By Beth Richey, LCSW The Trauma Reaction Cards for Children & Adolescents were created to be used in a therapeutic setting with youth who have experienced trauma or other stressful life events. These cards capture the youth’s post trauma experience...
Listening comprehension is vitally important if students are to achieve reading comprehension. Children who come from homes with minimal language enrichment need to hear new words if they are to become proficient readers. Reading aloud to children, even if only...
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in children is a psychiatric disorder that can persist into adulthood. Students with ODD have an underdeveloped conscience and poor relationship skills. They display a great deal of aggression and purposefully annoy others. The actions of...
Self-control is restraint practiced over one's own emotions, impulses, or desires. It is the ability to make positive choices, to think before acting. Without self-control, students say and do things impulsively which often leads to trouble. Children need to be...
Shyness is often misunderstood because it is not one emotion, but a mixture of fear, tension, apprehension and/or embarrassment. Shy children seem to lack confidence and are self-conscious especially in new surroundings or when they are the center of attention....
It is normal for young children to deny allegations, blame others for their mistakes or make up stories. They find it hard to distinguish fiction from reality. Until the age of six or seven, fantasy is a part of children's...
Children don’t see the world in the same way adults do, and realizing this can make you help their brains develop better. Research published in the National Academics Press found that children register events around them when they affect or appeal to...
Helping children deal with stress in a one-on-one setting can be done with the use of different types of counseling games. These allow therapist and child to form a strong personal connection that allows for better communication and building strategies...
Mindfulness has taken a front seat as a growing trend in the last 10 years or so, both in casual and in psychological practice. Studies spanning from 1998 to 2009 and beyond have explored the numerous benefits of this ancient...
It is speculated that Leonardo DaVinci, Vincent Van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso all had ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). They exhibited many of the classic characteristics a person with ADHD has. All of these famous artists were passionate and creative geniuses...
Among adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), it's a little-known fact that women are often diagnosed with the disorder later in life whereas men are often diagnosed at a younger age. This is often because of sexist stereotypes. According...
Most educators agree that children's emotional well-being contributes greatly to their social and intellectual development. However, adults have traditionally denied children's feelings by saying things such as, "You shouldn't feel that way!" or "You'll be fine. Forget it." Negating children's...
