Editor's Note
Rich Simon
The Rise of the Two-Dimensional Parent
Are Therapists Seeing a New Kind of Attachment?We used to think that disordered attachment was the result of early parental neglect or abuse. But today, has a paradoxical mix of parental overinvolvement and... Read more
Bubble-Wrapping Our Children
The Perils of Overprotective ParentingWe've become so focused on keeping children safe that we exaggerate the dangers they face despite the fact that they’ve never been safer. Still, no amount of... Read more
Getting Unhooked
Connecting with Traumatized Kids Who Push Your ButtonsMost parents “loan” children their adult regulatory system beginning at birth. But developmentally traumatized teens have missed out on this opportunity... Read more
Extra Feature
The Downside of Happiness
Beware of What You Wish For
Todd Kashdan & Robert Biswas-Diener
Although happiness is widely beneficial, organizing one’s life around it can lead to a great deal of effort and time being spent unwisely. Trying too hard to... Read more
Departments
The Power of the Pen in Therapy
Some Journaling Exercises to Enhance Your Work
Questions of Gender
A therapist struggles with the clinical choices he’s made
The Tribal Classroom
Applying attachment theory in schools
Side By Side
No creative artist is an island