Back to School: Practical Strategies for an Emotionally Smooth Transition
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When to Worry: Balance, Patterns, and Progress
The books I have found to be among the most useful as both a child psychologist and a parent are a series of books by a developmental psychologist, Louise Bates Ames, and a pediatrician, Frances L. Ilg. Each book highlights the stages that typical children progress through fairly predictably. The authors are careful to remind […]
Preparing Your Spectrum Teen/Young Adult for Living Independently: Crash and Burn (Catastrophic Academic Failure)
The first year of college sometimes results in a crash and burn experience. Presented by Dr. Andrew Schlegelmilch, Ph.D., this session focuses on what a crash and burn experience is, what might cause it, and how to avoid it. How to respond to and bounce back from a crash and burn will also be discussed. […]
Preparing Your Spectrum Teen/Young Adult for Living Independently: Engaging the DSS Office
Disabled Student Services (DSS) offices exist on most college campuses and can be a useful resource for people with learning disabilities and ASD. Presented by Dr. Andrew Schlegelmich, Ph.D., this session discusses how and why to access such services, and how to advocate for oneself with DSS. The discussion explains accommodations and services DSS usually […]
Preparing Your Spectrum Teen/Young Adult for Living Independently: Caring for Health and Well-Being at College
Most people are more academically prepared for college than they are prepared to live a healthy life at college. Presented by Dr. Andrew Schlegelmilch, Ph.D., this session includes discussions about eating, sleeping, socializing, and exercising for the sake of promoting well-being. It also includes talk about effective supports parents can provide, including engaging the help […]
Parenting with a Growth Mindset
In the last few years there has been increased buzz in education about growth vs fixed mindset. Carol Dweck, a psychologist, has led the research into the impact of one’s mindset on performance and achievement. She identified two types of mindsets: growth mindset and fixed mindset. Dr. Dweck identified that individuals with a growth mindset […]
Strategies for a Successful Summer Break
While many children will be thrilled by the end of the school year, anticipating lazy days and sleeping in, the prospect of summer break isn’t always that pleasurable version for parents. And if you have a child with emotional or developmental issues who is challenging in the best of times, long breaks can in fact […]
Using Your Village: Parents Benefit from Connecting with Other Parents
I spent the Memorial Day weekend in a house with four families- eight adults and eleven children ages 1-9. There was chaos, laughter, tears, triumph and defeat, and less sleep than usual. But we were with our village, our tribe, and it was beautiful. Summertime can bring many great opportunities and events, but it also […]
Summer Parenting: How to Get Through the Summer While Staying Cool
Summer is a great time for our children to be free from the demands of schoolwork and busy schedules. It’s a time for them to get out and “be a kid”, running around outside, using their imaginations, engaging in clubs or sports and being with their friends. However, many families struggle with the unstructured time […]
Helping or Hurting? Where Parenting Strategies Go Wrong
If you listen closely, you can almost hear the collective sigh of relief from parents as the end of the school year approaches. While the prospect of a summer break from school will be a welcomed change for some families, others may feel they’re trading missing assignments and getting-out-of-bed complaints for fighting over electronics, messy […]