May 22, 2018

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Ten-year-old Joyce was always known as a bit of worrier. Even as a two-year-old, she seemed anxious from time-to-time, especially when life was a bit stressful.

May 18, 2018

Another Shooting – An Important Moment to Comfort and Talk With Our Kids

Perhaps the hardest, certainly the saddest, and without question the most frustrating thing about sharing this blog post is that we have shared it now

May 16, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Kids, Marches, and Media (Season 1, Episode 14)

You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud, Stitcher, and iTunes.

May 9, 2018

Greatest Strength: Challenges Met With Courage

This blog post is part of a series entitled Real Lives, Real Stories.

May 3, 2018

Reality TV Literacy: Distinguishing What’s Really Real

In 2014, Dr. Holly Peek published an essay on the MGH Clay Center Website discussing the strange world of reality TV.

May 2, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Navigating the System (Season 1, Episode 13)

You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud, Stitcher, and iTunes. 

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We’re not going to pretend it isn’t so.

May 18, 2018

Another Shooting – An Important Moment to Comfort and Talk With Our Kids

Perhaps the hardest, certainly the saddest, and without question the most frustrating thing about sharing this blog post is that we have shared it now

May 16, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Kids, Marches, and Media (Season 1, Episode 14)

You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud, Stitcher, and iTunes.

May 3, 2018

Reality TV Literacy: Distinguishing What’s Really Real

In 2014, Dr. Holly Peek published an essay on the MGH Clay Center Website discussing the strange world of reality TV.

May 2, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Navigating the System (Season 1, Episode 13)

You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud, Stitcher, and iTunes. 

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We’re not going to pretend it isn’t so.

March 29, 2018

Teen and Parent Misconceptions about Driving and Marijuana

Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.

AdCouncil (1983)

We all remember this slogan.

It was coined at the launch of the Drunk Driving Campaign.

March 21, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Is Age 27 the New 18? (Season 1, Episode 10)

You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud, Stitcher, and iTunes.

September 23, 2013

Tips For Parents Sending Their Kids To College

College is quite a milestone in family life. For parents and college-bound youth, it represents the real beginning of adulthood.

December 18, 2013

The Holidays: Unplugged

We like to play on our computers as much as anyone.

February 25, 2018

Two Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Weigh in on Netflix’s ‘To The Bone’: A Missed Opportunity to Understand Anorexia

Co-authored by Gene Beresin, MD

As child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrists we have eagerly been awaiting Netflix’s release of To The Bone.

October 10, 2017

We’re All Connected: What To Think About On World Mental Health Day

Today is World Mental Health Day.

I often find these kinds of distinctions a bit troublesome.

September 18, 2013

What Is Child Development?

When Suzie was 4 years old, she was so excited.

The families in her neighborhood had all chosen the same crisp Sunday to rake all of the fallen autumn leaves.

September 23, 2013

Giving A 2-Year-Old A 15-Minute Time-Out

Much to what I imagine is the intense chagrin of my eighth grade English teacher, the word “consequence” has become a verb.

May 16, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Kids, Marches, and Media (Season 1, Episode 14)

You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud, Stitcher, and iTunes.

May 9, 2018

Greatest Strength: Challenges Met With Courage

This blog post is part of a series entitled Real Lives, Real Stories.

May 2, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Navigating the System (Season 1, Episode 13)

You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud, Stitcher, and iTunes. 

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We’re not going to pretend it isn’t so.

April 18, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Creativity Gives Our Brains a Boost (Season 1, Episode 12)

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April 4, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? (Season 1, Episode 11)

You can also listen to this podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and TuneIn.

March 21, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Is Age 27 the New 18? (Season 1, Episode 10)

You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud, Stitcher, and iTunes.