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Caroline Goldman. “I always put my kids in front of the TV for an hour and a half when they get home from school.”

Psychologist Caroline Goldman publishes the second volume of her “Little Lessons in Psychology” collection. (Paris, June 7, 2023)
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INTERVIEW – The psychologist publishes the second volume of his “Little Lessons in Psychology” collection, this time intended for 8-11 year olds. An opportunity to explore essentials for healthy development and review the importance of caring for the parent-child relationship.

In recent months, Caroline Goldman, a child and adolescent psychologist, PhD in psychiatry and successful podcast author, has been reticent. To the question, his assured chronicles France Inter: last summer, which earned him a wave of criticism from listeners. The latter has criticized him for, among other things, the predominance of psychoanalysis in his speech, for making parents feel guilty, or even for his position on the diagnosis of attention disorders in children with or without hyperactivity (ADHD), which he considers excessive. Before that, the climate was not really calmer. The psychologist has been on a crusade against positive French education for several years and constantly reminds us of the importance of educational boundaries for a child’s healthy development. method flag a break (temporary isolation of the child in the room when he crosses the barrier), is described in detail in particular in his main work; Go to your room (Dunod, 2020), he is regularly described by some experts as a “reactive psychologist” or “extremely strict” and accused of promoting repressive education.

Criticisms that do not prevent him from returning to the forefront with his “Why? Little Lessons in Psychology” (1), which was published in mid-May and where he speaks directly to children. The reason for this approach. “Because appealing to parents doesn’t work out very well.” Caroline Goldman answers us with a laugh. In the book, which this time is intended for 8-11 year olds, the psychologist simply answers basic psychological questions that children may ask themselves. He thus addresses sixteen topics such as character, parents, money, harassment, minorities or even love that are essential, he claims. “I consider it clinically. Interview:

Madame Figaro – Why did you focus on this age group? What is happening during this time?
Caroline Goldman. In psychoanalysis, this is what we call the “latency period.” It intervenes before and after major development conflicts. Before the age of 5-6, it is the Oedipus complex, and at the age of 12, the entrance…

Source: Le Figaro

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