Category Archives: Child Problems
3 keys to dealing with your child’s feelings
The Three Keys to Dealing with Feelings By Paul C. Holinger, M.D. Sept 2011 Last month, we discussed how all human beings are born with built-in feelings. In infancy, there are various responses to stimuli, which later become our feelings … Continue reading
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Tagged managing children's feelings, paul holinger
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New research looks at how children of depressed mothers respond to threats in the environment
A recent study published this week shows that the amygdala brain structure of children of significantly depressed moms is enlarged. Conclusions are that the amygdala is highly sensitive to maternal care and perceives depression and maternal absence in the same way. Both lead to greater scanning of the environment for threats. “A larger amygdala might be the equivalent of having not one fire alarm but many go off at the slightest whiff of smoke.” Continue reading
Mothering our daughters into adolescence
My oldest daughter turns ten this month! I am faced with many new moods, likes and dislikes and a new tone that has crept into her voice. Luckily a good friend recommended a great book to me. I would like … Continue reading
Why does my child do this? Using motivation to understand our children’s actions
When working with parents of young children, I often find myself puzzling along with the mother – trying to work out why her child behaves the way he does. My clients often find it helpful to use the following ideas … Continue reading
Worried about the over-sexualization of girls?
REGISTER NOW TO JOIN OTHER GIRL ACTIVISTS AND ALLIES FIGHTING OVERSEXUALIZATION OF GIRLS IN MEDIA. What is SPARK? SPARK: Sexualization Protest: Action, Resistance, Knowledge is a day to speak out, push back on the sexualization of girls, and have fun … Continue reading
Posted in Child Problems, Fear and Worry
Tagged oversexualization of girls, Postpartum Depression
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Mothers are containers, like cookie jars!
Here is a wild idea. But it will start to make sense as you read – Mothers are like Cookie Jars! Mothers are Containers! Yes! When it comes to our children’s feelings and helping them manage them, we mother’s are … Continue reading
More thoughts about swine flu
I have received Dr. Mercola’s weely ezine for about 8 or more years now. I was also a patient of his and was completely healed from graves disease and graves eye disease by following a whole concoction of his various … Continue reading
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Tagged eczema, graves disease, Jo Mercola, Mercola, swine flu, swine flu vaccine
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When your child is an addict..
Last night, I finished reading “Beautiful Boy“, David Sheff’s harrowing account of his son, Nic’s addiction to methamphetamine. While this is a father’s account, I believe it to be the story of any parent whose child is destroying him or … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Boy, David Sheff, fathers, inner work, life coaching, methamphetamine, Nic Sheff, parenting, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, Self-Care, tweak
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