by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 2, 2018 | Modern Childhood
Last week we talked about a young girl, Olivia, an 8 year old who was extraordinarily demanding in her style, with the image of her mom as a nervous servant desperately trying to please her. (see, “Off With Their Heads”). We talked about two groups of...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 23, 2018 | Parenting Misc
“I guess I really messed this up,” said Jennifer, the mom of an 8 year old child who was extremely difficult and challenging. The kid, Olivia, was one of those kids who melted down when she didn’t get what she wanted. With the slightest bit of frustration or...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 16, 2018 | Assessment
In the last two blog posts we discussed some of the basics considerations with regards to assessment (Assessment Basics Part I Assessment Basics Part II). Among the points included: Longer, more complicated reports are not necessarily better. Assessment reports...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 2, 2018 | Assessment
Last week we talked about assessment and my view that there is often endless and unnecessary complication when it comes to assessing kids and their issues (Assessment Basics). To help assess kids’ weaknesses in the classroom, there is now a easy grader system...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jan 26, 2018 | Assessment
It’s that time of year. That time when we sense the summer fading and the press of the fall (the school year). Since so many of you have questions about what is involved with assessment, I am to lay it out for you with basic food for thought regarding the...
