by janetedgette | Dec 16, 2013 | Family life, Nonathletic boys, Parenting, Parenting young children, Self-esteem
In his blog, Lost and Tired: Confessions of a Depressed Autism Dad (http://bit.ly/18Yafgc), a father recently wrote about why he believes it’s important for him to hold his boys—all three of whom are on the autism spectrum—accountable for their actions. Justly...
by janetedgette | Oct 24, 2013 | Family life, Home Page, Mental health, Mood, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting teens, Teenagers
“Julia is so sensitive I can’t say anything to her without it causing a big blow-up!” exclaimed Julia’s mom. “How am I supposed to raise this kid? I’ve got to be able to talk with her—she’s only fifteen!” Julia’s mother had a good point. She did need to be able...
by janetedgette | Sep 28, 2013 | Family life, Parenting, Self-esteem, Teenagers
It’s a sad day in America when we need a study to tell us that yelling at teenagers to discipline them makes them more depressed and their bad behavior worse. Teenagers themselves would have told us the same thing, for a lot less money. Most parents yell at their kids...
by janetedgette | Jul 1, 2013 | Boys and sports, Family life, Summer camp
Articles and essays by parents attesting to the merits of summer camp for their children abound. I want to write one about why I go to camp—me, a fifty plus year old psychologist and single mother of three grown boys, who probably has no business taking time off from...
by janetedgette | Jan 3, 2013 | Family life, Mental health, Parenting
Good article by psychiatrist Paul Steinberg (http://www.paulsteinbergmd.com/) in The New York Times (“Our Failed Approach to Schizophrenia,” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/opinion/our-failed-approach-to-schizophrenia.html?_r=012/25/12). He writes bravely about the...
