April is Autism Awareness Month.

Autism Awareness Month is an opportunity for all of us to learn more about Autism Spectrum Disorder. For parents and childcare […]

Some kids find working with math easy and enjoyable. Others find it difficult and frustrating. These children may lack basic number sense or struggle with recalling fundamental math facts. Recognizing […]

Some kids just don’t “get” math. These children frequently seem to lack an intuitive sense of numbers, magnitudes, and patterns. They may struggle with estimating how long it might take […]

Minecraft is an incredibly engaging and complex game, loved by millions of children. Many parents have asked me, should children with ADHD play Minecraft? These parents have observed the ways […]

Some children always seem to “make a mountain out of a molehill.” They are Chicken Littles who seem to think the sky is always falling. They tend to see the […]

Does your child overreact at the most inopportune times? Does she make negative comments about herself when things go wrong? Are there times when you wish she would just chill […]

One of the most common questions I am asked by parents is, “How do I get my kids to stop playing video games and engage in other activities?” While this […]

Parents often ask me, “What can I do to improve my child’s handwriting?”

I mostly hear this from the parents of elementary school students who ignore appropriate […]

Have you ever told your child it’s time to stop playing video games and been met with an argument like, “But I’m learning so much from playing this game!”?

Well, […]

My work as a child clinical psychologist has sparked my interest about how children interact with video games, apps, and other technologies. Over the past 20 years, I have conducted […]