Will Baum, LCSW Psychotherapy

Tag: parenting

  • Kids’ Chores

    A longish article at WebMD about kids and chores–the what, when, and why. “A child has to have some responsibilities. Then by the time they go off to college, you don’t have to have a three-hour lecture on the steps of the dormitory.”

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  • Sex, Drugs, Exercise, Fertility, CBT, and Shrimp

    Stand-outs this morning from around the web… ScienceDaily: Combining sex and drugs reduces rock and roll NYT:  Your Brain on Exercise WebMD: Getting Pregnant: Easy Ways To Encourage Fertility PsychCentral:  Therapist Competency Important for Treatment Success ScienceDaily: Antidepressants make shrimps see the light

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  • Little Negotiators

    Young children are skilled negotiators, says a Swedish study–suggests letting kids work things out on their own. The results show that children’s negotiations form part of their play, and that these negotiations have a clear purpose: to agree on both how they can be together in their play and the content of their play.

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  • Attachment v. Abuse

    A ScienceDaily write-up of baby rat study–Abusive mothering aggravates the impact of stress hormones. “Our work shows that, while the infant brain is wired to form attachments at all costs, abusive attachments have negative consequences in social behavior development.”

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  • Stressed Dads

    Fatherhood is the new motherhood. Happy Father’s Day. [S]everal studies show that fathers are now struggling just as much — and sometimes even more — than mothers in trying to fulfill their responsibilities at home and in the office. Just last week, Boston College released a study called “The New Dad” suggesting that new fathers face a…

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