Do you Have Realistic Expectations of Children’s Behavior in Adoption?
I was attending a writer’s?conference in Port Townsend when a colleague?shared a story about her crazy uncle. The uncle had purchased two piranhas and placed them in an aquarium in his home. One day, motivated by inebriation and the encouragement of two close... Read more
Four must reads to make your ADHD child successful in school, life and relationships
Whether or not your child is diagnosed ADHD, if they struggle with focus, memory, problem solving, procrastination, organization or one of the other common executive function skills common to anxiety, brain injury and other issues, these four books should be on your... Read more
Top nine supplements for treating autism symptoms
April 2, 2016 was World Autism Awareness Day. Research indicates that children entering foster care with autism are much more likely to have failed placements and need higher level of care due to their challenging behaviors. My clinical work and personal experience... Read more
Marijuana Use NOT harmless afterall
As a therapist to teens and children, I talk with kids all day long whose lives have been trashed by recreational marijuana use. As a result I find myself frustrated by the load of bull fed to us by legalization activists, a president who is proud to have inhaled, basement smokers and SNL hosts that this junk is harmless.
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