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Join the Fun: “Empowered Parents Summit”
I am honored to be a part of this Empowered Parents Summit. So many great speakers are presenting their view of parenting in the modern era. I will be talking about issues related to my latest book, "Beyond the Power Struggle: A Guide for Parents of Challenging...
LITTLE REMORSE AND NOT MUCH COMPASSION EITHER
As part of a typical assessment battery that I conduct with young adults (16 years and older), they are asked to define certain words. One of the more curious trends that I’ve observed in recent years is the difficulty that these young adults have defining two...
17,000 TEXT MESSAGES THIS MONTH – “I Can Multitask!”
Kiera, age 16, has had a rough year in school. After receiving grades of D’s and F’s in most of her major subjects, Kiera’s parents have brought her to a variety of specialists. Different medications were prescribed and tried. "Train the...
INSIDE THE HEAD OF A BOY WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY!!!!!
You’re a 10 year old boy with a learning disability. This learning disability stuff is very tough. Every day you look around the room and see people finishing tasks quickly, getting smiles from the teacher for all the work handed in on time. You don’t get those...
THE BLIND MEN & THE ELEPHANT: (Dissecting Childhood)
"It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant Though all of them were blind, That each by observation Might satisfy his mind." The above comes from the parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant. A group of blind (or men...
Are You a “Curling Parent?”
Many of you who watched the last Winter Olympics became captivated by the curious sport of Curling. In it, players slide a stone across a sheet of ice towards a target area. Probably the oddest-looking aspect of the sport are the "Sweepers." It's their job to sweep...
Calculators ‘R Us
Martha, age 18, is about to be finished high school. Receiving a 504 Plan in high school, Martha is eagerly anticipating attending college. She comes in to see me for an assessment to help determine what accommodations she may continue to need. As part of...
Does Your Child Have Curriculum ADHD?
A mom came in the other day to talk about her struggling eight year old daughter, Hayley, a third grader. She presented with many of the common concerns – difficulty with decoding, reading fluency, spelling and writing, “What has the...
PARENTS! YOU’RE OFF THE HOOK (sort of)!!!!!
We recently talked about rigid, inflexible and difficult Marissa, age 7 (bit.ly/a7ZFoQ). For the next few blogs, I thought we’d stay on this theme and explore the topic of difficult children a bit more. Over the years so many parents have come...
OPPOSITE CHILDREN: RIGID, INFLEXIBLE & DIFFICULT
In many households there are children causing great distress who are temperamentally, rigid and inflexible. These kids have poor coping skills and become quite volatile if something does not go their way. John and Mary Ellen are the bleary-eyed parents of three...
STEP RIGHT UP FOLKS!!!!!!
"Step right up folks! Our unproven, unsubstantiated therapy and treatment is guaranteed to cure all things bothering you about your child. That’s right for the low fee, special offer of $3,499 over the next year, we will cure bedwetting, ADHD, reading...