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The Beginning of the End of Mass Imprisonment and the Misuse of Prisons as Our De Facto Mental Health Care System

…e mid-1970s with not a single year’s decrease below epidemic levels of 8 to 11. Beginning in 1993, however, Clinton’s first year in office, the murder rate for the first time since 1933 began a steep and uninterrupted year by year decline, beginning at 10.5 in 1993, falling below 8 by 1997, and bottoming out at 6.4 by 2000, his last year in office (following which, under Bush Jr., it began once again increasing). To explain why this occurred, we n…

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Sabotage You

…es? Attachment and early life experiences have a significant impact on our development and our adult relationships. Negative events in childhood shaped our minds, our emotions and our behaviors in ways that we are often unaware of, which is why in certain situations in our lives today, we have reactions that puzzle us. For example, why does that one little annoying quality in our partner provoke us more than anything else? Or why do we “lose it” w…

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disorganized attachment, dan siegel, ambivalent attachment, avoidant attachment, mindsight

Identifying Your Child’s Attachment Style

…d. Because they can’t move forward. They often have to constrain their own development in order to maintain the idealization of the parent. They can’t own the certain ways the parent was negative in their life. They can’t own the impact of the negative parts of parenting on themselves. And they also haven’t given themselves the freedom to just say, “Hey, you know, my parent likes chocolate, I like vanilla,” you know, “forget them, I’m going a vani…

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7 Tips for Parent’s to Help Their Teen Create a Strong Sense of Self

…ating a sense of self. This is what play for kids is all about. Trying out roles and personalities and “testing the waters” socially, emotionally, and physically. Each person’s journey is their own, including your child’s. So what can we do to help our children/teenagers grow into adults with a strong sense of self—knowing who they are and confident about being in the world? After working with kids and teens for the past 15 years at over five scho…

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The Autistic Child and Social Isolation

…Clinician with ICDL. She has worked with children and families as a Child Development Specialist for over 25 years. Cherisse collaborates and coordinates with regional centers to maintain continuity of services and provides clinical supervision for both case supervisors and interventionists. She facilitates and develops social skills programs for VHAP and schools and provides the developmental intervention training series for VHAP staff. Cherisse…

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6 Things Kids Need From Adults to Feel Valued

…self-esteem. Here are 6 ways to help your child in this area of emotional development: Offer Companionship: This is the most straightforward tip, but sadly, many parents neglect this aspect of their relationship with their child. Time spent alone with your child is important because it builds respect, closeness, and relationship. As a result, your child will feel comfortable to come to you when they need you. Share Love: Kids need to know that th…

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Taking Advantage of Summertime to Get to Know Your Child

…tive behaviors and challenge negative ones, thereby supporting the child’s development into a strong, decent and caring adult. It may be surprising to discover that the majority of traits and characteristics developed in early childhood will carry on through to adulthood. Research has shown the personality developed by age 8 (sometimes younger) remains relatively stable and unchanged throughout an individual’s lifespan. In fact, many of these pers…

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Your Child and Self-Control: Job or Jail?

…discipline early on. For further information on this study, and for a little parenting advice as to how to help your child with his or her self-development in this area: Read the full article published here…

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Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion

…g the “good life”: this book was created for anyone interested in personal development, deepening friendships, sustaining intimacy in couple relationships and developing healthy child-rearing practices. The book offers a compilation of therapeutic insights that are valuable in achieving a better way of living, by telling stories from a group of individuals, who used psychology to challenge a wide range of defensive behaviors and transform their li…

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How to Befriend Yourself: A Psychotherapeutic Approach to Living

…ilize their personal power and actively contribute to their own growth and development, in essence becoming their own ally. In this regard it is most important to become aware of the enemy within, the negative thoughts and attitudes that play a significantly destructive part in your life. These inner voices are directed largely toward the self but may also be directed toward others, particularly one’s partner and loved ones. In either, case they h…

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