by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 2, 2017 | Parenting Misc
Last week we talked about the kids who are on the street called, “You Don’t Give & You Get Street (see, The Don’t Give & You Get Street).” This is a street where kids play endless video games, see their phone as God-given right, and basically are blowing...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 24, 2017 | Parenting Misc
Are you out there in that land called Homework Non-Compliance Land? Do you find yourself over-worrying while your child has a very different approach to his responsibilities like homework? There are some tell-tale signs (all told to me recently): Maybe you are...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 17, 2017 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
“Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore.” I try and find my weekly inspiration from my interactions as they happen from parents and kids. This week’s comes from an eight year old third grader, Jonah, who told me he was not a big fan of school. In fact,...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 9, 2017 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
There is a mythology out there that is very hard to overcome. The mythology typically originates from the school after a parent has queried the school about getting assessed for dyslexia. A parent whose child I worked with recently, was told the following: “Dyslexia....
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 2, 2017 | ADHD/ADD
When it comes to kid issues, too often I hear simplistic answers to issues that can be very complex. My favorite answer to almost everything is, “My kid has ADD.” Listen up everyone. With determining ADD/ADHD it’s not like a dental X-Ray, where there is objective...
