Psychotherapy: Child, Adolescent

Mom's Love Good For Child's Brain

2012-02-01T10:03:00.000-06:00

Mom's Love Good For Child's Brain

Encouraging Patients To Take Moments To Enjoy Life Helps Them Make Better Health Decisions

2012-01-25T11:24:00.000-06:00

Encouraging Patients To Take Moments To Enjoy Life Helps Them Make Better Health Decisions

Autism Overdiagnosed? Possibly, Because Many Children Seem To "Outgrow" It

2012-01-24T09:14:00.000-06:00

Autism Overdiagnosed? Possibly, Because Many Children Seem To "Outgrow" It

Why Some Children May ‘Grow Out’ of Autism

2012-01-24T09:13:00.000-06:00

Why Some Children May ‘Grow Out’ of Autism

The Lure Of Gangs - Good Parenting May Protect

2012-01-17T08:10:00.000-06:00

The Lure Of Gangs - Good Parenting May Protect

Acceptance

2012-01-14T14:12:00.002-06:00

The root of what makes life bearable is acceptance of the way things are. This does not mean giving up or giving in to the way things are. It means accepting how things are and then visualizing--based on reality of how things are--how things could be and moving toward that.

Present Self versus Future Self

2012-01-10T07:46:00.001-06:00

Anxiety and stress can be exacerbated by the percieved difference between who one is now and who one hopes to be. Children suffer the same stress. They have hopes and desires which are often completely outside of the child's control in terms of whether the child can even work toward accomplishing that future self.

Stressed Children

2012-01-09T08:00:00.001-06:00

The world provides much stress for children, but there seems to be less and less provision for children to learn self-soothing techniques. These techniques need to be modeled by adult caregivers from infancy onward. Lack of sleep in children is one of the most insidious detriments to children's health and well-being. The use of video games and television to soothe children appears to be counter-productive. it provides an external source of distraction upon which the individual becomes reliant. Then, in school or in the community, there is not source of distraction and the child is agitated unnecessarily. Going to sleep is another indication of the counter-productive nature of video/computer/television to soothe children--they cannot go to sleep without the TV on or they stay up all night playing video games.

Nap-deprived tots may be missing out on more than sleep, says University of Colorado-led study

2012-01-05T13:23:00.000-06:00

Nap-deprived tots may be missing out on more than sleep, says University of Colorado-led study

Commons

2012-01-04T18:11:00.004-06:00

Children require a commons to fully develop. If the commons are restricted, then the ability of the child's brain to develop is also restricted.

Goals

2012-01-03T07:10:00.001-06:00

One way to help alleviate a child's stress level is to help that child know him/herself and develop goals. By working toward a worthwhile goal--one that is important to the child--stress can be directed as energy and not block the child from doing what needs to be done.

Treatment of Child Stress: nature

2012-01-02T08:03:00.001-06:00

Children are vulnerable to anxiety and stress. They are also vulnerable to adult decisions made regarding their lives. Children's choices are limited to what their caregivers provide. Children can deal with stress better if provided access to nature, or at least to images and sounds of nature. Parents who are stressed themselves would also benefit from exposure to natural settings. I sometimes see parents taking their children on bike rides or hikes--even if the child has to be carried or pulled in a wagon. In this way the adult gets needed exercise and the child gets a great role model of self-care.

Conquering Anxiety

2012-01-01T12:59:00.004-06:00

Overcoming anxiety is not so much about changing a situation as it is about accepting a situation. In trying to change an anxiety-provoking situation one often increases the anxiety--due to being unable to fully control that situation. By acceptance of the situation one can relax into it and see more clearly how to deal with it rather than fighting against it.

Study Points To Long-Term Recall Of Very Early Experiences

2011-12-31T12:15:00.000-06:00

Study Points To Long-Term Recall Of Very Early Experiences

Omega-3 reduces anxiety and inflammation in healthy students, study suggests

2011-12-28T12:19:00.000-06:00

Omega-3 reduces anxiety and inflammation in healthy students, study suggests

Theme: The Ecology of Childhood

2011-12-25T11:13:00.001-06:00

Mission: To improve the landscape through scientific observation of and experimentally following the lead of the child.
     Person before Policy
     make sure the child is heard & knows it
     taking the path of least resistance to achieve maximum gains
     "the 4-hour therapy" through experimentation

10 Ways to Minimize Your Child’s Stress « Woman Around Town

2011-12-13T14:38:00.000-06:00

10 Ways to Minimize Your Child’s Stress « Woman Around Town

What good are Theories of Child Development?

2011-12-12T09:31:00.001-06:00

Theories of child development provide a framework for interpretation of the child in front of me. Those theories give me a sense of where the child has been and where the child may be going. The theories also give me the opportunity to see the child from different points of view--sexually, socially, cognitively, behaviorally.

Individuality of the Child

2011-12-12T09:28:00.002-06:00

Individuation is a normal and stressful part of growing up. The child moves from the comfortable and safe environs of a loving family to a wider world of school and community. Eventually the child moves into a role as an individual member of society. All of this requires the child to be an individual--all alone and yet part of the community.

Observe the Child

2011-12-12T09:26:00.004-06:00

Observation will hopefully yield insight into blocks to the child's development which may need to be addressed.

Mind Over Appendix? I Don’t Think So | World of Psychology

2011-12-07T03:00:00.000-06:00

Mind Over Appendix? I Don’t Think So World of Psychology

Frustration of Needs

2011-12-06T11:19:00.001-06:00

What do children need? Whatever they need, when that need is frustrated--the result is stress in that child's life--physically, emotionally, mentally. The younger the child, the more basic that child's needs--food, air, shelter. Lack of basic comforts results in stresses. So long as the child is able to adequately express that a need is not being met--and can then have that need met--is part of normal development. However, when a need goes unmet and the child's effort to communicate are ineffective--then stress results which can lead a deviation from "normal" development.

Formation of Children

2011-12-05T10:04:00.001-06:00

Children develop according to their needs. How they fill their needs is dictated by their environment. Like a plant which grows toward the light, so do children grow in the direction of what meets their needs. A plant which is boxed in will form itself to what surrounds it. So are children formed by what surrounds them. This includes people, attitudes, emotions, physical space, and sensory stimulation.

5 Ways To Make Your Marriage More Important Than Money | World of Psychology

2011-12-04T10:03:00.000-06:00

5 Ways To Make Your Marriage More Important Than Money World of Psychology

Children

2011-12-03T09:08:00.001-06:00

Children are born into a world with no values, judgements, or expectations. They are pure acceptance. Do adults sometimes see children as pure need?

Goals of Childhood

2011-12-01T09:58:00.001-06:00

What are the goals of children? Children work to meet their needs through interactions with people and their environment. How people interact with children and the kind of environment set up for children to live in affect dramatically how children develop.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238437.php

2011-12-01T09:36:00.000-06:00

Importance of Friendship to Boys
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238437.php

Needs of Children

2011-11-29T08:55:00.001-06:00

Looking at what children need--what drives them--is one way to explore the sources of stress in their lives, and then explore how to utilize that knowledge to help children learn to handle stress constructively & creatively. The needs of children involve developmental goals, and can be thought of as emotional, social, intellectual, and physical.

40 Percent Of Youths Attempting Suicide Make First Attempt Before High School

2011-11-29T08:50:00.000-06:00

40 Percent Of Youths Attempting Suicide Make First Attempt Before High School

Letting Go

2011-11-25T16:18:00.001-06:00

I recently accepted a position at a different outpatient clinic. This has meant leaving my practice and my patients. While it has been difficult, it seemed necessary to me to make this change. Due to insurance restrictions, very few of my patients were able to follow me to the new practice. One patient told me I would be missed simply because I seemed to care. I want to take this opportunity to let all my patients know that I am in this business because I do care. Indeed, I do think about individual patients in my off hours and wonder about how they are doing and whether I said the right thing last time I saw them or whether I need to do something more or less for them. While I do leave my work behind at the end of the day, it is also a part of the work to be deeply involved in people's lives, and that becomes part of me. My interactions with patients helps me better know myself and better define who I want to be. So I trust that I have done all I could for my patients and I thank them for sharing themselves with me. I look forward now to the further adventures of life a better person for what has gone before.

Behavioral Health Presentation

2011-11-24T08:27:00.000-06:00

I have been asked to present as part of the "Behavioral Health Issues in the Schools" series at Aurora Psychiatric Hospital next March (2012). I am planning to present of the general topic of stress in children: how they experience it, what causes it, how to address it, how to recognize it and the effects of stress. So we'll see how this goes. I hope to keep myself accountable by writing occasionally on the topic here as a way to organize my thoughts and at least get them down before they are lost!

How Exercise Impacts Your Mental Health | Dialectical Behavior Therapy Understood

2011-11-23T08:05:00.000-06:00

How Exercise Impacts Your Mental Health Dialectical Behavior Therapy Understood

The Mental Health Hope Symposium: Do Not Cut Mental Health Care | World of Psychology

2011-11-20T11:16:00.000-06:00

The Mental Health Hope Symposium: Do Not Cut Mental Health Care World of Psychology

Study Of Bereaved Children One Year After A Sibling's Death From Cancer

2011-11-19T11:14:00.000-06:00

Study Of Bereaved Children One Year After A Sibling's Death From Cancer

Transcendental Meditation Effective Antidote To Record Stress Levels In School Students

2011-11-18T11:12:00.000-06:00

Transcendental Meditation Effective Antidote To Record Stress Levels In School Students

Teen Suicide Prevention

2011-11-04T12:36:00.000-05:00

Teen Suicide Prevention

http://bullyinglte.wordpress.com/feed/

2011-11-02T10:23:00.000-05:00

http://bullyinglte.wordpress.com/feed/

Self-Hypnosis Benefits Children And Teens With Tourette Syndrome

2011-10-31T06:56:00.000-05:00

Self-Hypnosis Benefits Children And Teens With Tourette Syndrome

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/10/30/be-happier-wake-up-earlier/

2011-10-30T16:06:00.000-05:00

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/10/30/be-happier-wake-up-earlier/

ADHD Tip: Write About It! | World of Psychology

2011-10-30T04:45:00.000-05:00

ADHD Tip: Write About It! World of Psychology

Friendship Makes A Difference In Stress Regulation

2011-10-29T16:20:00.000-05:00

Friendship Makes A Difference In Stress Regulation

2011-10-29T15:41:00.000-05:00

Friendship Makes A Difference In Stress Regulation

Study Uncovers Clues To Young Children's Aggressive Behavior

2011-10-28T16:18:00.000-05:00

Study Uncovers Clues To Young Children's Aggressive Behavior

Collaboration Chosen By Children, But Not Chimps

2011-10-14T15:10:00.000-05:00

Collaboration Chosen By Children, But Not Chimps

Infants As Young As 15 Months Display A Sense Of Fairness, Altruism

2011-10-11T09:00:00.000-05:00

Infants As Young As 15 Months Display A Sense Of Fairness, Altruism

After 20 Days Of Exposure To Music-Based, Cognitive Training 'Cartoons' Young Children Show Improved Verbal IQ

2011-10-06T04:53:00.000-05:00

After 20 Days Of Exposure To Music-Based, Cognitive Training 'Cartoons' Young Children Show Improved Verbal IQ

New Research Reveals Learning And Remembering Linked To Holding Material In Hands

2011-09-30T05:06:00.000-05:00

New Research Reveals Learning And Remembering Linked To Holding Material In Hands

Kids In The Same Groups Of Friends Are Not Necessarily Influenced By Peers' Negative Behavior

2011-09-29T06:58:00.000-05:00

Kids In The Same Groups Of Friends Are Not Necessarily Influenced By Peers' Negative Behavior

Brain Development Doesn't Stop At Adolescence As Once Thought

2011-09-26T08:56:00.000-05:00

Brain Development Doesn't Stop At Adolescence As Once Thought

Humor Offers A Laughter Lift And Is As Effective As Medication In Treating Agitation In Dementia

2011-09-22T10:10:00.000-05:00

Humor Offers A Laughter Lift And Is As Effective As Medication In Treating Agitation In Dementia

Parent-Child Communication And Literacy Negatively Impacted By TV

2011-09-16T17:04:00.000-05:00

Parent-Child Communication And Literacy Negatively Impacted By TV

One Million People Commit Suicide Each Year - World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th, 2011

2011-09-13T16:00:00.000-05:00

One Million People Commit Suicide Each Year - World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th, 2011

Volunteering To Help Others Could Lead To Better Health

2011-09-08T06:40:00.000-05:00

Volunteering To Help Others Could Lead To Better Health

Love is Energy.... Pass it forward !

2011-09-04T01:03:00.001-05:00

Even Young Children Aware Of Ethnicity-Based Stigma

2011-09-03T08:33:00.000-05:00

Even Young Children Aware Of Ethnicity-Based Stigma

Children's Social Goals Help Determine Their Response To Bullying

2011-09-02T08:32:00.000-05:00

Children's Social Goals Help Determine Their Response To Bullying

Depressed Children? Investigating The Paternal Transmission Of Stress

2011-09-01T08:31:00.000-05:00

Depressed Children? Investigating The Paternal Transmission Of Stress

Laughter has positive impact on vascular function

2011-08-29T19:01:00.000-05:00

Laughter has positive impact on vascular function

Being Right Is Not Enough For Four-Year-Olds

2011-08-24T17:18:00.000-05:00

Being Right Is Not Enough For Four-Year-Olds

My Unusual ,000 Birthday Gift (Plus: Free Roundtrip Anywhere in the World)

2011-08-05T13:27:00.000-05:00

My Unusual ,000 Birthday Gift (Plus: Free Roundtrip Anywhere in the World)

Teaching The Neurons To Meditate

2011-07-08T15:29:00.000-05:00

Teaching The Neurons To Meditate

Children And Depression

2011-06-04T17:38:00.000-05:00

Children And Depression

Researchers Suggest Children Don't Enjoy TV and Movie Violence

2011-05-30T17:47:00.002-05:00

http://psychology.about.com/b/2011/05/30/researchers-suggest-children-dont-enjoy-tv-and-movie-violence.htm

ADHD & Depression

2011-05-20T13:49:00.001-05:00

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/05/19/adhd-and-depression-common-bedfellows/

The Bond Between Grandparents And Their Grandchildren

2011-05-16T13:38:00.000-05:00

The Bond Between Grandparents And Their Grandchildren

Youth-Mentor Relationships Particularly Helpful For Those Experiencing Hardship

2011-05-13T11:49:00.000-05:00

Youth-Mentor Relationships Particularly Helpful For Those Experiencing Hardship

ADHD And Poor Emotional Control Combination Runs In Families

2011-05-09T11:01:00.000-05:00

ADHD And Poor Emotional Control Combination Runs In Families

Mom Or Dad Has Bipolar Disorder? Keep Stress In Check

2011-05-06T05:20:00.000-05:00

Mom Or Dad Has Bipolar Disorder? Keep Stress In Check

Asking Adolescents About Their Hopes And Dreams Proves Insightful

2011-05-03T01:02:00.000-05:00

Asking Adolescents About Their Hopes And Dreams Proves Insightful

Download to Donate

2011-05-02T04:33:00.000-05:00

Download to Donate

New Research Shows Involved Parents Are Less Likely To Raise A Child Who Bullies

2011-05-01T13:54:00.000-05:00

New Research Shows Involved Parents Are Less Likely To Raise A Child Who Bullies

Checklist May Help Identify Autism Earlier On In Life

2011-04-30T15:03:00.000-05:00

Checklist May Help Identify Autism Earlier On In Life

Willpower & self-control can be learned

2011-04-26T02:00:00.000-05:00

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/04/24/willpower-self-control-can-be-learned/

Grief Worksheets

2011-04-25T13:58:00.000-05:00

Grief Worksheets

Childhood Music Lessons May Provide Lifelong Boost In Brain Functioning

2011-04-22T04:53:00.000-05:00

Childhood Music Lessons May Provide Lifelong Boost In Brain Functioning

2011-04-21T05:00:00.000-05:00

Childhood Music Lessons May Provide Lifelong Boost In Brain Functioning

Family Violence Among Adolescents Less Likely When They Feel That They Matter

2011-04-19T18:46:00.000-05:00

Family Violence Among Adolescents Less Likely When They Feel That They Matter

Parents' 'um's' and 'uh's' help toddlers learn new words, cognitive scientists find

2011-04-16T15:24:00.000-05:00

Parents' 'um's' and 'uh's' help toddlers learn new words, cognitive scientists find

Medical Daily: Teachers-based intervention provides stress resistance in war-exposed children

2011-04-15T05:32:00.000-05:00

Medical Daily: Teachers-based intervention provides stress resistance in war-exposed children

Be the Unpopular Kid | World of Psychology

2011-04-14T18:58:00.001-05:00

The Longevity Project: An Interview with Howard S. Friedman | World of Psychology

2011-04-13T08:26:00.000-05:00

The Longevity Project: An Interview with Howard S. Friedman World of Psychology

Concealed Sexual Orientation Is Like an Abscess | World of Psychology

2011-04-12T08:24:00.001-05:00

Concealed Sexual Orientation Is Like an Abscess World of Psychology

LIVING STORY: Creativity, Compassion, and the Resilient Brain

2011-04-11T08:17:00.000-05:00

LIVING STORY: Creativity, Compassion, and the Resilient Brain

Misreading Faces Tied To Child Social Anxiety

2011-04-03T00:30:00.000-05:00

Misreading Faces Tied To Child Social Anxiety

The Benefits Of And Barriers To Physical Activity For Boys

2011-03-31T06:07:00.000-05:00

The Benefits Of And Barriers To Physical Activity For Boys

Gardening Linked To More Life Satisifaction And Physical Activity In Older People

2011-03-18T11:23:00.000-05:00

Gardening Linked To More Life Satisifaction And Physical Activity In Older People

Depressed Fathers Can Affect Children's Health And Development

2011-03-14T14:18:00.000-05:00

Depressed Fathers Can Affect Children's Health And Development

Mind-Body Link

2011-03-13T10:48:00.000-05:00

While not true of everyone, one way to achieve improved mental/emotional health is by working to improve physical health. Pushing the body to work harder and do more requires strength of will, strength of mind. Developing one can develop the other.

Class Environment May Affect Kids' Mental Health - Mental Health Disorders on MedicineNet.com

2011-03-10T17:38:00.000-06:00

Class Environment May Affect Kids' Mental Health - Mental Health Disorders on MedicineNet.com

Mind-Body Link

2011-03-09T05:58:00.000-06:00

As I become more experienced with doing psychotherapy I notice that I continue to learn more. My clients teach me a great deal through the manner in which they present their stories, but especially in the ways they overcome adversity in their lives. Always there is a connection between how they think about their situation and what they do about overcoming problems. Perception and action are the building blocks upon which creating a new life are built.