Meeting the Needs of Special Needs Kids “I wish the system didn’t force me to be mean.” Jyl, the mom of a child with special needs, is in anguish. Not only is she managing her challenged – and challenging ...
ADHD and Gender Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more commonly diagnosed in boys than girls, but research into ADHD in adulthood suggests an almost equal balance between men and women.
About 60 percent of children who experience ADHD ...
Cyberbullying and Teen Suicide The headline took my breath away. In a town close to mine, a 15-year-old had committed suicide due to cyberbullying. Described as a charming and well-liked young girl, she nonetheless crumbled when targeted ...
Model Success To Create Successful Students I’m privileged to teach an upper-level psychology course to juniors and seniors at our state university. Their grades are good to great. They have chosen majors, taken advantage of internship opportunities, and started to ...
When Your Kids Disappoint You As summer winds down, many parents longingly await school, yet dread the frustration and disappointment they feel regarding their kids and the resulting guilt over these reactions.
Parents may have a clear vision of their children’s ...
8 Tips for Building Healthy Parent/Teacher Relationships It’s astonishing but true: Many children spend more of their waking hours with their teachers each weekday than they do with their parents. By the time parents get home from work and kids get home ...
How Do We Stop Bullying in Schools? The best and most obvious way to stop bullying in schools is for parents to change the way they parent their children at home. Of course, this is much easier said than done and ...
Honors Students Tell You How To Make the Grades Every year I ask the students in my upper-level psychology class how many of them find college to be easier than high school. Two-thirds to three-quarters of the class usually raise their hands. Sometimes they ...
Ready or Not: Immature But Headed to College Colleges and new high school graduates have what I think is a strange idea. They think every freshman is an adult who can make his or her own decisions. Students think going off to college ...
Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder If you’re a parent of a child who’s recently been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may be devastated and overwhelmed. If you’re an adult who’s recently been diagnosed, you may be going ...
ADHD Behavioral Interventions for the Home Parents often hear the words "parental training" and think, "Oh great, like you could teach me something that'll control my out-of-control attention deficit disorder child!" And yet research has shown that children with attention deficit ...
Comprehensive Treatment of Childhood ADHD While learning of the diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (ADHD) makes many parents feel relief, the real work begins in finding the right treatment approach for a child or teen diagnosed with ADHD.
If the ...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Fact Sheet Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in children and teens. Its hallmark symptoms include hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity. Children have difficulty concentrating, following instructions, sitting still and interacting with others. ...
The Consequences of Verbally Abusive Athletic Coaches My 10-year-old son was bullied recently. He was told that he was an “embarrassment.” He was told to “shut up.” He was yelled at and scolded in a tone of voice tinged with disgust and ...
Click or Clique: Positive and Negative Teen Social Groups It's perfectly normal: Preteens and teens group together and often hang on tight. As they push for increasing independence from their parents, they turn to their peers for guidance, acceptance, and security. Safety, for those ...
When a Teacher and Child Don’t Get Along "I hate that school! I hate that teacher!"
Nick has come home from school in a fierce temper. He drops his backpack on ...
Post-College Planning: Build Your References from the Start "Dr. H. Can I see you for a minute?" A student has approached me after class.
"Sure." I'm always pleased when a student shows some interest.
"Well. I was wondering. Can you write me a recommendation?"
Now ...
Should Your Teen Move with You? By comparison, little kids are easy. They go where we go and generally do what we tell them to do. If we are excited about a new adventure and approach a move with a positive ...
Moving Mid-Year with Teens The conventional wisdom about moving mid-year, or moving at all, when kids are in high school is "don't." But it isn't that simple. Job opportunities don't always happen conveniently in the summer. Elderly parents who ...
Moving with Kids It’s been decided. Yours will be among the 1 in 5 American families to move this year.
It’s easy to get caught up in the ton of details. It’s inviting to skip right over whatever ...
If Your Kid’s a Klutz or Clumsy For some children, it's obvious by the time they're in kindergarten that they'll probably never play tennis on the center court at Wimbledon or take the field at Yankee Stadium. Child development professionals describe these ...
Help! I’m in the Wrong College! In September, you left for college with a car full of your belongings and a head full of excited anticipation, hopes, and dreams. Having spent much of your high school senior year choosing colleges, applying ...
Aggressive Children There are times when even the most docile children appear to have the aggressive tendencies of a professional wrestler. While a certain amount of pushing and shoving is to be expected from all children, especially ...
Learning To Be All That You Can Be “You know what I never want to hear again? That I have great potential. It just feels like so much pressure.” Elly, the student sitting across from me in my office, is visibly upset. I've ...
The Scheduled Child Each fall when our kids were young, my husband and I would make an elaborate grid with each kid’s name (there are four of them) going down the left side and the days of the ...
