Posted on January 25th, 2012 by drstephaniesmith
One of the teachers in my daughter’s school was recently in an accident. While she was able to come back to work after a period of time, she looked different and had some limitations in what she could do. As we all know, accidents are common and injuries happen. When accidents happen, it’s important to talk [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2011 by drstephaniesmith
Have you seen the buzz about the new study recently reported in the journal Pediatrics? It found that child care time might help protect kids of depressed moms from developing psychological and behavioral problems. Blogs and articles (like this one from CNN’s The Chart) have been popping up all over the Internet since the [...]
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Posted on June 6th, 2011 by drdorlen
Every once in a while in my psychotherapy practice, a parent with whom I work “discovers” that their teenager is using drugs. This awareness usually comes as a result of sleuthing. Sometimes the outcome is positive: The parent confronts the teen and usually treatment or drug rehabilitation follows. And sometimes, the result is feelings of [...]
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