Amy Small, LCSW, MS Ed

03/29/2023

https://www.parentdata.org/p/whats-behind-the-decline-in-teen

And could a lack of independence really be to blame?

08/04/2022

https://youtu.be/jtIZZs-GAOA

John Oliver discusses the cracks in our broken mental health care system, some of the inadequate ways we’ve tried to fill them, and what it all has to do wit...

12/05/2021

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/12/stop-trying-to-raise-successful-kids/600751/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3qkSzbobvocazvyrjZlQXN6bG5eIqb5u-QxdrekwEb4OfZc8udYqVwlNU

And start raising kind ones.

11/29/2020

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/role-cognitive-dissonance-pandemic/614074/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2ugFzs2s8a_wllqot24Gr-zxj0oqegjqHp5KGZsjm9HLyMqPN8hZEG0FQ

The minute we make any decision—I think COVID-19 is serious; no, I’m sure it is a hoax—we begin to justify the wisdom of our choice and find reasons to dismiss the alternative.

10/09/2020

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04/27/2020

12/14/2019

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/12/families-landline-shared-phone/603487/

The shared phone was a space of spontaneous connection for the entire household.

11/20/2019

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/06/mr-rogers-neighborhood-talking-to-kids/562352/

The TV legend possessed an extraordinary understanding of how kids make sense of language.

08/29/2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/opinion/children-internet-privacy.amp.html

Fears about troubling videos and excessive screen time are legitimate. But the real threat is adults’ disregard for their children’s rights and best interests.

07/10/2019

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/07/06/style/parenting-coaches-screen-time-phones.amp.html

Screen consultants are here to help you remember life before smartphones and tablets. (Spoiler: get a dog!)

02/09/2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/opinion/sunday/children-bored.html

Boredom teaches us that life isn’t a parade of amusements. More important, it spawns creativity and self-sufficiency.