Having a sense of fairness is a great virtue and a sign that your child has a strong moral compass. Sometimes, however, kids become obsessed with fairness to an unrealistic degree. Toddlers, gifted children, and children with ADHD are especially prone to this kind of behaviour. When left unchecked, a deep preoccupation with fairness can lead to excessive tantrums, arguments ...
This article helps parents navigate the emotional landscape of ADHD, including the triggers that may cause a child to shut down, as well as hidden signs of anxiety. It explains techniques for building confidence, resilience and self-regulation skills in ADHD children. While ADHD certainly affects emotions, through compassionate support and evidence-based strategies, the condition’s impact can be minimized. Every ...
If you are the parent of a hyperactive, inattentive, or forgetful child, you know how destructive such behaviours can be: Schoolwork goes uncompleted, rooms remain messy, toys stay strewn around the house where they could easily cause injury, etc. No matter how much you scold, encourage, or plead with your child, he (or she) just doesn't seem to learn; moreover, ...
As children grow older, their behaviours change dramatically. While a hysterical tantrum over something minor is completely normal at two years of age, for example, at age ten or twelve it’s often considered aberrant and troubling. Just as acceptable behaviours change dramatically throughout the process of development, so too do the signs of learning disabilities. For parents and teachers ...
With climate change becoming an increasingly common theme in politics, news, and even entertainment, it’s no wonder more young ...
Over the last two decades, ideological polarization has become a prominent threat to democracy, education, and society as a whole. ...
As a psychologist living and working in Toronto, where 51% of residents were born outside Canada, I deal with immigration related ...
ADHD in girls manifests differently than the hyperactive stereotype, leading to many girls living with unidentified symptoms and real impairments. When most people think of a child with ADHD, they imagine a precocious youngster who never stops moving and rarely stops talking—a child who, in other words, embodies extreme extroversion. Nine times out of ten, this mental image depicts ...
Children today are raised with their social lives never far from reach, having access to wireless communication devices typically as soon as they reach school age. In an era when safety concerns are paramount and many households are eschewing the use of a land line, equipping even young children with mobile devices can feel more like a necessity than a ...
Contrary to popular belief, a child's ability (or inability) to concentrate is not a static, immutable quality; while it's true that some children are born with better concentration skills than others, all children can be taught strategies and techniques to effectively improve their ability to concentrate. Mastering the art of concentration has far-reaching benefits for children; not only is proper ...
Few behavioural disorders are static in nature; instead, many are episodic, exhibiting periods of severe symptoms and periods of mild symptoms. One of the most well-known causes of behavioural fluctuations (even in the absence of another known disorder) is the changing of the seasons. Indeed, over the last two decades, the term “Seasonal Affective Disorder” or SAD has been used ...
