by Dr. Selz | Jan 19, 2024 | Modern Childhood, Parenting Misc
My marketing manager (my daughter Julia) has been pushing me to create more short videos to spread around. So, as a change of pace here are two that were posted to YouTube. TRUST ME. THEY ARE VERY SHORT!!!! Hope you enjoy. Let me know what you think. The first one...
by Dr. Selz | Jan 19, 2024 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities, Writing Difficulty-Dysgraphia
Let’s say your 12-year-old sixth grader spells the following words: (brief) bref (should) shood (grown) gron (success) susess (educate) edcccate (result) resolt (kitchen) kicten Then the child writes the following story to a prompt: “Once a o pon a...
by Dr. Selz | Jan 12, 2024 | ADHD/ADD, Executive Functioning
A common concern raised by parents (well, mostly the moms) is their child’s lack of what they label as “executive function deficits (EFD).” With EFDs there’s always the underlying question of whether these issues are a biproduct of immaturity, skill deficits or a...
by Dr. Selz | Jan 5, 2024 | Modern Childhood, Parenting Misc
Parents do various back flips to address meltdowns and school avoidance. Mostly, parental responses are reactive, delivered in the heat of the moment (e.g., “That’s it!!! You’re not allowed on your iPad for the next two weeks,” after the child has rolled around on...
by Dr. Selz | Dec 15, 2023 | Modern Childhood, Parenting Misc
I am excited to let you know that the new baby, “Beyond the Power Struggle: A Guide for Parents of Challenging Kids,” has been officially birthed!!! After endless doing, redoing, tweaking, feeling frustrated with it, filing it away, bringing it back out...
