How to talk to a child about a parent's addiction, by David Sack, M.D., 1-31-2013
How heroin is hitting the foster care system, by Sophie Quinton, 10-9-2015
THE "CHILDMYTHS" BLOG IS A SPIN-OFF OF JEAN MERCER'S BOOK "THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT: EXAMINING MYTHS & MISUNDERSTANDINGS"(SAGE, 2015; THIRD EDITION). THE BLOG FOCUSES ON PARSING MISTAKEN BELIEFS THAT CAN INFLUENCE PEOPLE'S DECISIONS ABOUT CHILDREARING-- FOR EXAMPLE, BELIEFS ABOUT DAY CARE, ABOUT PUNISHMENT, ABOUT CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPIES, AND ABOUT ADOPTION. FOR MORE EXTENSIVE COMMENTS ON THESE TOPICS, SEE HTTP://THESTUDYOFNONSENSE.BLOGSPOT.COM.
Grandparents raising grandchildren of addicted parents, by Lisa Frederisen, 1-22-15
