OK, let’s talk about oppositional behavior in young kids. Here’s a particularly unpleasant scenario. You go to pick little Timmy up from preschool, and the teacher asks to have a…
describe his longstanding delays in fine and gross motor development, coordination, and age-appropriate social interactions—information that helps to place his experience in gym in a different framework. The child’s view…
reach in front of the trap to unlatch the catch, which then pulls up the door. Why on earth would anyone design a trap for wild animals in this way?…
…son had visited as many baseball parks as they could in two weeks. His son would be going off to college in a couple of years; they had wanted to…
short-term, but in the long-term as well. Case Study: “My Way Mark” I met Mark as a sophomore in high school. Mark let me know that coaching was not his…
The rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have increased considerably in the last 40 years. In fact, in the United States, the prevalence of ADHD has doubled since the…
…be specified in a 504 Plan for these kids include: preferential seating organization skills support testing in isolation extra time on tests breaking up tasks into smaller sections Depending on…
bulimia nervosa (and virtually all other mental health problems) if programs are conducted in all areas in which the child lives – at home, in school, in after school and…
…some of us have greater challenges than others, and this can be difficult at times for both kids and their families. In the Season 1 finale of Shrinking It Down:…
…argument while another person finishes talking, or doing mental arithmetic. Working memory plays an important role in the types of things kids are asked to do in school. It’s necessary…
changes you want to make this year, keep these ideas in mind: 1. Be Courageous, Step Out of Your Comfort Zone, and Learn Something New “Last summer he jumped in…
what ADHD is, what it’s not, the different ways it can present in kids, and things we can do to manage it. Thanks for joining in the conversation. If you…
…line of treatment. There isn’t just one “right way” when it comes to treatments for ADHD in your child. Instead, families should work with everyone involved in their child’s life…
A learning disability causes difficulty in an area of learning, such as reading, writing, or math. Challenges in one or more of these areas can affect a child’s ability to…
are validating what she has likely known for a long time – that she learns to read differently than most other kids and has yet to be taught in the…