Caroline Goldman. Press photo / InterÉditions
in an interview with Times and published on Thursday October 19, the clinical psychologist reveals the imminent release of the English adaptation of his popular podcast Go to your room.
The Caroline Goldman phenomenon, named after this child and adolescent psychologist and clinical psychopathologist, continues to develop and is about to be exported to the Anglo-Saxon world. As revealed Times In her column this Thursday, October 19, the 47-year-old, known for her crusade against positive education, will soon adapt her successful parenting podcast, File in Your Room, into English. The first episode will be about High Intellectual Potential and will air on Monday, October 23, Caroline Goldman’s publisher has confirmed.
Time-out, isolated parenting, high potential
In this audio format, one of the most listened to in France and presented in the work of the same name (1), Caroline Goldman deplores the “childish rebellion” in French families and advocates a return to discipline and the establishment of educational boundaries. One of his key tips is the “time-out” method, isolating a disobedient child in his room from the age of 12 months. a technique that divides certain psychologists, parents, and advocates of caring education.
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The psychologist also believes that a single parent will not be able to set boundaries without a second adult to support them. A second adult, who is not necessarily the child’s father or family member (grandmother, uncle, aunt, etc.), she says. the time Times, Caroline Goldman clarifies and assures that an isolated adult can never have the “intimidating distance” necessary to educate a well-behaved child. Other episodes condemn the pathologizing of high intellectual potential and the overdiagnosis of attention disorders.
Not a spokesperson for traditional values
How does he explain his sudden popularity? “People want to know why we see such childish rebellion in public places and in families. “Teachers are very interested in it, grandparents and parents want to know about new educational methods and how to find solutions when they pose a problem,” he told British media.
Faced with various controversies caused by his radical position, the psychologist nevertheless decided to leave public life for a while, refusing, for example, to answer questions last spring. Times. “It is not convenient to say publicly that children are capable of the best but also the worst, that parental ambivalence is perfectly normal, that we will love our child but also hate him, and that the child must be punished to fit into society. “, he admits to the newspaper.
Now Caroline Goldman is back and seems to have softened her stance, according to The Times. The psychologist specifically refuses to attribute any desire to advocate a return to traditional families and their conservative educational values. It remains to be seen whether his words will convince the households of the Anglo-Saxon countries. Pending an answer, the clinical psychiatrist is already working on developing future episodes for the original French version of his podcast. Their release is planned for 2024.
(1) Go to your roomBy Caroline Goldman, (InterEditions, Dunod), 174 pages, €16.90.
Source: Le Figaro
