Executive Function Disorder In Children And Adults
Pioneering authors Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, in their book Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, outline the ways that we employ executive skills regularly.
Milestones: Checking In Grade By Grade
Because I get phone calls about this all the time, I have put together a quick “cheat sheet” with milestones for reading, writing, and math from first grade through high school.
Dear Dr. Yael
I surprise my wife with gifts, large and small.
Small Steps. Big Change.
The reason behind this is that when we ask our brains and bodies to make drastic changes, our fight or flight response kicks in and we become paralyzed.
Dear Dr. Yael
They are like children keeping count of who changed how many diapers each day.
Dear Dr. Yael
I find his mother to be a difficult person and my nature is to stay away from people like that.
Teacher Training: What First-Year Teachers Need to Know
Why is there such a steep learning curve for teachers? And what can we, as educators and community activists, do better in the educational system and keep first-year teachers in the job?
Dear Dr. Yael
Often both girls and boys compare their date to their parents.
Readers: Ages And Stages
With so many new cases of ADHD reported each year, it is important to help children learn how to sit still.
Where Have All The Good Jewish Men Gone?
Perhaps today’s accomplished woman can wrestle all the lions and tigers and bears by herself, but when she does, she may not have a lot of room left in her life for vulnerability.
Dear Dr. Yael
The Moroccan wife's chief pride is showing that she ought to win the prize for the most attentive and solicitous spouse and mother.
Regaining A Teenager’s Trust
Teens-at-risk feel alienated from their parents and often believe that no one is interested in hearing about their problems.
Sleep Issues: Routine, Bedwetting And More
While encouraging your child to take responsibility for bed-wetting (like asking him to change the sheets), remember that it is important not to get angry or make him feel guilty.
Dear Dr. Yael
Both parties need to become more tolerant of one another.
Change Is Hard
As we said, you cannot get rid of a bad habit, you can only change it. But, how?
Enjoying The Single Life
I think a major problem within the "single" community is the pressure to get married ASAP.
Lions, And Tigers, And Bears, Oh My! The Scary Truth About PANDAS
In order to diagnose separation anxiety, these symptoms must not be isolated and must occur for more than four weeks consecutively.
Growing Your Potential
When someone with a fixed mindset has a negative interaction with a friend or loved one, he or she immediately projects that rejection onto him or herself saying: “I’m unlovable.”
Dear Dr. Yael
How many potential shidduchim are not coming about because we, the mothers, are not allowing them to go through?
Forming Relationships Step By Step
I so desperately want to have a loving relationship with my stepsons.
A Mix Of Letters
Isn't there anyone making a simcha who understands that loud music can cause hearing loss?
Things To Know Before A First Date*
Some other red flags: when a person spontaneously and angrily talks about exes on dates, reschedules a date more than once without an emergency situation, or talks about engagement or marriage right away.