Articles and Insight

“Do it for Me!” How to Prevent Learned Helplessness in Young Kids

by Dr. Joan Simeo Munson (article from Empowering Parents)

http://www.empoweringparents.com/how-to-prevent-learned-helplessness-in-your-young-child.php?utm_medium=email&utm_source=email05142013NX&spMailingID=41501379&spUserID=Mjc1MjczOTk1MDYS1&spJobID=188063968&spReportId=MTg4MDYzOTY4S0=41501379&spUserID=Mjc1MjczOTk1MDYS1&spJobID=188063968&spReportId=MTg4MDYzOTY4S0=MTg4MDYzOTY4S0

Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Sticky! 

Melting down from overload or scrambling for stimulation: many kids with attention deficit also suffer from sensory processing disorder. Try these tips to ease your child’s SPD symptoms.

by Terry Matlen  (from ADDitude – Living well with Attention Deficit)

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/9777.html

5 Tips for Tantrums

from WellnessEveryday.org

http://www.wellnesseveryday.org/relationships/parenting/tantrumtips?utm_source=macaronikid.com&utm_medium=April%2Bbanner&utm_content=Tantrum&utm_campaign=macaronikid_banner_April_tandrum

Stepchildren Making You Crazy? 

(5 ways to manage conflict in blended families)

by Kim Abraham LMSW and Marney Studaker-Cordner LMSW (article from Empowering Parents)

http://www.empoweringparents.com/5-ways-to-manage-conflict-in-blended-families.php?utm_medium=email&utm_source=email04022013NX&spMailingID=41253955&spUserID=Mjc1MjczOTk1MDYS1&spJobID=183405632&spReportId=MTgzNDA1NjMyS0

Child with ADD or ADHD?

(5 Don’ts When Your Child is Angry)

by Dr. Robert Myers, Child Psychologist (article from Empowering Parents)

http://www.empoweringparents.com/child-with-add-or-adhd-five-donts-when-your-child-is-angry.php?utm_medium=email&utm_source=email03262013NX&spMailingID=41218570&spUserID=Mjc1MjczOTk1MDYS1&spJobID=182637297&spReportId=MTgyNjM3Mjk3S0

From prison to juvenile justice lawyer

JUVENILE JUSTICE Lawyer incarcerated as a youth now returns to  change lives – by Meredith May  (from the San Francisco Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/From-prison-to-juvenile-justice-lawyer-4286757.php#ixzz2NScdtLTg

5 Areas to Let Your Child Face Natural Consequences .

by Sara Bean, M.Ed (article from Empowering Parents)

http://www.empoweringparents.com/5-areas-to-let-your-child-face-natural-consequences.php?utm_medium=email&utm_source=email03122013NX&spMailingID=41131501&spUserID=Mjc1MjczOTk1MDYS1&spJobID=180611850&spReportId=MTgwNjExODUwS0

Parental Coping Skills

How to Use Humor to Defuse Fights with Your Child 

by Kim Abraham LMSW and Marney Studaker-Cordner LMSW. (article from Empowering Parents)

http://www.empoweringparents.com/how-to-use-humor-to-defuse-a-fight-with-your-child.php#ixzz2MhQNR4eT

ADHD, LDs, ODD ?

How to Stop Doing Too Much for Your Special Needs Kid

by Anna Stewart, Family Advocate (article from Empowering Parents)

http://www.empoweringparents.com/how-to-stop-doing-too-much-for-your-special-needs-kid.php?

“Why You Can’t Be Your Child’s Friend”

by Janet Lehman, MSW   (article from Empowering Parents)

http://www.empoweringparents.com/why-you-cant-be-your-childs-friend.php?utm_medium=email&utm_source=email02192013NX&spMailingID=41017622&spUserID=Mjc1MjczOTk1MDYS1&spJobID=178243253&spReportId=MTc4MjQzMjUzS0