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Mathilde Ross

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I joined Boston University Student Health Services as a psychiatrist in 2008. It was a pivot from my previous roles at major teaching hospitals, and a decidedly mommy-track move: part-time, with summers off. I began spending my days talking to college students. I should say college kids: They’re kids. They resemble adults, but if you close your eyes and just listen, it’s easy to imagine them at the playground.

During the same years, I was spending a lot of time on playgrounds. Remember the summers off? I observed all different kinds of kids, which helped me picture the early development of my college students. I learned to imagine what they were like at ages 3, 8, 12, and 15. This perspective helped me understand what my students might be mi
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Student Health Services' Parents & Family Advice Column: Loneliness

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"Hi there. My student doesn’t have friends and is feeling lonely. I don’t know how to support them."


First, a reframe: If they’re calling you, they obviously already find you supportive. So keep it up! I know, seeing them unhappy makes you feel like you should do something. But listening is doing something. Don’t know what to say? That works in your favor, because young people mostl

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