Child in Mind

Coronavirus Disease 2019

6 Essential School Components in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Claudia M Gold M.D. on August 15, 2020

Are you worried about remote learning? Perhaps the coronavirus pandemic offers a unique opportunity to reclaim an ability fundamental to the success of our society.

Are you worried about remote learning? Perhaps the coronavirus pandemic offers a unique opportunity to reclaim an ability fundamental to the success of our society.

Relationships

Making Sense of George Floyd's Senseless Death

Claudia M Gold M.D. on June 16, 2020

Will this period of protest across the country prove to be a necessary time of discord?

Will this period of protest across the country prove to be a necessary time of discord?

Health

Can We Find Meaning in the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis?

Claudia M Gold M.D. on May 22, 2020

Will the universal experience of emotional suffering brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic eliminate the stigma of mental health problems once and for all?

Will the universal experience of emotional suffering brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic eliminate the stigma of mental health problems once and for all?

Relationships

Love in the Time of COVID-19

Claudia M Gold M.D. on April 18, 2020

How can we preserve a sense of safety under the threat of the coronavirus pandemic?

How can we preserve a sense of safety under the threat of the coronavirus pandemic?

Relationships

Heartland: Poverty and Belonging in Rural America

Claudia M Gold M.D. on December 26, 2019

How are poverty and child development intertwined? A book about economic inequality offers powerful insights.

How are poverty and child development intertwined? A book about economic inequality offers powerful insights.

Depression

New Postpartum Depression Drug Illuminates Health Inequity

Claudia M Gold M.D. on March 28, 2019

Prevention programs for babies and parents give everyone a healthy start.

Prevention programs for babies and parents give everyone a healthy start.

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Where Does Listening Fit in the Medical Model of Disease?

Claudia M Gold M.D. on November 2, 2018

Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences must be accompanied by time for non-judgmental listening in the context of trusting relationships.

Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences must be accompanied by time for non-judgmental listening in the context of trusting relationships.

Trust

A Child's Self Shattered at the Border

Claudia M Gold M.D. on July 27, 2018

Beyond trauma, the young child incomprehensibly separated from his parents experiences an unimaginable anxiety captured by the term "annihilation of the self."

Beyond trauma, the young child incomprehensibly separated from his parents experiences an unimaginable anxiety captured by the term "annihilation of the self."

SSRIs

Why Is Antidepressant Withdrawal a Hot Button Issue?

Claudia M Gold M.D. on April 10, 2018

Different models of emotional wellbeing, that do not divide us between "normal" and "diseased," may be in order.

Different models of emotional wellbeing, that do not divide us between "normal" and "diseased," may be in order.

Empathy

Focus On What Parents Do Right, Not What We Do Wrong

Claudia M Gold M.D. on March 18, 2018

Brazelton showed us a path to hope by listening with respect and empathy to every newborn and parent

Brazelton showed us a path to hope by listening with respect and empathy to every newborn and parent

Psychoanalysis

Revisiting Child Psychoanalysis

Claudia M Gold M.D. on February 16, 2018

When a young child struggles, listening to parent and child together can lead to new levels of intimacy, understanding, and growth.

When a young child struggles, listening to parent and child together can lead to new levels of intimacy, understanding, and growth.

Trauma

To Build a "Trauma-Informed Community" Start With Babies

Claudia M Gold M.D. on October 29, 2017

How can we make use of the Adverse Childhood Experiences study to build healthy communities? Start with listening to parents and infants.

How can we make use of the Adverse Childhood Experiences study to build healthy communities? Start with listening to parents and infants.

Sleep

The Baby Box Craze

Claudia M Gold M.D. on August 4, 2017

Many states are jumping on the Baby Box bandwagon. To accurately model the Finland Baby Box, programs that promote social connection, such as home visiting, must also be in place.

Many states are jumping on the Baby Box bandwagon. To accurately model the Finland Baby Box, programs that promote social connection, such as home visiting, must also be in place.

Health

How Mothers Saved Obamacare

Claudia M Gold M.D. on March 26, 2017

With a large percentage of the US population feeling unrecognized and unheard, maternal and mental health care is exactly what we need most.

With a large percentage of the US population feeling unrecognized and unheard, maternal and mental health care is exactly what we need most.

Empathy

Can We Heal Our Country by Listening to Parents and Babies?

Claudia M Gold M.D. on February 15, 2017

Our current political climate reflects a profound deficit in our collective capacity for listening. Does contemporary developmental science offer a solution to this problem?

Our current political climate reflects a profound deficit in our collective capacity for listening. Does contemporary developmental science offer a solution to this problem?

Sleep

New Pediatric Sleep Guidelines: Questions Raised

Claudia M Gold M.D. on November 1, 2016

We must consider social and cultural context when implementing new sleep guidelines issues by the American Academy of Pediatrics

We must consider social and cultural context when implementing new sleep guidelines issues by the American Academy of Pediatrics

ADHD

Big Pharma and the Question: Is ADHD Real?

Claudia M Gold M.D. on August 23, 2016

Rather than assign blame for the ADHD epidemic, we must look to a new paradigm of mental health that is founded in contemporary developmental science.

Rather than assign blame for the ADHD epidemic, we must look to a new paradigm of mental health that is founded in contemporary developmental science.

Health

Why Feelings Can Matter More Than Facts

Claudia M Gold M.D. on August 2, 2016

When the need to belong overrides the capacity for discernment—a problem that can have its origins early in development—our democracy becomes vulnerable.

When the need to belong overrides the capacity for discernment—a problem that can have its origins early in development—our democracy becomes vulnerable.

Psychiatry

Does My Child Have a Psychiatric Disorder?

Claudia M Gold M.D. on July 15, 2016

When parents are concerned about their child's emotional wellbeing, we need to protect time and space to listen without pressure to name the problem

When parents are concerned about their child's emotional wellbeing, we need to protect time and space to listen without pressure to name the problem

Autism

Autism and Neuroscience: A Public Health Perspective

Claudia M Gold M.D. on May 31, 2016

Children with autism have signals that are difficult to read, leading to patterns of miscommunication. Listening carefully to all infants and parents offers the path to prevention.

Children with autism have signals that are difficult to read, leading to patterns of miscommunication. Listening carefully to all infants and parents offers the path to prevention.