With the impending day approaching, I knew I had to take action. For twenty-four years, I have had a child at home to love, feed, and worry about, as well as not be able to sleep until I heard the key in the door, regardless of the time. While many count down the days to […]
Affairs come to light in a number of ways. There may be a period of time during which you begin to have suspicions about your spouse. Let’s say your husband begins a fitness regimen and pays more attention than usual to his appearance. Or your wife starts spending more and more time away from home, […]
I thought I had it all figured out back in the mid-1980s when my first son was born. I believed the way boys acted was completely a result of society and how they were raised. All I needed to do was provide my son with a variety of boy and girl toys, raise him to […]
Almost everyone struggles a bit with learning, but if the struggling persists and your child starts falling farther behind, it’s probably better to be cautious and take a closer look at what could be causing the problem. Perhaps your child’s school is hinting that “attention” should be looked at. Or. maybe your child is misbehaving […]
How Medications Work The Antidepressants Anti-Anxiety Medicines Anti-Psychotic / Major Anxiety Drugs Next-Generation Psychotropics The Anticonvulsants Stimulants / ADHD Drugs Guidelines For Taking Psychiatric Meds Although we strongly believe in the value of psychotherapy and behavioral interventions, there are times when the extra help of medication is necessary in order to make the fullest adjustment, […]
Gestalt Therapy was developed from theories of perceptual psychology, in which the concept of “foreground” and “background” are quite important. Human needs are experienced as “gestalten” (German for “whole things”) which become stronger in awareness (in the perceptual foreground) until we meet the needs, and then they recede into the background. A well-adjusted person is […]
When I went to school, it was generally accepted that – just as in adult society – there was a sort of stratification of children’s social world. Adults separate themselves through varying amounts of money or group themselves by profession (white vs. blue collar, etc.). Kids separated themselves by groups, too – older vs. younger, […]
… and we’re not talking about Billie Holiday. “The Holidays” have begun. Before candy and costumes were on the shelves, Christmas stuff was flooding the stores, as if no one could wait long enough to briefly tolerate Halloween and Thanksgiving en route to the big, important holidays (well, important to retailers at least). Television and […]
Depression occurs not only in adults, but in adolescents and children as well. Approximately five percent of adolescents and children experience depression at any given point in time. Depressed adolescents and children are at an increased risk for committing suicide. Depressed adolescents may turn to abusing alcohol or other drugs as a way to feel […]
How many times have you thought “I could have been”, “I could have done” ….. “if only”. If only what? More money? More time? More energy? More talent? Fewer responsibilities? I know whereof I speak. Having studied for a career as a concert pianist from age 10 to age 18, practicing from four to eight […]
