As a parent, have you ever wondered: “What can I do to influence the way my children turn out?” an article by Irine Schweitzer, Psy.D., LCSW The current findings coming out of research on Attachment and Interpersonal Neurobiology have now provided us with some of the answers to parent’s questions about influencing outcomes. It turns […]
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Five Magical Hours
to a Happy Life with Your Spouse and Your Children. an article by Irine Schweitzer, LCSW “Don’t I spend enough time with my spouse and children? We watch TV together, eat family dinners once or twice a week, go out with friends, take the kids to Disneyland, help them with homework. Isn’t that enough?” Well, […]
Toddlers and Sharing
The Inside Scoop on Toddlers and Sharing an article by Irine Schweitzer, Psy.D., LCSW One of the most embarrassing moments for me as a parent of a toddler was to invite over some friends with a toddler of their own for a Sunday brunch only to find that any toy the other child touched elicited […]
Toddlers and Play
Is your toddler putting in a 10 hour day? You bet he is. an article by Irine Schweitzer, Psy.D., LCSW What? You don’t see him getting dressed for work, making lunch, driving off and coming back stressed and exhausted? Well, that’s only because you think work is what adults do. “Toddlers don’t work, they have […]
TV Review: Bad Therapy by Troubled Shrink Is Revealing TV
Appearing in The Jewish Journal, January 24, 2008 “In Treatment,” a new HBO drama series, showcases therapist Paul Weston (played by Gabriel Byrne), treating a different client every day of the week and culminating in his seeking out supervision for himself with his ex-supervisor after an eight-year hiatus. The drama, debuting Jan. 28, is scheduled […]
TV Review: Rabbi’s Focus on Family a Little Fuzzy
Appearing in The Jewish Journal, April 13, 2006 an article by Irine Schweitzer, Psy.D., LCSW The first episode of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s “Shalom in the House,” which aired April 10 on the TLC network, was a fast-paced account of five days the rabbi spent with a family in Philadelphia. Beatrice Romero, a single mother raising […]