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When Your Child Worries
School Age, Young child By Megan Allen, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
You put your daughter to bed hours ago, but at 11 PM she comes running into your room saying, “I want to sleep with you. I’m afraid.” This has been going on for the past month even though she has always slept alone without any problem. It is More...
Taming the Disorganized Child
Preteen/Teen, School Age By Maria Deniston, MS, OTR/L and Jill Yochim, MA, CALT
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 find the scrap of paper where he wrote down his homework assignments, while his mother does the same, providing help that he More...
My Kid Is Fine: How Teen Depression Deceives Us
Preteen/Teen By Katherine DeVaul, MD, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
At-Home Strategies to Teach Your Struggling Student
School Age By Rosalie Whitlock, PhD, Executive Director & Educational Specialist
Your daughter has a large report due next week. She’s distressed and doesn’t know where to begin. You know that she chronically procrastinates. Your son shows you a low score on his multiplication test. He’s discouraged and doesn’t want to study. You don’t want your children to flounder, but More...
Helping Your Child Forge Friendships
School Age By Beatrice Kirchhoff, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist and Bridget Stolee, MA, Marriage and Family Therapy Intern
While every parent hopes that his child will fit in and be accepted, making friends is not easy for all children. Many families share similar stories: “My son was excited when he started first grade, but now he seems sad and prefers to play by himself,” or, “Our daughter More...
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