Football — read before playing (or signing up your son!)

February 4, 2010

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We keep reading more and more about how seemingly minor head injuries can cause major trauma to the brain.  At the risk of offending the entire football playing community of parents, I am posting this link to Time Magazine’s article from 1/28/10.

It talks at length about the long-lasting problems that cumulative concussions can cause.  I think it’s important reading for any parent, and any person, considering football as a sport.

Encouragingly, it also talks about changes that are being considered to make football safer for the brain, while still being fun and exciting.

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Make your marriage better, in 5 minutes a day

February 3, 2010

I found some great hints in my copy of the Psychotherapy Networker by Steven Stosny, Ph.D.,  who works with couples and other with relationship problems.  You can read more about his programs at CompassionPower.  I’m going to quote very liberally from what he wrote, because it is well-done and so concise.
He asks couples to add [...]

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“This too shall pass” — the secret to peace?

January 24, 2010
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You’ve heard the saying “This too shall pass”, but do you know its origin?  Apparently it comes from the Jewish Midrash, a collection of teachings on Scripture.  Here it one version of the story, taken from a sermon.  It begins like this:
This story, recorded in the Talmud, speaks, of a ring, a [...]

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Does letting your baby “cry it out” cause harm?

January 24, 2010
Letting baby "cry it out"

Here’s a link to a post that was being share on one of my therapist email lists recently.
http://www.drmomma.org/2009/12/crying-it-out-causes-brain-damage.html
For us “old moms” it can be upsetting to wonder if we caused damage by letting our children cry. 

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Helping your children (and you) cope with Haiti earthquake

January 19, 2010

The devastation in Haiti is almost too much to comprehend.  As with so many disasters, including the Indonesia’s tsunami in 2004, and our own attack of 9/11/2001, the endless news coverage can be quite traumatic for children.
Here is an excellent article, posted on Psychology Today, on how to help your children cope.  Be sure to [...]

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So long, 2009!

December 31, 2009
Hello 2010!

Are you ready to say good-bye to 2009?  It seems like it’s been a tough year.  In all my years of practice as a therapist, I have never seen so many clients hit hard by financial problems as in this year.  It seemed to come from all sides.  Many lost jobs, others found their businesses [...]

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Ready for some Christmas spirit?

December 14, 2009

Take a look at this heart-warming column by Joe Howry in our local Ventura County Star. It’s titled “Christmas Through the Eyes of an an 11 year old” . Not only did it bring back memories of when my boys were little, it also brought back memories of when I was little. [...]

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Military PTSD

November 24, 2009

If you’ve wondered what it feels like to be a soldier dealing with PTSD, read Time Magazine’s article on the subject. Very informative.

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Parenting: How much is too much?

November 24, 2009

Time Magazine just published a great article called “The Case Against Over-Parenting” . Really interesting article that discusses the unintended consequences of parents trying to protect kids from more than is possible. Your comments?

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Letting Go — what does it mean

November 23, 2009

Here’s a great reading that was circulating on a therapist email list I belong to.  Hope you like it.  If anyone knows the author, please let me know so I can give credit to them.
To me, this encapsulates the idea of  “loving detachment” that we all may be called upon to use, when we find [...]

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