As Children’s ADHD Diagnoses Rise, Parents Discover They Have It, Too
When her son Jake was diagnosed with ADHD at age 11, it didn’t occur to Cary Colleran that she may have the condition as well. It didn’t occur to her that the appointments she forgot, the permission slips left on Read more >>
Help Your Teen Transition From High School to College
If you are the parent of a graduating senior who plans to attend college, you might feel you have done all you can to prepare them. Or, you might wonder whether your teen is ready for the challenges of college Read more >>
100 Best Disability Blogs and Websites [web resource]
Are you looking for information on disabilities? Feedspot’s top 100 disability blogs and websites are curated from thousands of blogs on the web and ranked by traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. Read more >>
The Key To Stepparenting: Be Patient, It Takes Time
A relationship with a stepchild can be tricky, scary and infuriating. It can also be joyful, interesting and extremely fulfilling. I know because I’m a stepparent of two boys. So here are some tips that can help you navigate being Read more >>
Children Are Bombarded With Violence in the News – Here’s How to Help Them Cope
With gun violence, war and other tragedies in the news, children are often exposed to scary images and information. Read more >>
Before Heading to College, Make a Mental Health Checklist
In other words, what can they do to protect their mental health? Experts suggest that parents and teenagers take proactive steps now to help plan for and preserve mental well-being during the big transition to college. Read more >>
Talking With Babies and Toddlers: Why More Talk Is Better
Talking with your baby or toddler can help their language and communication development. The more you talk with your baby or toddler, the better. This is because parents who talk a lot to their young children use many different sounds Read more >>
5 Tips for Parents of New Kindergartners Who Are Younger Than Their Classmates
A good kindergarten experience sets kids up for success in school and into adulthood. Students in smaller kindergarten classes are more likely to go to college than students from larger classes. And by age 27, students who had more experienced Read more >>
5 Tips for Picking a Parenting Book
Babies don’t come with instruction manuals. Children are at once joyful, sad, confusing, predictable, generous, selfish, gentle and mean. What’s a parent to do when faced with such perplexing offspring? Given the complex interactions of parent, child and surroundings, parents Read more >>
The Neurodiversity Podcast [web resource]
Emily Kircher-Morris, M.A., M.Ed., LPC, inspired by her own experiences as a neurodivergent person, is dedicated to destigmatizing neurodiversity and supporting neurodivergent people of all ages. Emily hosts The Neurodiversity Podcast, which explores the psychological, educational, and social needs for Read more >>
