Conversations Parents Should Have With Their Teens Teenagers greatest wish, and their worst fear, is to be totally free of their parents control and influence. As your teen starts to demand more freedom try talking to them about how you can negotiate something that is agreeable to both of you (i.e. curfew), so that the teen doesn’t get to do whatever they want, but neither do you as the parent.
Posted: 2010-05-26
Category: Parenting
The Meaning of Misbehavior One factor that differentiates classical from contemporary psychoanalysis is how interpretations are framed and offered to the patient.
Posted: 2010-05-03
Category: Parenting
Every Interpretation is a Question One factor that differentiates classical from contemporary psychoanalysis is how interpretations are framed and offered to the patient.
Posted: 2010-03-31
Category: Depression
The Myth of the “Broken” Child The Myth of the “Broken” Child: The Surprising Effectiveness of Psychodynamic Play Therapy and Parent-Child Therapy for Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Separation, Affect Regulation and Empathy Incomplete psychological separation between mother and child, and the symptoms that can emerge from this relative state of undifferentiation, is increasingly appearing in the patients and families I treat as a common element in their histories and present lives.
Posted: 2010-01-04
Category: Kids
The Problem with Punishment: Natural versus Imposed Consequences The majority of parents and teachers feel the emotional and intellectual pull to punish children when they act impulsively or “misbehave,” with imposed consequences, such as Time-Out, or the withdrawal of children’s possessions or privileges. This is quite a natural reaction to have when a child does something we do not like. Many people might be able to relate to the following statement: