In an ideal world kids and adults alike would always choose to engage in healthy play and leisure activities. The need for limiting screen time and helping kids recognize that […]

In my work as a neuropsychologist it is all too common to hear about children who choose to spend all their free time sitting in front of a screen rather […]

Many kids with executive functioning difficulties struggle, not just with learning, but with learning how to learn.  Hundreds of parents have told me that their child can memorize something, or […]

I’m a psychologist, not an educator, and I have to admit I sometimes get confused by the constant changes in the educational world. Common Core State Standards? The “new math”? […]

(This is part three  of a series that examines ADHD in the digital world, in honor of CHADD’s Annual International Conference on ADHD, at which my colleague, Dr. Gary […]

(This is part two of a series that examines ADHD in the digital world, in honor of CHADD’s Annual International Conference on ADHD, at which my colleague, Dr. Gary […]

(This is part one of a series that examines ADHD in the digital world, in honor of CHADD’s Annual International Conference on ADHD, at which my colleague, Dr. Gary […]

I am a child clinical psychologist, and while my five children might argue that you could find better advice elsewhere (I do know that they love me, anyway), the parents […]

Does your child forget to do her homework, misplace her books, rush out of the house in the morning without her lunch, or get distracted when telling you about her […]

Some kids simply hate to write. They become argumentative with their parents when doing written homework. At school they rush through writing assignments, doing as little as possible. For children […]