Like many of you, I have spent quite a few hours over the past 10 days watching the Ken Burns...
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Is bipolar disorder in childhood an emergent plague?
October 2, 2007
About a month ago, results from a NIMH-sponsored statistical study that determined the rate at which children were being labelled...
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Eating crow
September 4, 2007
Some months ago, after my grand-daughter Leila's school in Oakland, California burned down and its rebuilding seems to be drowning...
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A connected kid
August 17, 2007
I know a 16-year-old boy who is addicted to video games. By 'addiction', I mean that he is compelled to...
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Exercising action loops. A follow up on thoughts about ‘Baby Einstein’.
August 16, 2007
Dr. X (another commentor who is reluctant to use a name) made an important point in responding to my August...
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Is “being mentally active” sufficient, for sustaining brain health?
August 15, 2007
There was an interesting exchange of comments following a July 7th entry ("What's it all about") that begins with the...
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“What you do matters” ALSO applies (of course) if you’re a young’un!
August 14, 2007
The extent of confusion about the relationships between what infants and young children spend their time doing, the development of...
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The unity of the mind and the physical world…
August 11, 2007
Stephen was inspired by an earlier exchange of blog entries and comments to raise another question about the origins of...
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