Category: Education

How to Recognize a Learning Disability in Your Child

Dr. Tali Shenfield | May 18, 2023

Learning disabilities take many different forms, though they all involve some type of information processing difficulty. If your child is struggling at school, knowing how to identify the diverse signs of a learning disability (LD) can help you seek the support your child needs. Testing for a learning disability can also verify or rule out the presence of other conditions ...

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How to Raise Children with Independent Views and a Critical Mind

Dr. Tali Shenfield | April 10, 2023

Over the last two decades, ideological polarization has become a prominent threat to democracy, education, and society as a whole. According to the Pew Research Center, partisan antipathy has been steadily increasing since the mid-1990s, with self-identified liberals and conservatives becoming more sharply divided in their beliefs - and more likely to see the other “side” as a significant ...

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The “Use It or Lose It” Effect: Research Reveals That IQ Can Fluctuate

Guest Author | May 4, 2021

Though we rely on our intelligence every day, the exact nature of intelligence remains poorly understood. Researchers are unsure of how to best define intelligence and how many different “types” of intelligence there might be. There’s also been a great deal of debate over the plasticity of the mind. In the past, most people assumed that one’s level ...

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When Parents and Teens are in Deadlock Over Political Views: 6 Tips for Reconciliation

Dr. Tali Shenfield | April 7, 2021

Politics has always been a controversial topic, but rarely has our political climate been as divisive as it is right now. Not only has society become more politically polarized over the last two decades, but the way we express our views has also changed. Political discussion has largely moved away from policy and instead become an issue of morality, with ...

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Can Your Young Child be Misdiagnosed with ADHD?

Misdiagnosed ADHD is a common issue that parents face when seeking treatment for their children's attention and behavior issues. ADHD ...

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When Aspergers Syndrome goes Undiagnosed

Autism has been in the spotlight for many years.  In movies, television, and novels, autistic characters are portrayed ...

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Hypersensitivity: Helping your Sensitive Child

The human brain processes all sensory information whether or not you are fully aware of it. Most children are able ...

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How to Work Productively with Your Child’s School

Guest Author | March 10, 2021

We all want our child’s school experience to be enriching and enjoyable—after all, by the age of four or five, our kids will be spending most of their time in the classroom. Unfortunately, as most parents know all too well, the school environment is often far from ideal. It’s not that educators don’t have kids’ best ...

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Is Dysgraphia a Learning Disability? The Handwriting Disorder Explained

Dr. William Chen | December 15, 2020

Do you have difficulty writing legibly or remembering how to spell common words, no matter how much you practice? You aren’t alone: Frequently struggling to form letters by hand – or express your ideas in writing – may mean you’re one of the 4% of adults who have dysgraphia. This little-known learning disability can affect multiple aspects of written coherence, even ...

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Back to School Anxiety: How to Prepare Your Child for Returning to School During Covid-19

Dr. Tali Shenfield | August 11, 2020

Discussions about returning to school during the COVID-19 pandemic often revolve around helping children (and their families) stay physically healthy while participating in classroom learning. For many kids, however, the mental health implications of going back to school are equally challenging. Though some children eagerly anticipate seeing their friends again, others are experiencing profound anxiety about how their lives will ...

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5 Effective Strategies To Motivate Your Child

Dr. Tali Shenfield | August 5, 2019

In an ideal world, our children would leap out of bed every day, eager to go to school, do their chores, and complete their homework. Alas, we do not live in an ideal world; the vast majority of parents have to deal with at least some degree of unmotivated behaviour from their children. There is, however, a silver lining to ...

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