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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009In an earlier post, Dealing with ADHD: Identification and Diagnosis, I gave a list of symptoms and warning signs to determine if your child has ADHD. So you might be asking yourself, what do I do if I find out my child has ADHD? This post is going to cover the next step- treatment. Once [...]
Dealing with ADHD: Identification and Diagnosis
Friday, April 3rd, 2009Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is becoming more and more common among school-age children. The disorder may include actions of inattentiveness or hyperactivity or both. For a child suffering from ADHD, these behaviors can create a very stressful family life and make success in school nearly impossible. In addition, the parents of a child [...]
Later Starts for High Schoolers?
Saturday, April 5th, 2008Some schools in our area have been tossing around the idea of starting high school a little later than usual since some research shows that the early morning hours are not optimal for learning for most teenagers. There are a variety of reasons why some school districts are choosing to start later, from the basic [...]
Setting Up Bedtime Contracts for Young Students
Saturday, March 29th, 2008Adults are mature enough to realize that they don’t function optimally when they don’t get enough sleep. The same holds true for children, except they are usually not willing to adjust their own sleep schedule themselves. It is up to parents to decide how many hours of sleep is appropriate for their child and to [...]
Developing Your Child’s Inner Genius
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008I recently ran across a wonderful post for parents who are wanting to challenge their child’s abilities and develop that inner genius. In this post, the author offers some practical techniques we parents can apply in order to expand our child’s mind and help them to think creatively and critically. To read this excellent post, [...]
Developing Your Baby’s Mind
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Are you looking for different ways to help expand and develop your baby’s brain? Are you curious what kind of techniques are out there that can help bolster your baby’s world and mind? If so, you’ll want to check out this excellent blog post I discovered on the net. The author, Bansal, give some great [...]
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