Living well with ADHD, Anxiety, and Autistic Stress
Advice from our Maryland Therapists for LGBTQIA+ families, neurodiverse families, and YOU
More Tools for Online School from Our Child Therapists
In this discussion we'll demonstrate a child-friendly stress management tool for the classroom AND online school. We also answer parent questions about structuring learning time, supporting kids with social-emotional needs, and choosing the best fidget for your child.
Creating Visual Schedules for You and Your Child
Visual schedules are important tools for school aged children. They cue on-task behavior. They help your child look forward to the best parts of the day. And they appear in every elementary classroom. We’ll show you how to bring this tool home for online school. (It can help with the bedtime routine, too!)
Motivating Your Child and Increasing Independence in Online School
Ok, so you're working. And you don't have superpowers. How do you keep your child or teen engaged and on-task in the learning process without having to help every 5 minutes?
FREE Webinar: Maximizing Your Child's Independence in Online School
We gathered on Zoom this week to answer parent questions about online school. This hour long conversation is packed full of parenting help and tools to help your child meet behavioral expectations during learning time.
Online School with ADHD: How to Maximize Success and Minimize Stress
Wondering how to make online school work for your child? In your family? With ADHD or executive function difficulties in the mix? We’ve got you covered. And our parenting help works for non-ADHD families too!
Multitasking Parents, This Is My Wish For You
In this moment, I am hoping that every family we have served in our practice (and many we haven’t yet met), learns something that I learned only when I HAD to. Here is my story…
Helping Kids Cope In Difficult Times (Podcast)
We were fortunate to be featured on The Child Repair Guide podcast with Dr. Steve Silvestro! The episode is based on our previous post entitled Raising Mentally Healthy Adults, with special focus on the coping skills kids need to navigate the current public health crisis.
Keeping the Pandemic in Perspective
Living in the here and now is usually a good thing. It helps keep our anxiety about the future at bay. Right now, however, our day to day behavior is centered around prevention of illness. We are focused on the worst case scenario in order to stay safe. So how do we keep some perspective during this time?
Overcoming Discouragement at Homework and Chore Time
Shelter in place orders have turned homework time into an all day process! Now is a great time to teach your child the skills involved in getting started with, and sticking with, a difficult task.
Distance Learning when Your Child has an IEP or 504 Plan
Online learning is our children’s reality for the foreseeable future. If your student normally has a special education teacher, case manager, paraeducator, or aide in the classroom with him or her, the idea of doing it all from home is especially daunting.
Our March Newsletter is Here!
See our March Relationship Booster to find out how you can expand your understanding of what you’re feeling, manage your stress with basic mindfulness techniques, and collaborate effectively with your children during “distance learning.”
What “I’m Bored!” Really Means
Even if you have structured everything perfectly this week, chances are you’ve heard “I’m bored” at least once. As parents we tend to assume this means “Hey you, entertain me!” We might feel annoyed, and wonder how we raised someone with such a sense of entitlement. That seemingly entitled child is actually asking for a moment of your attention.
Congratulations Parents: You Survived Day One!
The coronavirus outbreak has put many parents in a position of trying to homeschool their kids while also working from home. If this is you, you accomplished something amazing today (however imperfectly).