bakery and stage have been accused of promoting gender roles, sexualizing girls and stunting spatial abilities. Are toys marketed towards girls really so harmful? read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631372 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:20:22 +0100 5631372 Many Ages at Once http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631373&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcreative-synthesis%2F201201%2Fmany-ages-once Gifted children will not necessarily fit comfortably within a group of age peers or meet usual expectations in terms of their development. For young children, this lack of fit may lead to misdiagnoses or premature diagnoses of learning and other disorders.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631373 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:57:12 +0100 5631373 The Highly Sensitive Boy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621856&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcreative-development%2F201201%2Fthe-highly-sensitive-boy Does your boy cry often? Has he ever been bullied? Does he enjoy his time alone and quiet space? Is he deeply affected by violence? Or keenly perceptive to how you are feeling or thinking? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be raising a highly sensitive boy. Highly sensitive boys come with deep talents but can be "trying" if you seek to raise them in the regular way.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621856 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:54:15 +0100 5621856 You're Asking For It? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621857&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fmatter-personality%2F201201%2Fyoure-asking-it "You're just asking for it!" Just a figure of speech?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621857 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:07:58 +0100 5621857 Adolescence and the Loss of Athletic Participation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621858&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsurviving-your-childs-adolescence%2F201201%2Fadolescence-and-the-loss-athletic-participation In general, I believe organized sports are good for adolescents. Through these athletics, young people get to exercise their bodies, enjoy companionship, learn teamwork, engage in competition, benefit from coaching, play by rules, increase skills, develop physical competence, and build self-esteem.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621858 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:13:46 +0100 5621858 Reflections on Exercise and Depression http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621859&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsmores-and-more%2F201201%2Freflections-exercise-and-depression My travels in Asia have driven home the point that our bodies are designed to be active and outside. Our modern lifestyles, however, find us indoors and idle, resulting in increased depression. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621859 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:09:21 +0100 5621859 Arguments Against the Villainization of Childfree Women http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621860&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcomplete-without-kids%2F201201%2Farguments-against-the-villainization-childfree-women It seems unfair to generalize about women who are childfree, but just go online, and you'll come across myriad examples of this very topic. Sadly, many of these generalizations are negative and hurtful, and the comments are popping up worldwide. Let's take a look at a few that I've run across lately.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621860 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:22:12 +0100 5621860 Single? To Seek Or Not To Seek Lost Love Closure, Part 2 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621861&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsticky-bonds%2F201201%2Fsingle-seek-or-not-seek-lost-love-closure-part-2 Several of my research participants confided to me that the night before their wedding, they were in a hotel room with their lost loves, having sex, crying and "saying goodbye." And next day, they got married to an unsuspecting new spouse! read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621861 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:09:59 +0100 5621861 When Siblings Attack http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621862&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fband-brothers-and-sisters%2F201201%2Fwhen-siblings-attack Siblings will fight, what is important is how you respondread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621862 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:52:49 +0100 5621862 How Parenting Makes You a Superhero http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621863&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fmillion-meals%2F201201%2Fhow-parenting-makes-you-superhero I've always been highly attuned to the presence of danger; becoming a parent has magnified this trait tenfold. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621863 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:32:58 +0100 5621863 Who's the Boss? How to Improve Your Parenting and Love-Life Through More Shared Leadership http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621864&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpeacemeal%2F201201%2Fwhos-the-boss-how-improve-your-parenting-and-love-life-through-more-shared-lea Try this fun way of shaking up who's in charge - for surprising results.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621864 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:30:44 +0100 5621864 Are Men’s Contributions to Childcare Equal to Women’s? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621865&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fnurturing-resilience%2F201201%2Fare-men-s-contributions-childcare-equal-women-s Men are four times more likely than women to say they provide equal amounts of care for their children. They may not be entirely wrong if we redefine what caregiving means and acknowledge what men provide. But is it enough? read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621865 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:55:17 +0100 5621865 My 2 Cents (About My 2 or 3 Autistic Children)* http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621866&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-empathy-gap%2F201201%2Fmy-2-cents-about-my-2-or-3-autistic-children *GUEST BLOGGER: Alice Oakes is a wife and mother of 3. She writes a blog titled Beyond Convention about the challenges and joys of raising 3 autistic children. http://www.acorn-beyondconvention.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-Convention/148595311891139 read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621866 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:23:08 +0100 5621866 Stressed to the Max? Calling Mom Can Help http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621867&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fteen-angst%2F201201%2Fstressed-the-max-calling-mom-can-help Mom, did you know that the sound of your voice can actually decrease your teen's stress level? read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621867 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:08:54 +0100 5621867 My Teenager Wants to Be a Housewife http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612412&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-teen-doctor%2F201201%2Fmy-teenager-wants-be-housewife-0 What to do if your daughter aspires to be a housewiferead more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612412 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:39:50 +0100 5612412 Morals of Childrearing http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612413&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-me-in-we%2F201201%2Fmorals-childrearing I heard Elisabeth Young-Bruehl give a paper once called "Where Do We Fall When We Fall in Love?" I was struck by her wit and eloquence, by the poetry she crafted from the follies of human attachment. Afterwards I asked her to be my analyst.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612413 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:07:05 +0100 5612413 Learning from Life's Harsh Realities http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612414&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fbeyond-blame%2F201201%2Flearning-lifes-harsh-realities Dear Dr. Alasko: Our 20-year-old son dropped out of college a couple of months ago—he was an English/philosophy major-because he wants to work at something "meaningful." He said that studying was pointless and doesn't truly "help" people. We, of course, would support him in anything he wants to do.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612414 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:05:38 +0100 5612414 Homesickness and Growth in Children http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612415&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsmores-and-more%2F201201%2Fhomesickness-and-growth-in-children Parents should strive to provide growth experiences for their children that stretch them. Summer camp can be a great opportunity to do this. Also, parents should embrace their role as emotional leaders with their children.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612415 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:10:13 +0100 5612415 Boost Your Children’s Test Success With "Neuro-Logical" Strategies http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612416&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fradical-teaching%2F201201%2Fboost-your-children-s-test-success-neuro-logical-strategies With the help of correlations from neuroscience research, you can use best brain practices, like evaluating similarities and differences, to help your children build the learning habits for durable memory and strong test taking skills. As these strengths grow they will sustain or restore positive attitudes about school and their own potentials. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612416 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:03:55 +0100 5612416 My Secret Grief: Over 35, Single, and Childless http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612417&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsavvy-auntie%2F201201%2Fmy-secret-grief-over-35-single-and-childless I not only have to cope with my circumstantial infertility, but I have to defend my desire to be married to someone I'm crazy about before conceiving. I have to defend why I'm not a mother when it's all I ever wanted to be.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612417 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:34:10 +0100 5612417 Tips for Helping Kids Handle Their Emotions http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612418&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcompassion-matters%2F201201%2Ftips-helping-kids-handle-their-emotions Though it can seem like we are stumbling blindly through the web of challenges parenting presents, there are ways to better understand our child's rapidly developing mind and strategies to help our children through their own personal challenges and emotional lowsread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612418 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:14:32 +0100 5612418 When Digital Natives Become Parents http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612419&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-digital-family%2F201201%2Fwhen-digital-natives-become-parents The first generation of digital kids is now old enough to be parents themselves.  This is the millennial generation, born between 1980 and 2000, who grew up on video games, had access to email in grade school, to cell phones in high school, and Facebook in college.  If it's true that people resemble their times more than they resemble their parents, will this early exposure to and immread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612419 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:30:04 +0100 5612419 Jennifer Gilmore: My Bridge to Nowhere http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600321&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fone-true-thing%2F201201%2Fjennifer-gilmore-my-bridge-nowhere "We thought that once we decided on adoption, out of the ether, a child would appear. We were wrong."read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600321 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:44:00 +0100 5600321 The Modern Family http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600322&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fintelligent-lust%2F201201%2Fthe-modern-family People will no longer settle for the two-parent family when alternatives exist.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600322 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:06:26 +0100 5600322 Parenting Gay Or Straight (How) Does It Matter? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600323&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Four-gender-ourselves%2F201201%2Fparenting-gay-or-straight-how-does-it-matter Zach Walls is a 19-year-old engineering student at the University of Iowa - handsome, intelligent, articulate, passionate and raised by two mothers.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600323 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:19:00 +0100 5600323 From Television News to Bestselling Author http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600324&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsecond-act%2F201201%2Ftelevision-news-bestselling-author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is a poster girl for the saying "don't quit your day job." The New York Times best-selling author of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is a Contributing Editor-At-Large for Newsweek Magazine and The Daily Beast and the deputy director of the Council on Foreign Relations' Women and Foreign Policy program.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600324 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:58:24 +0100 5600324 An Epiphany and a Handwriting Summit in Washington, DC http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600325&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fraising-readers-writers-and-spellers%2F201201%2Fepiphany-and-handwriting-summit-in-washington-dc Why do school-age children need handwriting instruction in the 21st century? That question will be addressed on January 23rd, 2012, National Handwriting Day when hundreds of educators, researchers, and citizens concerned about the demise of handwriting convene in Washington, DC.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600325 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:57:27 +0100 5600325 Safer Sleep for Babies: New Guidelines http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600326&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsleep-newzzz%2F201201%2Fsafer-sleep-babies-new-guidelines Moms and Dads, here's some important news: there are new guidelines you should know about that can help your baby sleep more safely. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new recommendations for sleep safety and protection against SIDS. SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome, has yet to be fully explained.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600326 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:18:35 +0100 5600326 A Film Festival Full of Psychological Movies http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600327&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Frewired-the-psychology-technology%2F201201%2Ffilm-festival-full-psychological-movies Movies and Psychology: A Natural Matchread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600327 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:16:10 +0100 5600327 It's All Your Fault! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600328&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-intelligent-divorce%2F201201%2Fits-all-your-fault The first thing parents are taught to say to their kids upon a divorce is that “It's not your fault.” There’s a real reason for this. Children have magical thinking and assume that the divorce has something to do with them.  Dutifully, responsible parents want to lighten their load and reassure their children that the family break up is exclusively due to adult issues.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600328 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:49:10 +0100 5600328 Does Technology Harm Teen Relationships? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600329&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fapologies-freud%2F201201%2Fdoes-technology-harm-teen-relationships Ask any parent. Stories involving constant texting, silent carpools, and disturbing missives hitting the inbox at 2 a.m., have become commonplace. Teens and their phones are attached at the hip-or palm.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600329 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:41:32 +0100 5600329 Identifying and Reinforcing "Islands of Competence" in Children with ASD http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600330&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fraising-resilient-children%2F201201%2Fidentifying-and-reinforcing-islands-competence-in-children-as In the beginning of our careers my colleague Dr. Sam Goldstein and I, similar to many psychologists trained in the late 1960s and 1970s, focused on fixing deficits rather than building on strengths.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600330 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:37:31 +0100 5600330 Teen Power Struggles and Eating Disorders http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600331&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fwhen-food-is-family%2F201201%2Fteen-power-struggles-and-eating-disorders When you have teens, you have power struggles. But what happens when those power struggles manifest themselves in an eating disorder? read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600331 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:43:11 +0100 5600331 What Parents Can Do About Bullying http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600332&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpassive-aggressive-diaries%2F201201%2Fwhat-parents-can-do-about-bullying The bottom line is this: young girls need skills for handling friendship dilemmas and they need a parent's help to do it.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600332 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:24:02 +0100 5600332 Why Raising Children Is So Hard http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600333&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fhappiness-in-world%2F201201%2Fwhy-raising-children-is-so-hard You don't really know what an experience is like, of course, until you have it yourself. I remember thinking to myself when my wife and I first began discussing the idea of having children that this was especially true regarding parenthood.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600333 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:04:02 +0100 5600333 What the Kindness of Strangers Can Do http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600334&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fadoption-stories%2F201201%2Fwhat-the-kindness-strangers-can-do Two books recently came to my attention, and both, completely different and compelling in their own ways, are about foster care—and life after it.  read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600334 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:45:46 +0100 5600334 Potential Is a Terrible Thing to Waste http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600335&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fjust-listen%2F201201%2Fpotential-is-terrible-thing-waste When you hit an obstacle in life and reach inside for inner strength to deal with it, what do you come up with?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600335 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:02:03 +0100 5600335 All AP? Not for Me! Why Gifted Students Shouldn't Take the Highest Level Classes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600336&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fgifted-ed-guru%2F201201%2Fall-ap-not-me-why-gifted-students-shouldnt-take-the-highest-level-classes It's a question of what benefits the whole child--mind, body and soul--that needs to be considered at times like this. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600336 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:34:58 +0100 5600336 All AP? Not for Me! (Why Gifted Students Maybe SHOULDN'T Take the Highest Level Classes) http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586460&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fgifted-ed-guru%2F201201%2Fall-ap-not-me-why-gifted-students-maybe-shouldnt-take-the-highest-level-c It's a question of what benefits the whole child--mind, body and soul--that needs to be considered at times like this. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586460 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:34:58 +0100 5586460 Lessons from Tebow and Elway http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586461&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fresolution-not-conflict%2F201201%2Flessons-tebow-and-elway Maybe football is more than "just a game." Maybe football reminds us about what is best about American culture.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586461 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:42:45 +0100 5586461 How to Go From Regret to Reconnection in 4 Simple Steps http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586462&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpeacemeal%2F201201%2Fhow-go-regret-reconnection-in-4-simple-steps Have you ever wished you could 'un-say' something the minute it comes out of your mouth? Or wished you could rewind an argument to that crucial moment - and respond differently this time? With this simple technique you can can virtually turn back the clock - while simultaneously teaching your mind to do it differently in the future.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586462 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:12:24 +0100 5586462 How to Get Your Husband to Help More http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586463&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fironshrink%2F201201%2Fhow-get-your-husband-help-more Most men don’t want to feel like children in their marriages, and most women certainly don’t want to feel like mothers to grown men. Yet many couples fall into precisely that pattern. Here's what to do about it.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586463 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:21:56 +0100 5586463 “Weight” Is a Social Identity According to New Research http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586464&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fi-take-space%2F201201%2Fweight-is-social-identity-according-new-research Dr. Asbury states: “…the irony of this whole situation is that by making these ads, Georgia may actually encourage some people to gain weight—the exact opposite of what they desire. … If Georgia wants people to enact healthy behaviors, the answer does not lie in shaming people, for it will only make people rebel against the idea.”read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586464 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:29:10 +0100 5586464 Childhood Happiness: More Than Just Child's Play http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586465&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Flonging-nostalgia%2F201201%2Fchildhood-happiness-more-just-childs-play How happy was your childhood? A seemingly simple question can be more complicated to answer than one would think. Most people are able to think of a wide array of events, activities, people and things they encountered during their childhood. Some memories are happy, and some sad, upsetting, or frightening.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586465 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:20:55 +0100 5586465 What To Do When Your Daughter Is the Mean Girl http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586466&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpassive-aggressive-diaries%2F201201%2Fwhat-do-when-your-daughter-is-the-mean-girl I knew this day would come. I was, of course, hoping it never would-hoping that my daughter would never be mean to someone else's daughter-but as they say, I wrote the book on girl bullying in elementary school, so I knew that there was a pretty good chance that despite all of my best efforts, one of these days, my girl was gonna act like the mean one. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586466 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:52:00 +0100 5586466 What Mind-Control Chemicals Are in Babies' Tears? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586467&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Flove-sex-and-babies%2F201201%2Fwhat-mind-control-chemicals-are-in-babies-tears A recent study suggests that tears reduce male aggression in men towards women. Do the chemicals in babies' tears also manipulate us? read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586467 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:34:50 +0100 5586467 Parenting with Major Help http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586468&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fparent-pulse%2F201201%2Fparenting-major-help Do you find it difficult to ask for help? Doing so may positively impact your Parent Well-Being. Read on to find out how a mother of three in the U.S. Air Force learned to accept help from others during her six-month deployment to Afghanistan. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586468 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:50:38 +0100 5586468 The Foster Care System and Its Victims Part 3 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586469&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsomatic-psychology%2F201201%2Fthe-foster-care-system-and-its-victims-part-3 The child welfare system is designed to take care of children up until they are 18 years old. In certain cases, they might even emancipate earlier. But what happens once they grow too old for the child welfare system? read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586469 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:11:17 +0100 5586469 My Father, the Ethical S. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586470&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fintelligent-lust%2F201201%2Fmy-father-the-ethical-slut I respect and admire my father's opinions, but casual sex doesn't work for me.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586470 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:24:12 +0100 5586470 Why Are Teens So Angry? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586471&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpromoting-empathy-your-teen%2F201201%2Fwhy-are-teens-so-angry "Feelings of inadequacy resulting from living in a consumerist society is the number one reason why teens today are angrier than generations past. (This is simply my opinion.)"read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586471 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:08:10 +0100 5586471 Have an Opinionated Teen? This Might Protect Against Peer Pressure http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586472&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fparenting-news-you-can-use%2F201201%2Fhave-opinionated-teen-might-protect-against-peer-pressure Do you have an opinionated, outspoken teen in your house? If so, here's a good reason to encourage your child's inner debater. According to researchers at the University of Virginia, teens who openly express their own views with their moms - whether or not they see eye-to-eye on the issues - are more likely than other teens to resist peer pressure to drink or use drugs.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586472 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:41:02 +0100 5586472 The School Bus Is Making My Daughter Sick http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586473&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-teen-doctor%2F201201%2Fthe-school-bus-is-making-my-daughter-sick What to do if your child is getting teased on the school busread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586473 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:49:56 +0100 5586473 Your Name: The Unopened Gift? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586474&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fwhats-in-name%2F201201%2Fyour-name-the-unopened-gift What can you say about your given name?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586474 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:10:37 +0100 5586474 Why Are Children Experiencing a Crisis of Imagination? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586475&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fyour-personal-renaissance%2F201201%2Fwhy-are-children-experiencing-crisis-imagination Educator and author Gloria DeGaetano shares a revealing insight from a second grade teacher at one of her workshops. The teacher said that on the first day of class, when she began reading the children a story, one boy, Tommy, started fidgeting anxiously. Looking up, he asked what he should be doing. "Just listen to the story," she answered. He looked at her blankly.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586475 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:44:22 +0100 5586475 Take the Parent Sex Education Quiz: Are You an Approachable Parent? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586476&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-your-child-needs-know-about-sex-and-when%2F201201%2Ftake-the-parent-sex-education-quiz-are-you I am both a parent and professional sex educator. I have been a parent for more than nineteen years and I have been a sex educator for more than thirty, and I can tell you one very simple fact that I am sure of. Parents can have more influence on their children's sexual behavior than any sex education program could ever hope to have.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586476 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:15:19 +0100 5586476 Spelling Is Making a Comeback! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586477&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fraising-readers-writers-and-spellers%2F201201%2Fspelling-is-making-comeback Flash from the pages of The Boston Globe: Spelling is making a comeback! Reporter Linda Matchan chronicles a surge in spelling bees, spelling clubs, and even spelling books in schools. Could this trend lead to better readers and writers in American schools? read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586477 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:58:09 +0100 5586477 The Psychology of Youth Sports http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573617&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-moment-youth%2F201201%2Fthe-psychology-youth-sports There’s a good deal of hype about the value of children’s sports. If families understand the benefits and pitfalls, children are more likely to be winners for life. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573617 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:14:55 +0100 5573617 The Limitations of Science Experiments http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573618&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fmoral-landscapes%2F201201%2Fthe-limitations-science-experiments There really aren't any human experiments that can be done to inform you how to parent at any given moment. So what can help with your parenting?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573618 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:17:15 +0100 5573618 Arguing with Mom may Help Teens Resist Peer Pressure http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573619&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fteen-angst%2F201201%2Farguing-mom-may-help-teens-resist-peer-pressure Any parent of a teen knows that the adolescent years can be bumpy, to say the least. They are filled with mood swings, hormone changes and oftentimes a lot of arguing. But don't be discouraged, it's not all bad. The good thing about arguing is that it provides teachable moments. And that's what the teen years are all about. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573619 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:48:17 +0100 5573619 Fighting the Flood of Facebook http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573620&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsmores-and-more%2F201201%2Ffighting-the-flood-facebook Do our children lack skills that our grandparents had in abundance? The modern child and teenager is substituting face-to-face interaction with cyber-relationships. This electronic dis-intermediation can impair a child's ability to develop the wide array of skills that are critical to interpersonal relations. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573620 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:27:50 +0100 5573620 The Many Benefits, for Kids, of Playing Video Games http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573621&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Ffreedom-learn%2F201201%2Fthe-many-benefits-kids-playing-video-games Video games do not promote obesity, ill health, social isolation, or violence. They do promote friendships, cooperation, self-control, and brainpower.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573621 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:45:02 +0100 5573621 Listening: A Key to Successfully Guiding Adolescents http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573622&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fraising-resilient-children-and-teens%2F201201%2Flistening-key-successfully-guiding-adolescents Who's the expert in your adolescent's life? It's not me or any other person claiming to have expertise in parenting or adolescent development. You know a lot more about your child than any of us do. But you know who knows more about your teen's inner life and environment than you do? He does.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573622 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:55:43 +0100 5573622 The Idea of Steve Jobs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573623&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Faddiction-in-society%2F201201%2Fthe-idea-steve-jobs The deification of Steve Jobs has occurred at the cost of accepting one of the cruelest personalities to ever hit the streets. Of course, maybe that was Jobs' key to success. And Jobs' success is the core of who he was -- even, or especially, for those who loved him.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573623 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:18:16 +0100 5573623 Allergy Death at School: When Do Morals Override Policy? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573624&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fhere-there-and-everywhere%2F201201%2Fallergy-death-school-when-do-morals-override-policy The school says there wasn't a treatment plan. The mother says there was. The school had life-saving medication but said they only use it if it's on a treatment plan. Now a 7-year-old girl is dead. When do morals override school policy? read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573624 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:57:04 +0100 5573624 Guilt: A Mother's Last, Worst Addiction http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563124&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fawakening-psyche%2F201201%2Fguilt-mothers-last-worst-addiction Knowing that I'd stayed in that depressed state until Alex (and his younger brother) reached adolescence--in the process raising their risks for the mental disorders that did develop--filled me with bouts of debilitating regret.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563124 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:46:19 +0100 5563124 Why I Delight in the "Minus" on My Daughter's Report Card http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563125&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpassive-aggressive-diaries%2F201201%2Fwhy-i-delight-in-the-minus-my-daughters-report-card I worry that a child's instinct for out-of-the-box thinking and personal self-expression is often squashed in schools—especially for girls who are taught that being "good" means "going along."read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563125 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:23:12 +0100 5563125 You're Never Too Young to Start Being Bullied http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563126&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fmillion-meals%2F201201%2Fyoure-never-too-young-start-being-bullied Yesterday, for the second time in as many months, my third-grade daughter was called a lesbian by two boys at school.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563126 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:13:29 +0100 5563126 Fewer Marriages, Fewer Babies, No Wonder! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563127&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsingletons%2F201201%2Ffewer-marriages-fewer-babies-no-wonder Not VERY happy? You may need lots more kids…or no kids, according to a new study. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563127 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:08:22 +0100 5563127 Having a Baby Changes Everything http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563128&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fovercoming-child-abuse%2F201201%2Fhaving-baby-changes-everything "Having a baby changes everything." Most of you are probably familiar with this old Johnson & Johnson ad campaign, so appropriately devised to entice us into buying their baby powder, no tears baby shampoo, and other products.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563128 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:26:51 +0100 5563128 Out With the Old, Out With the New: One Child's Experience of Voluntary Simplicity http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563129&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpeacemeal%2F201201%2Fout-the-old-out-the-new-one-childs-experience-voluntary-simplicity What happens when one kid tries to live with less?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563129 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:04:30 +0100 5563129 Start Simple: A View of the New Year http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563130&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-power-imagination%2F201201%2Fstart-simple-view-the-new-year I love New Year's. "Regular" New Year's, Chinese New Year's, Jewish New Year's, Indian New Year's, whatever New Year tradition there is, count me in. Any reason to start fresh and be given a second chance.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563130 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:37:11 +0100 5563130 The Break That Can Save Your Marriage http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563131&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fstronger-the-broken-places%2F201201%2Fthe-break-can-save-your-marriage Jesse, our first born, was three years old before I was willing to leave him for a vacation with my husband, Charlie. To say that I had been an obsessed, overprotective, neurotic, overwhelmed mother was... well, just about right. My parents, who lived over four hundred miles away, were the only other people with whom I would entrust my baby. I wasn't totally wacko, but pretty close.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563131 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:04:18 +0100 5563131 Context, Gender, and Why Riley’s Right to Be Pissed Off About Toys http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563132&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fscience-small-talk%2F201201%2Fcontext-gender-and-why-riley-s-right-be-pissed-about-toys By now millions have watched and shared the Youtube video of Riley, the spirited 4-year-old who's sick of pink and wants toy companies everywhere to know that girls can like superheroes too. Why do we like Riley? Because she's right.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563132 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:53:33 +0100 5563132 At What Age Do Babies Stop Being Irresistibly Adorable? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563133&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Flove-sex-and-babies%2F201201%2Fwhat-age-do-babies-stop-being-irresistibly-adorable A new study finds that there's a defined age at which children stop being universally irresistible.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563133 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:24:44 +0100 5563133 Good Poker Players Make Good SAT-Takers (And Other Quotable Moments) http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563134&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-perfect-score-project%2F201201%2Fgood-poker-players-make-good-sat-takers-and-other-quotable-mom Why are scholars and best-selling authors, winners of the Pulitzer Prize -- people who have had enviable careers by any standard -- afraid to take a short multiple-choice test whose content doesn't stray far beyond a high-school-level vocabulary and simple arithmetic? read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563134 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:08:06 +0100 5563134 Getting Kids to Sleep http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563135&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcreative-development%2F201201%2Fgetting-kids-sleep Just the other day, I was interviewed by Dr. Mark Banschick about how to get young children to sleep even when it feels impossible! Our discussion was a good one so I wanted to share it here on my PT blog and offer it to anyone struggling with this challenge. Here it is:___read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563135 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:17:27 +0100 5563135 Hooked on Electronics? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563136&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Flife-in-body%2F201201%2Fhooked-electronics When is the right time to introduce your child to cell phones and computer games?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563136 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:47:15 +0100 5563136 Book Review: The Magic Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563137&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-friendship-doctor%2F201201%2Fbook-review-the-magic-room-story-about-the-love-we-wish-our-daught In The Magic Room, storyteller Jeffrey Zaslow dazzles readers with a love story for every parent.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563137 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:28:26 +0100 5563137 The Foster Care System and Its Victims: Part 2 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563138&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsomatic-psychology%2F201201%2Fthe-foster-care-system-and-its-victims-part-2 In part one of this series, I introduced the paradox of the foster care system - a system that is designed to support abused and neglected children, but on the other hand may end up causing additional harm in some cases.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563138 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:13:48 +0100 5563138 My 2011 List of Books to Help People Become Interesting, Intelligent, and Sexy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563139&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcurious%2F201201%2Fmy-2011-list-books-help-people-become-interesting-intelligent-and-sexy Having successfully avoided every year-end recap on television, print, and online, I am required to be a hypocrite and hand you my own. This is not a list of the best books published in 2011, this is my own personal list of books that will transform you into a better companion at the bading pools of your local Korean spa.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563139 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:57:42 +0100 5563139 Sex, Your Child and Mobile Gadgets http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563140&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpromoting-empathy-your-teen%2F201201%2Fsex-your-child-and-mobile-gadgets "Needless to say the mind of a child is in no way shape or form mature to process any sexual information, particularly images. Children who consistently see these images, begin emulating what they see."read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563140 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:25:54 +0100 5563140 Raising Children to Thrive through Good Times and Bad http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563141&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fraising-resilient-children-and-teens%2F201201%2Fraising-children-thrive-through-good-times-and-bad Having a child is like having your heart on the outside of your body. Parenthood has made you experience both love and vulnerability like you never imagined. Everything within you wants to both nurture and shield your child.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563141 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:26:42 +0100 5563141 The Gift of Failure http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5554051&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsmores-and-more%2F201112%2Fthe-gift-failure As parents, we hate to see our children struggle or fail, but doing so is a critical aspect of parenting. While it is hard on us parents, it is vital for our children. Primary Topic:  Parenting read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5554051 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:28:59 +0100 5554051 Children Learn What They Live http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5554052&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fovercoming-child-abuse%2F201112%2Fchildren-learn-what-they-live December has been a sweet month for my family. Our seventh grandchild, a healthy baby boy, was born this month and my husband, Peter, and I were able to spend over a week helping out his parents as they and his "big brother" welcomed him home. Now back home ourselves, Peter and I spend time looking over the pictures we took and reminiscing about special moments. Primary Topic:  Parenting read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5554052 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:18:56 +0100 5554052 The End of Magical Thinking http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5554053&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-perfect-score-project%2F201112%2Fthe-end-magical-thinking After taking 7 SATs as an adult in 2011, I'm changing my tune. Primary Topic:  Education read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5554053 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:04:35 +0100 5554053 Discovery of Video Game-Induced Seizures Transforms a Teen's Health: A Mother's Story http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5554054&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fmental-wealth%2F201112%2Fdiscovery-video-game-induced-seizures-transforms-teens-health-mothers-stor Jessica's daughter Alice experienced daily seizures triggered by video games, but suffered for years before she was properly diagnosed. Primary Topic:  Neuroscience read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5554054 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:33:32 +0100 5554054 Putting "Me" Before "Mommy" http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5554055&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fhere-there-and-everywhere%2F201112%2Fputting-me-mommy Being a mom doesn't mean you give up "me time". It means that you need "me time" more than ever. Learn steps for putting"me" before "mommy". Primary Topic:  Parenting read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5554055 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:38:52 +0100 5554055 How To Know Another Person http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5554056&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Funthinking%2F201112%2Fhow-know-another-person Struggling with his most important relationship, an author suddenly sees two images. They end up providing a solution for him--and anyone who wants to deepen a relationship with another person. Primary Topic:  Relationships read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5554056 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:51:49 +0100 5554056 Inspiration: Fifth-Grader with No Arms Wins Trophy in 2011’s National Handwriting Contest http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5554057&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fraising-readers-writers-and-spellers%2F201112%2Finspiration-fifth-grader-no-arms-wins-trophy-in-201 Children should always be praised for effort. Their God-given talents help them accomplish far more than we can ever imagine. To wit, Nick Maxim. Primary Topic:  Resilience read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5554057 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:42:18 +0100 5554057 Looking Back on a Year of Eating Disorders News http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5554058&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Feating-disorders-news%2F201112%2Flooking-back-year-eating-disorders-news They seem to be increasing in numbers, yet we know more about eating disorders and how to diagnose and treat them than ever before Primary Topic:  Eating Disorders read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5554058 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:21:31 +0100 5554058 The Eight Most Important Things You Must Tell Your 10 Year Old About Sex http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546384&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-your-child-needs-know-about-sex-and-when%2F201112%2Fthe-eight-most-important-things-you-must-t If you've read my previous posts or have read my book you know that I strongly believe that every 10 year old today needs to know as much about sex and sexuality that we would typically think a 16 year old needs to know. Primary Topic:  Parenting read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546384 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:26:17 +0100 5546384 Unnatural Women: Childless in America http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546385&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsavvy-auntie%2F201112%2Funnatural-women-childless-in-america Childlessness is the state into which a girl is born. But once she reaches her mid thirties, that natural state is suddenly deemed unnatural. Primary Topic:  Happiness read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546385 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:00:50 +0100 5546385 Watching TV with Your Kids Over the Holidays? Try Firefly. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546386&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fgrand-rounds%2F201112%2Fwatching-tv-your-kids-over-the-holidays-try-firefly Watching Firefly with my Daughter is a gift this season. Primary Topic:  Parenting read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546386 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:04:12 +0100 5546386 Your Kid May Be Smart—But Don’t Tell Him So Often http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546387&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fmemory-medic%2F201112%2Fyour-kid-may-be-smart-don-t-tell-him-so-often Some people say that we learn best from our mistakes. But all of us know about people who never seem to learn from their mistakes. This failure to learn is most obvious with people who keep making poor decisions and lifestyle choices. The psychological explanations are many and complex. Primary Topic:  Education read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546387 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:09:19 +0100 5546387 Adolescence and Holiday Safety http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546388&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsurviving-your-childs-adolescence%2F201112%2Fadolescence-and-holiday-safety At this holiday time of year, it's worthwhile for parents to check in on their adolescent's speed of life - how rapidly the young person is striving to act grown up - because holiday celebration, both in the spirit of and with the assistance of spirits, can hasten older decision-making to harmful effect. Primary Topic:  Parenting read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546388 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:02:10 +0100 5546388 Texting May Help Control Drinking in Teens and Young Adults http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5539903&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-couch%2F201112%2Ftexting-may-help-control-drinking-in-teens-and-young-adults A positive use for texting? New research says "yes." Primary Topic:  Addiction read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5539903 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:13:06 +0100 5539903 Your Kid Looks At Porn. Now What? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5539904&cid=s_35656_36_f&fid=35656&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsexual-intelligence%2F201112%2Fyour-kid-looks-porn-now-what I was recently interviewed by internet safety expert Dr. Larry Magid for a piece on kids looking at porn. We had such an interesting conversation I thought I'd write about this myself.Of course, 700 words can't possibly cover every aspect of this issue. But let's begin. Primary Topic:  Sex read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center) Psychology Today Parenting Center news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5539904 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:06:39 +0100 5539904