by norikomartinez | Jun 3, 2019 | Adolescents, Children and Parents, For parents
I have recently been increasing my use of mentalization-based therapy (MBT) in my practice. The aims of all MBT are to improve a person’s ability to mentalize, especially in close relationships. Having improved mentalizing ability means: Experiencing a more stable...
by norikomartinez | Nov 14, 2018 | Children and Parents, For parents
Over the past several months I have been working with Stanton Peele and Zach Rhoads on how to support child development away from addictions. I had the delightful experience of co-writing an appendix with them for their book, Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense...
by norikomartinez | Aug 17, 2017 | Adults and Couples, Clinicians, For parents
Sometimes we have experiences that impact us, but we have difficulty putting words on it. In fact, some conceptualizations of trauma essentially speak to the lack of verablization as being a driving component of trauma’s tendency to haunt us. In fact, there is a...
by norikomartinez | Jul 17, 2016 | Clinicians, For parents, Recent Findings
Piantadosi, S.T. and Kidd, C. (2016). Extraordinary intelligence and the care of infants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (25), 6874-6879. Dunsworth, H.M. (2016). Thank your intelligent mother for your big brain. Proceedings of the National...
by norikomartinez | Apr 14, 2015 | Children and Parents, For kids, Uncategorized
It’s exciting to have a vision of how things should be, or how they should look. It can be very frustrating when they don’t work the way we imagine. Especially when it comes to the stuff we make. For kids, the gap between what they are capable of...
by norikomartinez | Apr 14, 2015 | Children and Parents
Q: Is it possible that my 11-year-old son could be using drugs? A: A succinct question deserves a succinct answer: Yes. For a little more detail: it’s actually a high-risk age range, because parents aren’t looking. In that time right before they enter high...
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