By Louise Kinross This year AdoptOntario will seek adoptive families for 40 to 50 children, many of whom have disabilities. Almost half have autism, most are boys, and their average age is 10. “We’re seeing less children overall who need adoptive homes, but a higher percentage of those who do...
We are pleased to bring you the first post in a series on Digital Media and Children Under 3. This series is brought to you with collaboration from the journal, Infant Behavior and Development. Over the coming weeks, the posts in this series will highlight research from a special issue that focused on how young children...
Ah, the teenage years – a time of transformation, exploration, and boundary pushing. It’s no secret that many teenagers yearn for a sense of identity and individuality, often expressing themselves through bold fashion choices, piercings, and yes, tattoos. As a parent, it is a very fine line to actively support...
Breakups suck. However, breaking up with a narcissist is uniquely difficult. Indeed, in my consulting room, I often come across people that look for therapy after their breakup with a narcissistic partner. Here, I explain why a breakup with a narcissist is so painful and offer expert tips on how...
As someone who loves a tidy home but hates spending all my free time cleaning it, I’ve become quite the expert at finding time-saving cleaning tips. After all, who wants to spend their precious hours scrubbing and dusting when we could binge-watch our favourite shows or try out a new...
This post is part of our series on Digital Media and Children Under 3, published with collaboration from the journal, Infant Behavior and Development. The featured research appeared in a special issue that focused on how young children engage with technology and ways that parents can facilitate media engagement to promote positive...
We need lots of books for review at A Child Grows. I try to put round-ups together to include the review books with others that I buy or read from the library. I often include reviews from other writers on the team to round out review lists. Not this time....
Table of Contents Piaget and child development theory Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was one of the most famous scholars in the history of psychology. His focus on fundamental issues concerning how knowledge develops is still relevant and has a great deal to offer current and future approaches in psychology. Yet determining...
This is no other camp like Camp Maritime. Even though we are on the coast, Brooklynites don’t usually think of ourselves as being so close to beaches or as having easy access to water sports. Which is what makes Camp Maritime so great. It is different from anything our kids...
© 2018 – 2023 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_4225c754736f614aee38585050f499a8 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } How do children learn the secret of good communication? It can’t be too easy, because the world is rife with misunderstandings and crossed signals. Too often, people go through the motions...
By Louise Kinross Happy spring! Here’s the latest issue of BLOOM. To draw you into the content, here are some quotes: From the parent of a child with an acquired brain injury: “We need to recognize that there is no cure for this trauma…My therapist reminded me that this isn’t something...
What’s in your doom pile? I first learned about doom piles from a client during one of our therapy sessions. She told me she was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and she described all the signs and symptoms that led to her diagnosis. That’s when she said two words that changed...
This week I’ve been lucky enough to get an invitation to Diabetes UK’s Professional Conference. As a poor muggle with no medical training beyond half a century of trying to tame the beast that is our collective family blood sugar, it’s quite a privilege. And it’s also a huge...
Like most moms, I can clearly recall the moment my baby was first placed into my arms. It was real… She was here! Ten fingers, ten toes, bright eyes, and a cute little mouth with pink, bowed lips. She was perfect. My urge to protect her and offer her the...
by Jill Hickey, RDN Diet culture is alive and well in 2023. From keto to cleanses, we’re still being fed a steady stream of advice on how to eat and when to eat. When you’re trying to conceive, the pressure to do everything right only increases. Dozens of different “fertility...
© 2008 – 2023 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_74de783b4312e7f533d0c00c9213a11e .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Babies learn to communicate through eye contact, gestures, and affectionate touch. But when it comes to grabbing a baby’s attention — and helping a baby “crack the code” of spoken language...
I’ve always wondered how our favorite Brooklyn camps find and choose such great counselors every year. So we asked the camps represented in our sponsored camp expo. Here are their answers. How do you find/choose camp counselors? Elisa Pupko Treasure Trunk Theatre “We are so proud to work with extremely...
Mothers Day. A time for flowers, brunch, hopefully a day relatively off where you can do what you enjoy. This Mother’s Day give yourself a REAL gift. One that will last! Do a few things that will make your life less stressful and your family happier. Do some things that...
Here it comes: another friend giving me the silent treatment. I’ve been here before, but it still feels sudden and raw. It still hurts, though not as much as it did when I went through this as a child. I know what it’s like to have people shut me out,...
