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And will your child’s school help pay for it? Writer: Kenny Herzog Clinical Expert: Jodi Musoff, MA, MEd What You'll Learn What is an independent educational evaluation (IEE)? Should my child get an IEE? How does I request an IEE for my child? Paren...

An evaluation can help you understand what kind of help your child needs. Getting an evaluation is also a necessary step to accessing certain supports and services in school.   Every child is eligible for a free evaluation through their local public school di...

Parents face tough issues when deciding whether it's time to change schools Clinical Experts: Yael Goldmintz-Rosenbaum, PhD , Susan J. Schwartz, MAEd When you have a child who is doing well in a specialized education setting, the good news can actually prese...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/12-tips-raising-confident-kids/  en Español Right from birth, kids learn new skills at a dizzying rate. And along with those new abilities, they also acquire the confidence to use them. As children get older, that ...

How parents can help kids get the right support Writer: Gia Miller Clinical Expert: Daryaneh Badaly, PhD, ABPP What You'll Learn What happens if my child who is learning English is diagnosed with a learning disability? Can English language learners be m...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-kids-who-are-too-hard-on-themselves/  Writer: Katherine Martinelli en Español We hear kids say negative things about themselves all the time: “I’m so stupid!” “Nobody likes me.” And, of course, “I’m fat...

Learning disorders don’t go away, but they can get much easier to manage Writer: Gaby Galvin Clinical Experts: Angela Dewey, PhD , Rachel Ganz, PhD What You'll Learn How do learning disorders change over time? How do early interventions help kids with l...

Dr. Matthew Cruger walks us through the process Clinical Expert: Matthew Cruger, PhD What You'll Learn What happens during a learning evaluation? Who does learning evaluations? What information can you get from a learning evaluation? When a child is ...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/raising-confident-independent-children/  Writer: Harold S. Koplewicz, MD en Español This is an excerpt from The Scaffold Effect, a new book by Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, the president of the Child Mind Institute. When...

Sometimes opening up about learning differently is hard, but with practice, the rewards can be huge Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS What You'll Learn Why is it important for kids to talk about learning disabilities? Why is it hard for kids to talk a...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/raising-girls-with-healthy-self-esteem/  Writer: Juliann Garey en Español There’s really no way to sugarcoat it: Raising a confident, self-assured daughter who is comfortable with her body is not an easy thing to do ...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/13-ways-to-boost-your-daughters-self-esteem/  Writer: Juliann Garey en Español In a culture saturated with digitally altered images of impossibly thin women, raising girls with high self-esteem can be daunting indeed...

How to teach kids to speak up for themselves, and why it matters Writer: Katherine Martinelli Clinical Expert: Taína Coleman, MA, MEd What You'll Learn Why do kids with learning disorders need to be self-advocates? Why is it important that kids understa...

And how does it benefit children who are struggling? Writer: Gia Miller Clinical Experts: Lindsey Biel, MA, OTR/L , Alexa Brigante What You'll Learn What is assistive technology for children with disabilities? How can technology help kids who struggle w...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/why-girls-apologize-too-much/  Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS en Español We often hear that women apologize more than men—and that it isn’t always a healthy or effective thing to do. Recently comedian Amy Schumer did a ske...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-your-daughter-have-a-healthy-body-image/  Writer: Gail Saltz, MD en Español Girls coming of age in the 21st century have more opportunities than any of the generations that preceded them. But they also fa...

We walk you though the process, from start to finish Writer: Gia Miller What You'll Learn What’s the process for getting a child assistive technology in school? How is a child evaluated for assistive technology? How do you work with teachers to enable y...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/are-our-children-overpraised/  Writer: Kenneth Barish, PhD en Español It has become common in recent years for parents to be warned about the dangers of praise. We are told that frequent praise, although intended to ...

A look at the different types of learning specialists and how they can help Children do best in school when they have a team of committed adults supporting them. This is true for all children but it is especially true for children who have psychiatric or lear...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/how-to-build-boys-self-confidence/  Writer: Beth Arky en Español When it comes to discussing self-confidence in children and teens, the focus is typically on girls. After all, they’re battling expectations that they ...