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Teenage Depression

Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Teenagers experience depression in a manner very similar to adults, but they may experience their emotions more intensely and with greater volatility. Feeling down about a relationship issue or an upcoming exam is normal. ...  Read more... »

ADHD and Sleep

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have sleep difficulties. ADHD is a neurological condition characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Three subtypes of ADHD generally are recognized by professionals: ...  Read more... »

The ABCs of ADHD

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Who today has not heard the term "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder," or ADHD? No other term in the diagnostic lexicon has more information and misinformation attached to it than ADHD. Everyone you ask — parents, ...  Read more... »

School Violence: Identifying At-Risk Teens

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
School violence actually has decreased in the past 10 years, but mass killings of children in schools have increased. The school shootings of Littleton, Colo., and in suburban Atlanta are two examples of this. Angry ...  Read more... »

Are You Ready for College? Alternatives for the Unsure

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
It's all set. For three and a half years of high school, you've made the grades, been on teams, sung in the chorus or played in the band. You've taken the SATs (twice!), written the ...  Read more... »

College Activities: Not-So-Incidental Learning

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
So, you’re in college or off to college soon. Big question: Are you having fun yet? If the answer is “no,” what I say is this -- get yourself out of the classroom, your nose ...  Read more... »

Embracing the Challenge of Life with Epilepsy

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
This article is not about epilepsy per se. It is instead about the challenges that people with epilepsy and their families successfully manage each and every day. For the record, epilepsy is not a mental illness. ...  Read more... »

School Phobia: ‘I’m Not Stupid, I’m Scared’

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
The most important thing to understand about phobias is that they are not rational. A child who is afraid of dogs isn't going to be talked out of it, scolded out of it, or punished ...  Read more... »

Do the Write Thing

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
At the first parent-teacher night we attended when our older son entered kindergarten, the teacher took a poll: "How many of you consider yourselves to be readers?" Almost every adult in the room raised a hand. "How many ...  Read more... »

The Gift of Learning

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
It's a new school year. The headline of a local paper reads: "Only 179 Days to Go Before Summer Vacation Begins." An area supermarket chain, trying to be cute in advertising school supplies, runs a radio ...  Read more... »

Success in School Begins at Home

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Homework — work a student does at home without the monitoring of the teacher — is an important part of the school day. Homework is about learning to be self-disciplined. Homework is about learning to ...  Read more... »

Let’s Talk about Homework

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
For those of us with kids in school, the start of the new school year is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, the stress of making sure the kids are occupied every day is ...  Read more... »

Getting Along with Your College Roommate

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
She was a nightmare! My first roommate and I could not have been more different had some sort of incompatibility test matched us. To her, the floor was a substitute for a closet, studies were ...  Read more... »

Growth and Change Through the College Years

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Intellectual and social stimulation from the college setting can mix with the normal developmental patterns of becoming an adult in American society to produce profound changes in young people. Most parents expect their young adult ...  Read more... »

The College Drop-off and the Long Drive Home

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
As Oscar Hammerstein wrote in Showboat (1927), "Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly." And kids gotta leave. Somewhere around a child's 18th or 19th birthday, there is a monumental shift in family life. The kid ...  Read more... »
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