We have become a society of heavy duty self-improvement. In the process we have lost sight of the value of just being yourself. As part of this trend parents are increasingly being told what to do and what not to do in order to become better parents. Be consistent. Be a united front. Be involved. Be calm.…... READ MORE
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Stay Sensitive and Take Charge
‘What should I do to make sure my child turns out well?’ This is the question every parent asks. It has taken several decades of research to come up with the answer, because there were so many different variables to study. But we finally have a good answer- and it’s a short one. …... READ MORE
Parent Nurture Thyself
A parent is a person too! In all our efforts to help parents be better able to nurture, empathize, validate and support their children, we often tend to forget the parent. But the parent-child relationship contains 2 people- the child and the parent. Both are important. Parents should be encouraged to accept and take care of the needs and…... READ MORE
You can’t hurry development. You just have to wait.
The pace of each child’s development is pre-programmed. It moves along in the forward direction, step by little step. No matter how you slice it- the basic skills must come before the complex ones can kick in. You can’t speed up the pace. You can help your child at each step, to learn the skill…... READ MORE
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Emotional Regulation: One of the Highest Priorities of Parenting
In almost every study of child development, one factor pops up again and again- the importance of regulating children’s distress. We all have negative emotions such as sadness, loneliness, feeling rejected, anger, boredom, shame, and guilt. Negative emotions serve an important function. They are signals to ourselves and to others that we are in a…... READ MORE
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As a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, I have been in private practice for over 35 years, with a special interest in parents and couples.