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Picky Eating: What's Normal and What's Not
Kids with a serious aversion to many foods may need help with food habits and overcoming avoidance Writer: Rachel Ehmke Clinical Expert: Jerry Bubrick, PhD Key Takeaways Severe picky eating can affect health when kids eat too few foods, often due to se...
How to Help Picky Eaters
Don't force them, but do find ways to help them feel good about trying new tastes Writer: Rachel Ehmke Clinical Expert: Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP What You'll Learn What can parents do to help children learn to like more foods? How can parents model heal...
Is It Tattling or Telling?
How to teach your kids when to report a broken rule Writer: Jamie Howard, PhD Clinical Expert: Jamie Howard, PhD “John just took my train! I had it first.” How many times do our children run up to us to share a grievance toward another child? Generally the...
How to Give Effective Instructions
The first step to harmony is teaching your child to listen and follow directions Clinical Expert: Karol Espejo, LCSW One of the most important keys to minimizing problem behavior is making sure that kids are getting the message you’re try...
Encouraging Good Sleep Habits
Tips for helping kids fall — and stay — asleep Writer: Ken Schuster, PsyD Clinical Expert: Ken Schuster, PsyD What You'll Learn How does lack of sleep impact children and teenagers? What are some ways to encourage good sleep habits? Why is ...
Choosing a Sleep Training Method That Works for Your Family
A survey of strategies from 'cry it out' to 'no cry' Writer: Katherine Martinelli Clinical Expert: Wendy Nash, MD What You'll Learn What is sleep training? When do people start sleep training? What are the different sleep training methods? One of th...
How to Discipline Toddlers
As they test their independence, setting and enforcing limits lays the groundwork for good behavior. Writer: Rachel Ehmke Clinical Expert: Kristin Carothers, PhD What You'll Learn What is the best way to discipline a toddler? What are the mo...
What NOT to Do When Your Child Is Having a Tantrum
Tips on responding to difficult toddler behavior Writer: Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, PhD Clinical Expert: Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, PhD This is an excerpt from The Tantrum Survival Guide, by Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, PhD. Even when we know, as parents, how w...
Why Do Kids Have Tantrums and Meltdowns?
Understanding them is the first step to reducing them Writer: Caroline Miller Clinical Experts: Steven Dickstein, MD , Vasco Lopes, PsyD Key Takeaways Tantrums and meltdowns occur when children can’t manage big emotions like anger and frustration, co...
How to Handle Tantrums and Meltdowns
Tips for helping children learn better ways to express powerful emotions Writer: Caroline Miller Clinical Experts: Steven Dickstein, MD , Vasco Lopes, PsyD Key Takeaways Tantrums are typically triggered by specific situations, so identifying these patt...
What Are the Earliest Signs of Autism?
Signs of autism in infants and toddlers can be easy to miss — unless you know what you’re looking for Writer: Molly Hagan Clinical Expert: Cynthia Martin, PsyD Autism is a developmental disorder that impacts how a child learns to communicate and interact wi...
Preschoolers and ADHD
Recommended treatment for children under 5 is behavioral therapy, not stimulant medication Writer: Caroline Miller Clinical Experts: Andrew Adesman, MD , Mark A. Stein, PhD What You'll Learn How is an ADHD diagnosis made in little kids? What is the best...
Early Signs of Learning Challenges
Tips that young kids might need support to thrive Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS Clinical Expert: Daryaneh Badaly, PhD, ABPP What You'll Learn What are the earliest signs that a child might have learning challenges? How old do kids have to be to b...
What Are Tics and Tourette's
And what to do (and not do) if your child develops a tic Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS Clinical Expert: Wendy Nash, MD Key Takeaways Tics are repeated, rapid movements or sounds that are not voluntary, but kids can often learn to control them with help. ...
Quick Guide to Tourette's Disorder
Clinical Expert: William Benson, PsyD What is Tourette’s disorder? Tourette’s disorder is a neurological disorder that causes children to make movements and sounds they cannot control. These are called tics. Tics usually happen suddenly and last no more th...
Quick Guide to Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder
Clinical Expert: William Benson, PsyD What is chronic motor or vocal tic disorder? A child with chronic motor or vocal tic disorder has tics they cannot control. Tics are sudden movements or sounds that happen quickly and repeatedly. If a child’s tics are ...
Do Kids With Tourette's Usually Have Other Disorders Too?
What you should know about comorbidity with OCD and ADHD Clinical Expert: Barbara J. Coffey, MD, MS Tourette’s syndrome is often diagnosed alongside other “co-morbid” disorders, most often obsessive-compulsive disorder and ADHD. Barbara Coffey, MD, the...
Therapy for Tics and Tourette's
Comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT) is the go-to treatment for tic disorders Writer: Katherine Martinelli Clinical Expert: Amanda Greenspan, LCSW What You'll Learn What is comprehensive behavioral therapy for tics, or CBIT? How is CBIT...
Medication Treatment for Tics and Tourette's
Types of medication that can help, and when they might be used Writer: Caroline Miller Clinical Expert: Paul Mitrani, MD, PhD Key Takeaways If tics are causing problems for a child and therapy doesn’t alleviate them, the recommended medication is usual...
How Habit Reversal Therapy Works for Tics
Behavioral treatment for tics, excoriation disorder, and trichotillomania Clinical Expert: Barbara J. Coffey, MD, MS Psychiatrist Barbara Coffey details the steps of habit reversal therapy (HRT) and how it empowers people with tic disorders to overcome...