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Tips on Parenting and Homework
10 Steps to Argument-Free Homework Get homework done quickly and efficiently without wearing out your vocal cords. De-escalate. Use positive reinforcement. Express interest in homework, schoolwork and...
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Video Games as Alternative Therapy
A new video game might prove to be a very productive use of time for young cancer patients: It helps kids fight their diseases figuratively and literally.The game, called “Re-mission,” is a 20-level...
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How to Boost Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem is always a hot topic: what does it really do for people? How is it developed? Is it good to have a lot, or can you have too much? What effect does self-esteem have on school performance?...
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How Can You Help A Socially Awkward Child?
Even popular kids experience some feelings of exclusion and social clumsiness. For a child with a Learning Disability (LD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD, ADHD) or Asperger’s Syndrome, the social...
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Brain Training Video Games in the News
There’s good news out there for folks who are looking to increase memory, stave off dementia, reduce the frequency of their “Senior Moments” and have fun doing it. What about training Attention (for...
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Taking the work out of Homework
The days are getting shorter. School is starting. Homework is coming. Arguments about homework generate anger and frustration for parents and children. It’s easy to understand the child’s perspective....
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Adventures in Teaching A.D.D.
This morning I’m off for my first day as a teacher at an all-ADD private school. Students won’t be arriving until next Wednesday, but I am excited about the opportunity to work with them in a group as...
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Pulitzer Prize Winner with Aspergers
My friend’s son has Aspergers and wants to be a singer. The problem is it’s hard not to cringe when he sings. It is very soulful and when I listen to him I wonder if he isn’t into some kind of more...
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Dreaming with Open Eyes
On October 20, 2007 I was invited by the Florida Special Arts Center www.flsac.org. to address an audience of several hundred persons invited to view a new documentary called Bridging to Gap: A True...
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Why Does Music Therapy Matter?
By Amy Price PhD Music Changes The Brain (image from meditate on it) Neuroscience reports successful outcomes with specially engineered music therapy programs. Reports of music making a difference...
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