by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Sep 4, 2013 | Parenting Misc
Its that time again. That little knot in your stomach is forming with the start of the new school year and you are reading various articles on the top tips for your kid having a great year. Heres my number one tip – resolve to stay calm. School problems result...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Aug 9, 2013 | Executive Functioning
As we go into the school year and that pit in your stomach starts to form there are certain areas of chronic concern, such as homework completion that increase the sense of queasiness. Usually the difficulty with homework is accompanied by the ongoing sense of...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jul 26, 2013 | Executive Functioning
Out there in school struggling land there are some common themes that I find myself saying over and over to parents to help them understand their kids better. Here are a few: Smooth Road and Rough Road Kids: Generally speaking kids are on one side or the other...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jul 12, 2013 | School/Special Education Misc
Most of you probably remember a few years back when all of the buzz was No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Schools scrambled to meet the expectations of NCLB. Fast forward to 2013. No one seems to be talking about NCLB anymore. Its been put away in one of the many dustbins...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jun 28, 2013 | Executive Functioning
It would be interesting if we could take a psychological temperature reading across the country while homework is being conducted, typically from four in the afternoon to about 9 oclock at night. My sense is that, in many households, the temperature rises steadily...
