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Category Archives: Raising Children
LESSONS FROM THE CHAIN GANG, by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Recently, I decided to clean up and reorganize our backyard. We have a number of 50-year-old Spanish clay pots that were left by the previous owners and were sitting in the wrong places. Some of the pots easily weighed a … Continue reading
COURAGE? WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE IT? THOUGHTS ON BRUCE JENNER, by Art Smukler author & psychiatrist
Being first is a national pastime. The World Cup, the World Series, the Super Bowl, and now being the first celebrity to announce being transgender has taken society to a new and more inclusive level. To be different used to … Continue reading
IN DEALING WITH IRAQ, WHAT CAN OUR GOVERNMENT LEARN FROM A BASIC CHILD REARING TECHNIQUE? by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Children are often willful, out of control and want what they want when they want it. Trying to reason with a two-year-old is pointless. Firm, reasonable limits need to be set. Naturally, the child is enraged, but soon he understands … Continue reading
OMG IS CAPTAIN CORPORATE AMERICA ABOUT TO SAVE US AND OUR CHILDREN? by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
General Mills recently had 2 Cheerios ads, one on the Super Bowl, that featured a mixed-race little girl, a white mom and a black dad. When bigots and the religious right attacked General Mills because the ad polluted family values, … Continue reading
OF COURSE I CRIED, by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Jason, a smiley, playful, 6-year-old boy recently had an appointment with his pediatrician. “The doctor had to give me two needles,” he said. “Wow. Did they hurt?” “Yes!” “Did you cry?” “Of course I cried!” he said, looking like the … Continue reading
TODDLERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
I’ve voted for both Republicans and Democrats. It’s safe to say that my mind is steeped in bipartisanship. But now, without a doubt, I am horrified by the immaturity of the Republican Party, by the twisted baby thinking of men … Continue reading
WHY HATE FRANK SINATRA? By Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
I just finished reading an article, Remembering Michael Kelly, by Bret Stephens, a journalist for the Wall Street Journal. Michael Kelly was a grown-up version of Holden Caulfield, a man who despised phonies, but unlike Holden, he was courageous enough … Continue reading
Posted in Psychiatry, Raising Children, Self Examination, World events, a psychological view, Writing
Tagged a journalist for the New York Times, Anoher way to think about "old blue eyes", Brett Stephens, Inside the mind of a psychiatrist, psychiatry and truth, Remembering Michael Kelly, The Difference between Cool & Smart, the war in Iraq, Thoughts about Frank Sinatra
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BACK STORY — THE ENGINE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS, By Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Remember how tasty and comforting it was to be breast fed? How you fought and yelled when you had to stop pooping in your diaper and had to use the potty? You don’t remember? No worries. 99.99 percent of us … Continue reading
Posted in CHASING BACKWARDS, a psychological murder mystery, Childhood Trauma, Psychiatry, Raising Children, Self Examination, Writing
Tagged Back Story, Chad Harbach, Chasing Backwards, Childhood Trauma, Inside the mind of a psychiatrist, Pat Conroy, Prince of Tides, The art of Fielding, The unconscious mind
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THE FISCAL CLIFF, DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES, AND SUCCESS? by Art Smukler, author and psychiatrist
Traveling through Hong Kong and Thailand has been an enlightening experience. Fellow travelers from Australia, England, Germany and New Zealand all made the same comment, “What’s the matter? Why can’t your elected officials make a decision and compromise?” A good … Continue reading
