by Terry Levy | Nov 13, 2024 | Attachment, Theory & Research
A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general, led by officials in New York and California, filed lawsuits in October against TikTok, alleging that the platform has “addicted” young people and harmed their mental health. The lawsuits allege that many young users of the...
by Terry Levy | Nov 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Each month, Dr. Levy answers a common question he has received from professionals, caregivers and parents during three decades of pioneering work on attachment theory, treatment and training. People tend to have an idealized image of the holiday season in...
by Terry Levy | Oct 16, 2024 | Attachment
By the time babies reach their first birthday, they have rudimentary “internal working models” of their attachment relationships, based on their experience of caregiving. The internal working model includes perceptions about self and expectations of the...
by Terry Levy | Oct 16, 2024 | Parenting
Although school is supposed to be a place where kids feel safe and supported, for some children the school day is torturous and riddled with hurt and pain because they are being bullied. In the long term, being a subject of relentless bullying can have a devastating...
by Terry Levy | Oct 16, 2024 | Trauma
As families in the Southeast are beginning the long recovery from hurricanes Helene and Milton, they will also have to make healing from the mental and emotional trauma a priority. Many children witnessed and experienced something terrifying. Some had their lives...
