This article in the Ney York Times gives some excellent advice for parents who suspect their child may have a learning disability. The author outlines steps from dealing with the school, documenting supporting evidence and when or whether an evaluator might be helpful. Patient Money – How to Navigate the Learning Disabilities System – NYTimes.com.
Parents often ask me whether their young child has a speech delay. More often these days I get referrals from local preschools for children in danger of being removed from programs due to behavior problems. Many times, these young ones have an undiagnosed speech delay. Speech delays in young children are not uncommon and free [...]
Children and internet safety is a primary concern for parents. The internet, social networking and online communities are changing fast- certainly not news by now. But how can parents reasonably protect children from online predators given normal curiosity and also give them independence? Semantec Corp, an internet security group did a study on what children [...]
I am frequently troubled as I continue to meet young high school graduates who have never held a job and have basically no independent living skills. That is to say they cannot cook, do laundry, budget money, or run errands. Many cannot even wait to drive. We live in a world of play dates and homework. Masses of homework. ..
I often run into people looking for caregivers – for their children, senior parents, even their pets. Care.com lets you search for babysitters, care for seniors, pet-sitters, and housekeepers/sitters by state. You can search for special needs and tutors also. There is a small fee for background checks. The people that I know who have [...]
Philosophical reasoning taught in the second grade. – NYTimes.com
How Does Your Child Hear and Talk?
