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 [...]
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. ..
Here’s one for those of us who deal with challenging kids. Think Kids Check it Out…
For the young child 1. Ignore it. It May Go Away by Itself – the tantrum, not the child. Pros: There is a lot less energy involved on the parents part in this technique. If it can be arranged to occur at home, and the child is having the tantrum to see how it will [...]
Philosophical reasoning taught in the second grade. – NYTimes.com
How Does Your Child Hear and Talk?
