Demystifying Thought Processing [presentation]
How do processing difficulties present, and what does processing look like in a classroom? This presentation with Chris Harris, MEd, Abigail Ferguson, PsyD, and Rebecca Chambers, MEd, also addresses perception and misperception, and how to accommodate processing speed and misperception Read more >>
Bullying: What Parents Need to Know [presentation]
Ramsey Khasho, PsyD, discusses bullying and the consequences of bullying, how to identify if your child is being bullied, and what you and your school can do to help. Read more >>
Your child went to class, completed homework, and studied. He or she arrived at the exam confident about the material. But if he or she has test anxiety, a type of performance anxiety, taking the test is the most difficult Read more >>
Executive Function: Skills for Life and Learning
This 5-minute video provides an overview of Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function, the joint working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the National Forum Read more >>
Is Preschool Really That Important?
My husband and I both work, and my mother is able to watch my daughter during the day. I really like being able to leave my daughter with her grandmother, not only because they have time to bond, but also Read more >>
Taming the Disorganized Child: 5 Steps to Get You Started
By Maria Deniston, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist and Jill Yochim, MA, Educational Specialist James, a middle-schooler, comes home from a long day at school and looks forward to downtime playing video games. After dinner, he searches for 15 minutes to Read more >>
Helping Your Child Forge Friendships
While every parent hopes that his child will fit in and be accepted, making friends is not easy for all children. Read more >>
by Cindy Lopez, Director of Community Engagement Is your child struggling with the same behavior challenges in school without making progress? Does he or she have ADHD-like symptoms? Read more >>
How Creative Play Builds Critical Reading Comprehension Skills
by Mae Carlson, MS, CCC-SLP and Sonali Bhagat, MS, CCC-SLP More and more parents understand the importance of reading to young children to promote literacy. Yet many parents are so eager to advance their child’s reading fluency that they neglect Read more >>
Helping Kids with ADHD Symptoms: Providing Tools for Focus
This video explores how to create structure, such as a schedule or task list, to enable your child to focus. Read more >>
