For many people, the term “ADHD” conjures up images of hyperactive children who can’t focus in school. While it’s true that some children with ADHD do struggle with focus and hyperactivity, the reality is that there’s a lot more to it than that. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can cause challenges with executive […]
WHAT EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT AN IEP and A 504 PLAN By Dr Michael Rubino It appears to be getting close to the beginning of the school year. I am also already getting emails regarding IEPs that school districts failed to complete over the summer and from parents who want to have their […]
Many parents are very happy to hear that their child has been classified as “gifted.” They assume that their child will do very well in school and have a very bright future because they are “gifted.” While “gifted” children may excel in certain academic areas, often they have difficulties in other social situations or academic […]
How Counseling Can Help Your Child With Self-Care I love working with kids and families. I notice sometimes the topic of self-care is focused on adults and not always on kids. Yet, I see kids every day in my office, and we talk about stress. We talk about the following areas that have to do […]
How Counseling Can Help Your Child With ADHD As a child counselor, I love to start my sessions with kids from a position of relationship building. This means that I remove the hat of thinking that I am in the session to tell my client was to do. I instead lean into a teamwork […]
How To Teach Your Child To Regulate Their Emotions Regulating an emotion means that your child is able to acknowledge the feeling they are experiencing know how to regulate it in a healthy way. As a child counselor, I notice that kids at times have a hard time fully understanding and recognizing the emotion that […]
How To Create A Healthy Family System How do you create a healthy family dynamic? Healthy families have systems and practices that they utilize which directly create and sustain the family system. If you are trying to create a healthy family system, I want to share with you a few areas that can be […]
Ways To Help Your Child Increase Self-Esteem Parents come together in sharing that one of their main objectives is to raise happy and healthy kids. Part of raising a happy and healthy child is connected to teaching your child how to strengthen self-esteem. Have you ever sat down with your child to talk to […]
Positive Affirmations To Raise Happy Kids Affirmations help kids build healthy levels of self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth. If you are unfamiliar with affirmations, I want you to think about them as words that feed the soul. Affirmations are words that we use to promote healthy thoughts, feelings, and actions. For instance, when a person […]
It is the Holiday Season and many middle school students will be asking for their first Smartphone and many high school students will be asking for the newest smartphones available such as the IPhone 13. In today’s society many people including teenagers view cell phones as a necessity of life. I have seen teenagers argue […]
