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Bullying

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There was a time, it seems, when bullying was considered a relatively harmless occurrence that happened to most children at some point during their lives. Today, however, bullying is recognized as a serious problem and, thanks to tech-savvy kids, cyberbullying and other forms of electronic harassment are now commonplace – even in elementary schools. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, up to half of all children are bullied at some point during their school years.

 

What If & So What

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Recently, a client in my psychotherapy practice was reflecting on her experience in therapy after what she described as three productive years of treatment. Laura was originally referred by her family physician when no medical cause could be identified to explain her various physical complaints and disrupted sleep, among other difficulties. She struggled with depression, was frequently anxious, and described herself as a chronic worrier who saw the world, essentially, through a bleak lens. She reported general unease with matters of daily living and appeared to have a hard time finding joy and satisfaction in her personal life or in her professional life as a museum curator.

 

How About That?

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  • Background TV disruptive for very young children - having the television on in the background while preschoolers play with their toys disrupts their efforts to sustain attention, even when they don't pay much attention to it, and may harm their development, researchers report in the current issue of the Journal of Child Development...
 

Road & Sideline Rage

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We've all seen them (or maybe some of us have been one of them). The driver on the highway who cuts us off or denies us entry into his or her lane when it seems like such a reasonable, even necessary thing to do. Or, the driver who makes various hand gestures at us when they - rightly or wrongly - believe that we have acted provocatively toward them while driving. What happens to so many of us that leads us to rant and rage on the road, thus behaving in ways that we normally condemn as unacceptable and inappropriate adult behavior? And, is this any different than the behavior of the parent who becomes angry and aggressive at his or her child's soccer game?
 

Resilience

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If you accept the notion that resilience is a quality that can be cultivated, as opposed to seeing it only as a genetically determined quality, you might be inspired to strengthen your ability to become more resilient. People often have considerable capacity to build strength and better coping skills, although they often are not sufficiently aware of this.

 
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