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  • Help For Children with A.D.D. & A.D.H.D.  By : Michael Comeau
    Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are fast growing disorders in the US that currently affects 10 to 15% of all school children. This figure is expected to double in the next 5 years.
  • Tips for Coping with a Misbehaving Child  By : Dr. Noel Swanson...
    Once again the British press is full of discussion about children misbehaving in school. And once again the main solution seems to be "exclude the troublemakers from the classroom".
  • Developmental Delay: What Is Offered By Developmental Service Providers?  By : Rodger Bailey
    None of the training programs generally available for children with developmental issues have success at addressing the gaps in their developmental process. Most training programs focus on teaching as many skills as possible to someone who will be an grownup with those developmental issues.
  • PDD And GDD: What Is Developmental Delay?  By : Rodger Bailey
    Developmental Disability includes Autism, Asperger's, Pervasive Developmental Disorder and other diagnoses. Developmental Delay includes ADHD, LD, Dyslexia, and others. Then there is GDD and Central Auditory Processing Disorder, and I don't know where they fit in the official structure of diagnostic labels, but I know they are a developmental difficulty.
  • Asperger's: The Natural Movement Through The Developmental Stages Is Not Functioning  By : Rodger Bailey
    Special Ed teachers agree. Many children are suffering from developmental problems. They also agree that all the problems that parents and teachers see in these children are related to the natural developmental process being not working.
  • GDD: Keeping track of and showing the developmental process  By : Rodger Bailey
    As part of our consulting practice specializing in the movement through the developmental stages, we needed a method for showing the developmental process from month to month. The result is our free Developmental Checklist. Our clients use it to track the movement through the developmental stages of their children. It is useful for families of children with developmental problems to see and understand the status of their children’s movement through the developmental stages. It is also useful for all families to understand and to track the movement through the developmental stages of their children, no matter the developmental situation.
  • Getting Your Child to Go to Bed  By : Dr. Noel Swanson.
    It is often difficult to get your child to go to bed for two reasons. One, the child is in no mood to give up the activity and go to the quiet lonely bedroom and be deprived of the fun. Secondly, by the end of the day you are so tired that you long for some quiet moments all to yourself. Both of you are justified and that is where the clash of interest begins. The result is your child throws up a tantrum or comes up with some demand or the other that can postpone bedtime.
  • Parenting Advice: Childhood Lies  By : Dr. Noel Swanson
    Unfortunately, even though adults hate lying, they often set up their children to do just that. Here's a look at how:
  • Parenting Advice: Night Terrors in Childhood  By : Dr. Noel Swanson
    Q. "My seven year old boy sometimes awakens screaming in the middle of the night. When we go into his room he is sitting straight up in bed, staring straight ahead. We try to calm him down but he isn't even aware that we are in his room. After a few minutes, he goes back to sleep. If we awaken him, he doesn't even know why we're there, as he remembers nothing about his dream."
  • How to Teach Children Right From Wrong  By : Dr. Noel Swanson
    A typical issue that parents face is dealing with their children's behaviors. Let's say you are a parent of a five year old child that has just started school. She was a polite, considerate, and helpful young lady at home and in front of her teachers. However, her behavior has become inappropriate at home as it includes talking back, swearing, and discussing sex in general terms. She learned these behaviors from other children at her school.
  • Ways to Help Children Distinguish Between Right and Wrong  By : Dr. Noel Swanson
    A typical issue that parents face is dealing with their children's behaviors. Let's say you are a parent of a five year old child that has just started school. She was a polite, considerate, and helpful young lady at home and in front of her teachers. However, her behavior has become inappropriate at home as it includes talking back, swearing, and discussing sex in general terms. She learned these behaviors from other children at her school.
  • What is ADHD and How do You Manage it?  By : Dr. Noel Swanson
    Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) show the following symptoms:

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