If you have a child or student who has been recently diagnosed with slow processing speed, it is extremely important to help them understand what this means. And if you […]

Developing and improving executive functioning skills comes naturally to some children. For these kids, simple human interaction — observing others and interacting with their family members — is all they […]

Parenting children with slow processing speed can be an agonizing experience. Waiting for them to get ready for school, wondering how it could take so long just to pick up […]

When it comes to modern day parenting, screen time is the enduring buzzword. And while we can justify much of the 9 hours on average that today’s kids spend in […]

Slow processing speed and executive function disorders are two of the most common reasons children have trouble in school. While processing speed and executive functioning are two distinct neuropsychological constructs, […]

So you have a child with slow processing speed. What next?

Finding out your child has slow processing speed might take you a while to process. If you’re not sure […]

In my work as a child psychologist, one of the things I see worrying parents the most is the “addictive” nature of social media and video game play. While I view most technology usage to be cognitively challenging and useful for kids, many parents worry about their kids only wanting to do things that involve a screen. And when it comes to kids with ADHD, Autism, and Learning Disabilities, stopping video game play can cause intense distress and arguments, to the point where many parents no longer want them to play games, no matter what the potential benefit may be.

Raising kids in the digital age is a tough job. It can be difficult to parent around technology and social media. You don’t want screens to dominate your child’s life, […]

There’s a reason empathy is a buzzword these days, and it isn’t just because the world needs more kindness and understanding. For critics of the memorize-and-regurgitate style of learning, empathy […]

Parenting a child has never been a simple task. But in a society so dominated by technology, with the outside world so easily brought into our homes by the Internet […]