Anna Kaminsky earned her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Toronto and completed a post-doc internship at our centre. She also worked at The Hospital for Sick Children and at The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre. Anna currently works as a medical services manager at the CAMH. "Kaminsky" is Anna's pen name. You can follow her on Twitter at @AnnaKaminsky1.
The teenage years are not challenging solely due to the myriad physical changes young people are going through; the psychological upheaval and emotional intensity of this period, which is marked by the formation of close relationships outside of the home and the periodic rejection of parental support, leaves teens vulnerable to a range of problems. For parents, it can be ...
As necessary as education is, going to school isn’t everyone’s favourite pastime. Many children - even very bright children - end up losing interest in school and treating it as something that must simply be endured. These children often voice their desire to leave the school system as quickly as possible, refusing to entertain the possibility of ...
For the parents of overweight children, every day is a balancing act; on one hand, there is the natural desire to show one's child unconditional love and acceptance - no matter his size - and on the other hand, there is the knowledge that obesity carries with it serious health risks and cannot be simply left untreated. There are emotional ...
Rates of self-harm among teenagers have risen sharply over the last two decades, and several recent studies have indicated that children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD are significantly more likely to harm themselves than their non-ADHD peers. The reasons behind this concerning correlation are complex, but appear linked to the impulsivity, depression and low self-esteem frequently seen in teenagers and ...
While there is no way to make divorce “easy” on a child, there are ways to keep a divorce from damaging a child in a severe, lasting way. To the eyes of a vulnerable child, there is a world of difference between two parents separating amicably — while reassuring the child that he or she will remain important to both of ...
For many teenagers, the pressure to be “perfect” is an unavoidable reality; whether it's envying those students who appear to ace every subject at school with ease, longing to be one of the popular kids, or wishing to rank among the star athletes, almost all teens have experienced the pain of feeling “less than” at some point. While this is ...
While finding out that your child has taken something which does not belong to her is stressful regardless of your child's age, it's often particularly upsetting when dealing with an adolescent. Unlike younger children, who sometimes steal “accidentally” solely because they do not yet understand the concepts of ownership and/or transaction, teenagers are old enough to understand that such ...
I recently stumbled upon the article "Music Lessons Increase IQ" written by my former UofT professor Dr. Glenn Schellenberg and published at "Psychological Science". His research studies show that 3 years of weekly music lessons resulted in 6-7% increase in IQ in 9 year olds. This research findings highlight the importance of music for developing child's brain. Music is a fundamental part ...
As children grow older, their behaviours change dramatically. While a hysterical tantrum over something minor is completely normal at two ...
While most of the issues adopted children face while growing up differ little from the challenges experienced by non-adopted children, ...
So here you are. Your child has done something wrong or hasn’t done something they should have done. In ...
