by Dr. Selz | May 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
The “Anger River” often resides, unseen, beneath the “ADHD/Dyslexia Swamp.” Control battles, punishments and other attempts at compliance feed the river. Homework is a great battleground that taps into the Anger River. Often we have misguided notions of childhood with...
by Dr. Selz | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
In many households there are temperamentally rigid and inflexible children who cause a great deal of distress. With their limited coping skills, such children become quite volatile and reactive to frustration. Jeff and Rose are the bleary eyed parents of three...
by Dr. Selz | Mar 20, 2026 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities, School/Special Education Misc
On any given week parents will come in seeking my advice about their child. Invariably they bring in work samples from the child’s school work. As they tell the stories and show me what’s being asked of their child, I can literally feel my “CM” (Cranky Meter) rising...
by Dr. Selz | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Let’s go once again into the “Way Back Machine.” This time we will go to the mid 1980’s. What was the red-hot topic in the field of reading and cognitive psychology? I will give you a hint. It wasn’t decoding or reading fluency. The topic of the decade, the one...
by Dr. Selz | Jan 30, 2026 | Modern Childhood
10 year old Boy Truths Since I was once a 10-year-old boy (in the far recess of time), here are some age-old truths that apply to most (not all) of those on the boy side of the equation: We don’t care about homework, and we don’t like to write. 2) We mature...
