Build your student’s confidence and independence through strengths-based behavior management – and avoid exhausting power struggles. The first step is a shift in thinking about why challenging behavior occurs. Presenter Alexis Filippini, PhD, explores the intersection of old-school behavior science Read more >>
EdRev Expo 2019 Workshop: Maintaining Resiliency During the Late Night Melt Down [presentation]
Is your child/family going through a transition that’s turning your household upside down? Perhaps it’s a new school, or grade level…and it’s pushing you to the edge of your limits. Learn what building and sustaining resiliency may look like for Read more >>
EdRev Expo 2019 Workshop: Anxiety and the Twice-Exceptional Child [presentation]
What does it mean when your child has been identified as twice-exceptional? Students who are twice-exceptional have unique challenges. They often experience anxiety as a result of some of those challenges. CHC’s Vivien Keil, PhD, talks about the makeup of Read more >>
Sleep Deprived Teens — What Can Be Done?
Animals have evolved to adapt to their environment in many ways, but one thing hasn’t changed: They all need sleep to survive, says Rafael Pelayo, a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences Read more >>
Abdominal Pain in Kids: Anxiety-Related or Something More?
It’s not uncommon for kids to complain of abdominal pain around the start of the school year, before a big test, sports game or performance — when their stress and anxiety levels can be at an all-time high. Read more >>
The recent news about college admissions was deeply troubling to CHC and to the community because it amplifies the culture of stress around admissions and reinforces the stigma attached to learning differences and accommodations, leaving parents concerned that their kids’ Read more >>
Movement And Breathing Breaks Help Students Stay Focused On Learning
For many kids, sitting still all day in school is a big challenge, which is why movement breaks are good practice, whether it’s in elementary school or high school. Additionally, learning science shows us that movement activates the brain and Read more >>
Turning the Tide II: A Report on Character and the College Admissions Process [downloadable]
Three years in the making, Turning the Tide II: How Parents and High Schools Can Cultivate Ethical Character and Reduce Distress in The College Admissions Process, a report published by the Making Caring Common project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Read more >>
Making Time for Mindfulness [downloadable]
A study suggests that mindfulness education — lessons on techniques to calm the mind and body — can reduce the negative effects of stress and increase students’ ability to stay engaged, helping them stay on track academically and avoid behavior Read more >>
Four Key Executive Functioning Strategies for Your Child
Written by Vivien Keil, PhD, Neuropsychologist and Clinical Director at CHC March Madness is around the corner: a time of anticipation and excitement for college basketball fans around the globe. Many students, however, especially those with learning and attention differences, Read more >>
