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Why Is It Important to Read to Your Child?
The benefits go far beyond literacy Writer: Hannah Sheldon-Dean Clinical Expert: Laura Phillips, PsyD, ABPdN Key Takeaways Reading to children builds language skills, vocabulary, and general knowledge that helps them learn more effectively in school....
Should Kids Take Mental Health Days?
When taking a break is helpful (and when it's not) Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS Clinical Experts: Jerry Bubrick, PhD , Allison Dubinski, LCSW , Stephanie Ruggiero, PsyD Key Takeaways Mental health days can benefit kids who need rest after big challenges or...
How Anxiety Affects Kids in School
What it looks like, and why it's often mistaken for something else Writer: Rachel Ehmke Clinical Expert: Ken Schuster, PsyD What You'll Learn What might anxiety look like at school? Why is anxiety sometimes confused with other problems like ADHD or lear...
What Does OCD Look Like in the Classroom?
How to recognize the signs a child is struggling, even if they are hiding their anxiety Writer: Jerry Bubrick, PhD Clinical Expert: Jerry Bubrick, PhD What You'll Learn Why is it hard for kids with OCD to function at school? What kinds of behaviors do k...
When Kids Refuse to Go to School
How to recognize what's called 'school refusal' and how to get kids back in class Writer: Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP Clinical Expert: Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP Key Takeaways School refusal involves extreme anxiety about attending school, with children...
How Anxiety Leads to Problem Behavior
Kids who seem oppositional are often severely anxious Writer: Caroline Miller Clinical Experts: Jerry Bubrick, PhD , Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP , Nancy Rappaport, MD Key Takeaways Problem behaviors like tantrums, outbursts, and running away can be sympt...
Twice-Exceptional Kids: Both Gifted and Challenged
2e kids, as they’re called, have a unique set of issues that need addressing Writer: Beth Arky Clinical Experts: Adam S. Zamora, PsyD , Laura Phillips, PsyD, ABPdN Key Takeaways Twice-exceptional (2e) children are both gifted and have learning or devel...
How Sensory Processing Issues Affect Kids in School
And what parents and teachers can do to help children in the classroom What You'll Learn What are sensory processing issues? How do they affect kids in school? What can parents and teachers do to help? Your son’s second grade teacher calls to say she’...
School Success Kit For Kids With Auditory Processing Issues
Tools to help kids maximize classroom learning and stay on top of expectations Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS What You'll Learn What challenges do kids with auditory processing issues face at school? What are some tools that can help? What can parents do to h...
What's ADHD (and What's Not) in the Classroom
Signs that a child might have the disorder, and other problems that may be confused with ADHD Writer: Caroline Miller Key Takeaways ADHD symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, but these behaviors can also be caused by anxiety, lea...
School Success Kit for Kids With ADHD
Tools and strategies to help manage time, stay focused, and handle homework Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS Key Takeaways If you have ADHD, getting organized for school take more than will power — it takes planning. Using planners, keeping backup supplies...
School Success Kit for Kids With Executive Functioning Issues
Tools to help kids get organized, focused, and out the door on time Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS What You'll Learn What challenges do kids with executive functioning issues face at school? What are some tools that can help kids stay organized? How can paren...
Is It ADHD or Immaturity?
How to avoid a misdiagnosis when a child is young for their class Writer: Caroline Miller Clinical Expert: Matthew H. Rouse, PhD What You'll Learn How can kids who are young for their grade avoid a wrong diagnosis? Why do immaturity and ADHD sometimes l...
Helping Kids Who Struggle With Executive Functions
Learning specialists on how to build organizational skills Writer: Rachel Ehmke Clinical Expert: Matthew Cruger, PhD Key Takeaways Executive functions are self-regulating skills kids use daily for tasks like planning, organizing, and learning from mist...
How to Help Kids With Working Memory Issues
Supportive strategies for kids with a memory deficit Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS Clinical Experts: Matthew Cruger, PhD , Linda Hecker, MEd Key Takeaways Kids with working memory challenges struggle to keep in mind information needed to complete a task. ...
Are Schools Driving ADHD Diagnoses?
How accountability laws may influence the rising rates of kids with the disorder Writer: Caroline Miller As the ranks of kids diagnosed with ADHD in this country continue to swell—to 12% of school-age children and as many as 20% of teenage boys, according to...
Why Are Kids Different at Home and at School?
Some hold it together at school, only to lose it at home. Others stress out in the classroom. Writer: Beth Arky Clinical Experts: Stephanie A. Lee, PsyD , Jerry Bubrick, PhD What You'll Learn Why do some children act out at school but not at home? Why a...
What Is a Behavior Intervention Plan?
A BIP is a plan to help children whose problem behavior in school is affecting their learning Writer: Gia Miller Clinical Experts: Stephanie A. Lee, PsyD , Margaret Dyson, PhD What You'll Learn What is a behavior intervention plan (BIP)? How is a BIP cr...
What Is Social and Emotional Learning?
How SEL programs help kids succeed in school Writer: Jessica Souza Clinical Experts: LaKisha Hoffman, MSW , Caroline Mendel, PsyD What You'll Learn What is SEL? What are the basic components of SEL? Why is SEL beneficial to children? Social and emot...
My Child Is Bullying Others: What Should I Do?
How to find out what's behind the bullying behavior, and foster healthy friendship skills Writer: Brigit Katz Clinical Experts: Jamie Howard, PhD , Kristin Carothers, PhD Key Takeaways Children who bully aren’t necessarily “bad kids” — they may be st...