tory telling is an important part of normal development, and it is present across cultures and societies. Imagination and creativity that emerges during childhood allows for future advancements and discoveries throughout the lifespan. Replacing reality with our own version of life is an important coping skill but it can also serve to cause trouble. We all can enjoy the innocence ...
When considering medication for ADHD, child benefits must be carefully weighed by parents. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood, estimated to affect around 9.4% of children in the US. With rising rates of diagnosis, more parents are faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to put their child on medication ...
ADHD misdiagnosis as a bipolar disorder often occurs due to similarity of symptoms, making an accurate diagnosis challenging. If you follow news, you must know about the explosion in the number of children and teenagers being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Many parents also aware of very serious mental health condition called Bipolar Disorder. These two conditions often ...
The human brain processes all sensory information whether or not you are fully aware of it. Most children are able to find a way to ignore extraneous information that is in their environment and focus on the information related to the activity or object of their immediate interest. Children who are hypersensitive take in all stimuli at once and at ...
Politics has always been a controversial topic, but rarely has our political climate been as divisive as it is right ...
You may have been approached by your child’s teacher or you may have noticed yourself that your child is ...
Sometimes classroom behavior problems signal giftedness. Brad and Karen were at their wits end. Their grade school children once again ...
Children are impulsive; they have difficulty controlling their behaviors and have a tendency to indulge in a moment’s satisfaction without thinking of the consequences. Let’s face it, adults have the same problem and they’ve had years of practice; don’t you recall that butterfly or skull tattoo you got when you were 18 or that time you told ...
Parenting is one of the most demanding jobs one will ever have. A parent’s desire to do the right thing for their child often surpasses all other wants. Some use the traditional methods that their parents used on them as children, while others do the opposite of their parents and come up with their own parenting approach, or they ...
Common Misconceptions: Finding out that your child or teenager has been self-harming can be a very anxiety-inducing event. There are many misconceptions about self-harm that can put further strain on the relationship between parent and child as they work to solve the underlying issues that cause this behavior. The first misconception is that self-harm is always a suicide attempt. It ...
Do you remember sitting through 3-hour long lecture classes in college and thinking about everything other than whatever topic the professor was covering? Can you think of a time that you had an hour-long conversation with your best friend, where she carried on and on about something that you can’t remember because you weren’t really paying attention to ...
