I once lived and worked and trained to be a therapist at a residential treatment facility located on a farm out in the country in Connecticut. In fact, it was called The Country Place and the most exciting thing to happen all year in the town of Litchfield (Population: 8000) where it was located, [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Taking a Load Off
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Hellfire and Neuro-Damnation
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2008 | 11 Comments »
My friend Pete punches and kicks his daughter. If you were to see the feet and fists flying and Molly down on the floor, you might be tempted to call Protective Services. Only Molly punches and kicks Pete back. Nobody gets hurt; it’s sort of like the rough-housing that wolf or bear cubs regularly engage [...]
The Wisdom in the Palm of Our Hands
Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I’ve always been fascinated by the Homunculus, the artistic representation of our body based upon the amount of neural real estate in the brain allocated to different parts. You can see what one looks like on cognitive neuroscientist, Kevin Allan’s web page here. Looking at this artistic rendition, there’s little doubt about which body parts [...]
Going Gently into that Good Night
Posted in Uncategorized on April 5, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Transitions can be challenging. For children they are often fraught with tension, forcing them to give up the comfort of the known for the anxiety-riddled unknown. When children are given appropriate support and attention before, during and after significant transitions, by parents who understand that one of their primary roles during this time is to [...]
