Caring Matters
Yes, breastfeeding is important. However, attachment to another human being is crucial for a child’s emotional and physical health. Erroneously the focus is on the physical aspect of feeding without understanding the emotional aspect of [Read More]
Parenting is a tough job. In our attempt to be the perfect parents to our kids, we overlook important things we need to give them. These are gifts we need to give our child so [Read More]
Recently, Oprah Winfrey met up with Dr. Bruce Perry, a leading authority on childhood trauma. On the CBS “60 Minutes” interview, the well-known psychiatrist and neuroscientist reiterated the fact that ACEs increase a child’s chances [Read More]
The core of our self-development is how our parents and caregivers responded to our needs and emotions. Havard University’s Center on The Developing Child calls this ping-pong of human interaction the serve and return of [Read More]
Recently, Prateik Babar, son of the late Indian actress Smita Patil, spoke of his recovery from addiction, “I was a fool who permitted love to drive me to self-destruction, all the while hoping I could [Read More]
Usually, when planning for a baby, the typical things most women focus on are eating healthy, baby clothes, doctors, and maternity leave. Those things are important but there some things that most women fail to [Read More]
Feelings of shame can be excruciatingly painful. The voices and sometimes unvoiced reactions of disgust or hate become encoded in our unconscious. Usually, the toxic emotion of shame is the legacy given to us by [Read More]
I was 17 years old when I got the official diagnosis that I had scoliosis. Official because my father had noticed something was amiss with my back 2 years earlier, but thought I was doing [Read More]
Children are undiscerning imitators. They copy the social environment they are exposed to by observation and assimilation. The neurons in their developing brain are being wired. Their personality is developing. Imitation serves as both a [Read More]
As parents we want our kids to fit into cultural mores that we think are appropriate. Many of us feel threatened when our children fail to comply with our sense of what is best. So [Read More]