“Dr. Beck, I’ve reached a new, sad milestone in my life.” I listen to this statement from a sixteen year old and wonder what they will say next. I ask timidly, suppressing an internal scream, “What milestone is that?” “Well,” my patient continues, flinging their head to one side revealing tear-filled eyes, “the stuff I…
In the past three weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, more and more of the youth in my practice are talking bout war. Even as NATO emphasizes that they do not want to provoke a global conflict, the teens in my practice already know what the grown-up leaders around the world try to ignore. This already…
Last Friday, I was interviewed by a local journalist, Sam Laprade, about the mental health impact on children and youth of the war in Ukraine. Preparing for that interview, all I could think about was the stories of family members who had escaped from Poland to Canada during and after World War II. These relatives…
Recently I watched a two year old play while I had a holiday visit with her parents on Zoom. Two years old: this is a child has lived her entire lifr through the pandemic. While some research studies are revealing developmental changes in many young children, especially in literacy and numeracy, because of the decreased…
I am not sure if the welcome is for me or for you, but it feels good to me to get back to this space with the new look and I hope you will like it also. This is my first blog in one month. I took time off to work on a new look…
I spent the last three days at college convocations and I was reminded of this blog from a few years ago by a friend who gages graduates as I sometimes do – by their shoes! I decided to repost it for all those on stage parties this graduation season. Thank you for taking the time…