An experienced San Francisco psychiatrist, Josh Gibson, MD, offers patients an individualized combination of medication management and psychotherapy solutions. Josh Gibson, MD, has a particular interest in the neurobiology of relationships, both in personal and public settings, and is author of CAREERS - A Brainwise Guide to Fulfillment at Work.
A recent interview with Paul Tough, an author heavily influenced by the fields of neuroscience and psychiatry who wrote Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why, focused on the ideas that character strengths, which play a vital role in success, cannot be measured in the same way that cognitive skills are. “Psychological frames of mind” are largely dependent on the learning and social environments provided by educators and parents. A key focus must thus be on providing learning spaces that connect, motivate, and engage children from an early age.
Particularly during the early childhood years, the most effective ways of changing environments reflect the influence of parent or caregiver. Interventions undertaken in situations of poverty are often most successful when they focus on the levels of attachment and emotional connection parents feel toward their offspring. Tough argues that a proper mix of parental encouragement and support has a profound effect not only in behavior and academic growth but in the cortisol levels underpinning children’s neurobiology.
A recent interview with Paul Tough, an author heavily influenced by the fields of neuroscience and psychiatry who wrote Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why, focused on the ideas that character strengths, which play a vital role in success, cannot be measured in the same way that cognitive skills are. “Psychological frames of mind” are largely dependent on the learning and social environments provided by educators and parents. A key focus must thus be on providing learning spaces that connect, motivate, and engage children from an early age.
Particularly during the early childhood years, the most effective ways of changing environments reflect the influence of parent or caregiver. Interventions undertaken in situations of poverty are often most successful when they focus on the levels of attachment and emotional connection parents feel toward their offspring. Tough argues that a proper mix of parental encouragement and support has a profound effect not only in behavior and academic growth but in the cortisol levels underpinning children’s neurobiology.
