Browsing Category
Conscious Parenting
Children And The “Empathy” App: The Challenges of Raising a…
"They have tech savvy, but we have wisdom." - Devorah Heitner, Ph.D.
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED…
Circumcision’s Psychological Damage
CDC wants all males to be cut — but it’s harmful psychologically
*First author is Patrick O’Connor, Psy.D.
As psychologists, we are deeply concerned by the…
Protect (All) Your Boys from Early Trauma
It sounds like a conspiracy. The government is about to officially sanction intentional harming of infants. They want medical personnel to pressure parents to…
Childbirth And The Future Of Homo Sapiens, A Book Review
This book review appears in the Winter 2014 issue of the Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, JOPPAH, a publication of the Association for…
Conflict in the Family: Why Mom and Dad Should Say “Sorry”
Resolve marital conflict visibly for positive child development
Maggie Moran is first author
Mr. Smith arrives home from work after a long day feeling hungry…
Why My Kid Hates Santa
Image by Shutterstock/Lesley Rigg
The Santa myth seems harmless and fun…until it interferes with real magic.
The girls and I are standing on Lisa’s…
Human Milk Banking Association Of North America Takes A Stand Against…
The Human Milk Banking Association of North America advocates volunteer donations as most ethical method.
With recent news that Medolac Laboratories plans to…
When Your Child Asks You That Question About Santa
Image by Shutterstock/Tomsickova Tatyana
Is it really okay to teach your child to believe in Santa? I’ve been asked that several times this month, by parents…
Kindness in Kids and The Nature-Nurture Debate
The truth about gene-environment interaction is in the hyphen
Rebecca Noble is primary author
It’s a typical scene in a preschool classroom: Charlie and Lucy…
BLOODFUN – When Violence Is Entertainment
Photo: Joshua Minso
♦◊♦
Today thousands of Australians are celebrating that K-Mart and Target have stopped selling the viciously violent…