May, 2008 Archive Entries:
ADD/ADHD and Friends
Research indicates that at least 60% of children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD have difficulty making and keeping friends. Many ADD/ADHD boys, when observed with their peers, seem to be more aggressive, off-task, challenging and argumentative. Girls, who tend to be more aware of their disorder, often have a thought process that hinders their desire to make and keep friends. Some ADD/ADHD girls, who are aggressive, […]
Making Friends: How To Help My Child Make Friends
Parents searching for some positive ideas to help their child make and keep friends will find these helpful strategies easy to use and implement. Parents searching for more ideas should go to Ask a Counselor for additional help and assistance with “advanced Strategy” ideas.
Build Social Skills – Encourage Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities
Encourage your child to participate in plays, drama, band clubs, sports, community education programs, […]
Drugs and Alcohol: Parents Take Action
You may be a parent that has spoken to your child about avoiding the use of drugs and alcohol. This is an important first step to keeping your child safe and chemical free. Below are some other steps that you can take to ensure that your child is not drinking, smoking or abusing drugs.
Establish a loving relationship
Long before your child has the whereabouts to […]
Say I Love You: Many Ways To Show Your Child Love
10 Ways For Parents To Say “I Love You” Without Words 
Acceptance and Love For You Child Appreciating Your Child’s Personal Style
Perinatal and Postpartum Depression: What Women Can Do
Depression during pregnancy or after the birth of a child affects less than 1% of the population. If this population includes you, this affliction may seem hopeless and life changing. Like other forms of depression, there is a cure. Women suffering from depression before (perinatal) after a pregnancy (postpartum), should seek help from their medical doctor with optimism that this disease can be cured. […]
Failure Is Not An Option: Plan To Stop Student Failure
For too long parents and teachers have been unintentionally allowing students to fail. Many in education have even accepted “failure as a right” and “a part of learning.” This philosophy and line of thinking is obviously flawed. Failure should not be an option and students should not be allowed an “easy out” of completing an assignment.
Home and School Study Hall Program
The following teaching strategy […]
Do I Need Counseling?
Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For Help
There are many myths about what Counseling. Most of them come from some outdated ideas about psychology and psychotherapy. Unfortunately, images of old men in beards, clients on couches and patients in asylums still define what counseling is for many individuals who might benefit from what counseling offers today. So, What is counseling?
Can Counseling Help You?
Counseling is a […]
Sibling Rivalry: Why Do Brothers and Sisters Fight?
There are many different causes to sibling rivalry. Most brothers and sisters experience some degree of jealousy or competition, and this can lead to squabbles and bickering. But other factors also might influence how often kids fight and how severe the fighting gets. These include:
Changing Needs
It’s natural for kids’ changing needs, anxieties, and identities to affect how they relate to one another. For example, […]
Emotionally Intelligent Students: What Parents and Teachers Need To Know
Being a parent of an intelligent child is great. Being comforted by the fact that having a smart child often leads to a more optimistic chance of the child succeeding in school, securing a better job and becoming more capable of problem-solving everyday challenges is often a wishful thought for many parents. But, we all know that high intelligence […]
