From Wet to Dry
by: Dr. Dathan Paterno Does your child struggle with nighttime wetness? If so, he or she is not…
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balance | children | Dr. Dathan Paterno | good-sense | Parenting | pendulum | perfecting
Perfecting the Perilous Parenting Pendulum
I was watching an episode of the AMC show “Mad Men” earlier this week and found a perfect…
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Another Study by Captain Obvious: “Parental Death Has Major Impact on Depression Risk in Youth”
by: Dr. Dathan Paterno Hold on to your seats. It seems as though the psychiatric community has discovered…
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Desperately Seeking Parents | Dr. Dathan Paterno | Human sexual behavior | Kids and Teens | Sexual abuse | Violence and Abuse
To Boys Who Hurt Their Girlfriends
Abusive boys, We wanted to tell you what we think of you. Believe us, it is tempting to…
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Dating The Enemy
Why do young women date abusive boys*? One reason some young women learn to tolerate abuse stems from…
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Adolescence | Dating | Dating violence | Domestic violence | Dr. Dathan Paterno | imaginepublicity | Rihanna
For Parents Who Choose Not to Keep Their Teens Locked in a Cage
Bring up the issue of adolescent dating and out will pour a plethora of responses: “As long as…
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Adolescence | Dr. Dathan Paterno | Facebook | Family | imaginepublicity | On the Web | Parenting | Social network | Text messaging
Modeling Honesty for Your Adolescents
by Jessica Fox, M.A. What do parents do when they have little reason to trust their teenager because…
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Children Youth and Family | Children's rights | Desperately Seeking Parents | Dr. Dathan Paterno | Human rights
A Children’s Bill of Rights
by: Dr. Dathan Paterno Chapter Two of my book Desperately Seeking Parents is entitled “Playing your Wii is…
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Want Some Cheese With that Whine?
Raise your hand if you love to hear your children whine when they don’t get what they want!…
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Why Psychiatry is Irrelevant
There is a principle in science called parsimony. It refers to the idea that the simplest explanation for…