Growing up too soon

The Value of Unstructured Play; Dr. Susan Linn On Tour

May 27, 2008 by Amy Jussel 27 Comments

An Israeli play group of parents were yakking in Hebrew as their wee ones climbed, crawled and explored the soft mats, cubes and fellow toddlers at Parents Place on the Peninsula. I watched out of the corner of my eye as I met with their staff about Dr. Susan Linn’s Bay Area Book Tour for The Case for Make Believe and was struck by the profound simplicity as the … [Read more...]

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Virtual Healing: War Torn Teens Face Reality Post-Iraq Duty

May 26, 2008 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

Nov. 11, 2019 Veterans Day Update: More new data on PTSD virtual healing with what's called V-RET, virtual reality exposure therapy and some new VA data on accessibility issues in gaming that help vets heal as well as this specific post dating back on virtual reality being used in young soldiers with PTSD... Also, adding some stats from today's Twitter feed of Tim … [Read more...]

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Adina’s Deck Gives Kids A Clue on Solving Cyberbullying Mysteries

May 16, 2008 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

In the wake of yesterday’s federal grand jury cyberbullying indictment of a twisted MySpace hoax which resulted in a teen’s suicide, it seems a good time to revisit the cruelty of the schoolyard. Except for one small thing…It didn’t happen in the schoolyard... The perp was a MOM. (CBS video, and Larry Magid's analysis/podcast here) Maybe if the … [Read more...]

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Precedent Setting Cyberbullying Indictment for Missouri Mom

May 16, 2008 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

“The world would be a better place without you.” Just think about that phrase for awhile. Let it sink in. Feel the pain. I don’t care if it was directed to a cockroach, it still merits introspection as to why it would be uttered at all, by any human being...even though the explanation was an attempt to 'break up' a non-existent relationship in a virtual … [Read more...]

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Beyonce’s Deréon Divas: Pop-Tarts & Sesame Streetwalkers

May 14, 2008 by Amy Jussel 24 Comments

Just as I was thinking I wouldn’t have time to post today because of Shaping Youth’s film screening fund-raiser of Two Angry Moms a chime came into my e-mail from Dr. Robyn Silverman with full coverage of the House of Dereon collection of vamped up tots created by the ‘PopTart Princess’ herself, Beyoncé. Ah, there IS a fairy godmother...As Dr. … [Read more...]