by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 12, 2012 | Parenting Misc
Miller Time: “After a long hard day's work you come home, grab a Miller Lite out of the fridge and enjoy a few cold ones.” That’s what the Urban Dictionary defines as “Miller Time.” If you are old enough to remember...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 4, 2012 | Executive Functioning
If you have a shut-down learner style teen (especially a boy) you know the scene – not handing in homework consistently, not getting started on tasks, poor follow through, lots of video game playing or cell phone activity – that fun package. Typically...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Sep 28, 2012 | Parenting Misc
From what I can tell there are two essential types of children in terms of their behavioral repertoire. The first types are the kids who go along with the program. They are flexible. From a young age, you can take them to restaurants, off to the mall...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Aug 29, 2012 | Parenting Misc
It’s that time of year. You feel the pit in the stomach starting to form again. Here are a few miscellaneous thoughts to keep in mind to try and shrink the pit ever so slightly. What’s the focus? Ask yourself what the focus will be in the coming school...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Aug 10, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
When my kids were little I wasn’t too worried about developmental milestones. There was one developmental hurdle, though, that I was fixated upon – the “decoding hurdle.” Most kids get over the decoding...
