Suffer the Children

The case against labeling and medicating children, and effective alternatives for treating them

Marilyn Wedge Ph.D.

Screen Time and Autism

Does spending excessive time on electronic screens affect cognitive and language development in early childhood?

Tablets for Tots? Maybe Not

Research shows that effective parent training can reduce young children’s excessive screen time and, potentially, their early symptoms of autism or ASD.

Parent Coaching Could Cut Diagnosis of Autism by Two-Thirds

Therapy for parents may cut the odds of an autism spectrum diagnosis by two-thirds.

The Top 13 Reasons Why Kids Have Mental Health Problems

Making changes in your parenting environment can usually resolve childhood problems.

The New “Marital Partnership”

The increased stress brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic is putting couples at an increased risk for experiencing infidelity.

How 'Focusing' Helps Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma

"Focusing" can release memories of trauma that are held in the body. "The unconscious is the body," said the originator of the technique.

Reflections on Alice Miller

Depression, anxiety, and even physical illnesses are often rooted in childhood trauma. A technique called "focusing" can release the vestiges of trauma.

The Inflamed Teenage Brain

In the past few years, integrative medicine, an innovative approach to what we think of as psychiatric symptoms, has been gathering attention.

COVID and the Single Young Adult

What should young people do, facing the COVID 19-induced crisis of social isolation and the resulting loneliness?

COVID and the Teenage Brain

if parents push a teenager too far into conforming to their views, their teen may face identity confusion.

8 Tips to Calm Down Your Child’s Meltdowns

Too often, meltdowns result in screaming matches between parent and child. With younger children, these sometimes lead to violence.

Is ADHD a Response to Adversity or a Mental Disorder?

Children who are impulsive may struggle in today’s educational environment which labels impulsivity as a “disorder.” But it might have had advantages in a previous environment.

An Unusual Twist to Exposure Therapy

Milton Erickson not only did exposure therapy in his office. He sometimes arranged for a patient to face his greatest fear in the outside world where the fear occurred.

Shedding Sunlight on the Coronavirus Epidemic

What exactly is vitamin D and how does it prevent or reduce COVID-19 infection? Here's what recent research has found.

Home Education in the Age of Coronavirus

Parents are now having to weigh their fear of the threat of coronavirus infection in traditional classrooms with the challenges of educating their child at home.

Vitamin D and COVID-19

How much Vitamin D should we be taking to help our immune system fight off COVID-19?

One More Question That Katie Porter Should Have Asked

After CDC chief Robert Redfield agreed publicly to offer free coronavirus testing for all, there is still a shortage of testing for all but the rich and famous.

The Politics of ADHD

There are two opposing schools of thought regarding ADHD.

Mindfulness Can Help Kids with ADHD

Because children’s brains are plastic or malleable, even 10 minutes a day of mindfulness can calm their Monkey Minds by activating higher brain functions.

U.S. Supreme Court Reinforces Human Rights of the Homeless

The Court's decision means that the homeless cannot be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment.

Gimme Shelter

As homelessness increases and affects more neighborhoods, individuals and agencies will have to wake up to the problem and search for solutions. 

The Mystery of Psychosomatic Symptoms

Stress in the family can appear as anxiety, panic attacks, and even physical symptoms like vomiting.

Five No-Risk, Non-Drug ADHD Treatments That Work

Instead of rushing to Ritalin, parents can try these no-risk non-drug treatments for ADHD kids.

Why French Kids Don’t Take Drugs for ADHD

In the United States, 7.77 percent of children take stimulant medications. In France the number is only 0.46 percent. A new study explains why.

New Law Gives Child Sex Abuse Victims a Chance at Justice

Nothing can undo the emotional damage inflicted on a child or teen who was sexually molested, but a new law allows them to seek some justice.

Do You Feel Manipulated by Your Partner’s Feelings?

Where should we draw the line between a partner's normal, appropriate expectations and psychological manipulation?

ADHD: A Disease or a Category Error?

Looking for causes in a person's lived experience, especially trauma, is a more effective way of helping ease mental distress than labeling a person with diagnoses.

Do Children Have Unique Human Rights?

Given the recent events on the southern border of the United States, a United Nations Convention bears reflection.

A Brief History of Narcissism

Everyone wants to understand more about narcissists—how to get along with them or how to avoid them.

Sticker Charts and Rewards Do Work for Problem Kids

Star charts are useful for reinforcing positive behaviors, such as brushing their teeth or having a day without incidents at school.

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