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How to Talk to Your Little Ones About Terrorism
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the facts, why do we have such a hard time answering our kids when they ask us these pretty basic questions? Because they’re just kids. In fact, they’re our kids….

What Are Some Of The Major Theories Of Development?
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third grade, lots of energy is used in discussing the possible variations in the rules. By sixth grade, kids start to eschew the rules altogether. To heck with the rules,…

Coping With Slow Processing Speed At Home And At School
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This post is one in a multi-part series from Dr. Braaten entitled Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up. The other posts in the series are: Intro to Processing Speed Processing…

Intro To Processing Speed
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This post is the first in a multi-part Slow Processing Speed series from Dr. Braaten entitled Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up. The next articles in the series are: Coping…

Discovering Who I Am: The Critical Role Of Identity
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unique in how we express our emotions, the way we are viewed by others in terms of our personal style, character, passions, strengths, and vulnerabilities. In short, it means what…

Processing Speed in Social Relationships
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the school or a private evaluator) is the first step in understanding and acceptance. In addition, there are many ways to accommodate the social skills deficits seen in kids with…

Storm Anxiety: 11 Tips to Help Your Child Cope
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…it a disorder – and in this case a phobia. When a person has a phobia, the fear is quite intense, there are usually panic attacks in anticipation of the…

Contact Sports: Yes Or No?
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the recommendation of Dr. Cantu and Mark Hyman in their book, Concussions and Our Kids: America’s Leading Expert on How to Protect Young Athletes and Keep Sports Safe. In fact,…

Mother’s Day
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they progress along their developmental trajectories. Little kids (ages 2 to 5ish) Little kids might not get it. Then again, they might. Remember: at this age, kids are trying out…

What If My Kids’ School Seems Violent?
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…others, these incidences almost never occur when kids are in school. It’s important that we remember this fact, and that we help our kids remember this as well. In fact,…

How to Talk With Your Kids About the Ferguson Unrest
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the news and in public opinion. Ask your teen what role bias may have played in the events in Ferguson, and in the demonstrations that followed. Complicate your teen’s thinking….

The Intense Power Of Love On Our Kids
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…It went like this: “Longer than there’s been fishes in the ocean. Higher than any bird every flew. Longer than there’s been stars up in the heavens. I’ve been in…

Kids Under Surveillance! – Shrinking It Down
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T oday’s kids and teens are increasingly under surveillance, including by their own schools and parents . In some ways this is nothing new. Adults have always monitored kids for…

Mental Illness And Society: Prisons, Rehabilitation And Prevention
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in place precisely to keep kids out of prison, and to engage them in appropriate treatment settings. The political landscape of our society has changed dramatically since the beginning of…

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