Recently an article was published in the Atlantic written by Anne Marie Slaughter about the work-family balance. It is a very thoughtful article in which Dr. Slaughter discusses the struggles many parents face in combining family responsibilities with the demands of a successful career. She raises many issues in the article around the current corporate …Read More
Autism Early Intervention
Mar 17, 2011
A recent study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry found additional evidence that early intervention is key to addressing the social difficulties associated with Autism. Though some parents are told to “wait and see” if their child develops more severe symptoms of Autism, catching warning signs and intervening early appears to lead …Read More
Autism and Sensory Integration
Nov 12, 2010
A prominent feature of Autism is the tendency to focus intensely on one activity or feature of the environment. So far, this tendency has not been understood; however, recent research may provide clues as to why Autistic individuals tend to behave this way. In an article published in Autism Research this August, researchers measured electrical …Read More
Helping Your Child Succeed In School IV: Successful Study Habits
Nov 9, 2010
What helps kids best learn information when they study for school? The answer might be different than you think. A recent article in the New York Times reviewed research literature on what kinds of study habits help our brains retain most of the information we are learning. This is the fourth installment in a series of …Read More
ADHD on the Rise Internationally
Oct 31, 2010
I’ve often heard the opinion that ADHD is an “American disease” and that parents and doctors in this country tend to excessively medicate children. I tend to agree that psychiatric drugs are overprescribed; however, this isn’t a purely American trend. A recent study in Deutsches Aerzteblatt International, a German scientific journal, found that the diagnosis …Read More
Autism Traits Inherited
Oct 22, 2010
Autism is a complex disorder that can have any number of presentations. That is, any two people with Autism may display a wide range of characteristics. To add to the mystery, researchers and professionals working in the field have little idea as to what causes or predicts the disorder. What we do know is …Read More
Helping Your Child Succeed In School III: A Supportive Relationship With Your Child
Oct 11, 2010
In this series of blogs, I am writing about different things that help kids succeed in school. I am particularly focusing on things that parents can do. Previously I posted blogs on the importance of healthy food and exercise, and on the importance of getting enough sleep. Today I will discuss your relationship with your …Read More
Helping Your Child Succeed In School II: Sleep
Sep 26, 2010
In this series of blogs I am writing about things parents can do to help their kids succeed in school. In my previous blog in this series I wrote about the importance of a healthy diet and exercise. Today I would like to talk about sleep. Sleep is a very important part of our life. …Read More
Helping Your Child Succeed In School I: Healthy Food and Exercise
Sep 16, 2010
A couple of weeks ago I posted a blog about measuring teacher effectiveness. While I was writing this blog, I reflected on how many different factors influence children’s success in school, and how you can’t just pin everything on the teacher. This gave me the idea to write a series of blogs about many of …Read More
Measuring Teacher Effectiveness?
Sep 3, 2010
We all want our children to be successful in school. There are many different factors that influence children’s success in education, and recently much of the attention in politics and in the media has turned to the influence of individual teachers on students’ success. Most of this attention centers around teacher effectiveness, and there is …Read More