ADHD for Toddlers

• Quick Fix is to Medicate
"In acting out and being hard to control, they’re signaling the chaos in their environment" The American Academy of Pediatrics standard practice guidelines for A.D.H.D. do not even address the diagnosis in children 3 and younger. Preschoolers are prescribed only after formal training for parents and teachers to improve the child’s environment were unsuccessful. The safety and effectiveness have barely been explored.

All About Mini-Me

• Mini-Me, Social Media, and Identity
What could be wrong (or right) with telling one’s child that he or she is small, cute and resembles you?

Diagnostic Labels

• DSM vs. Biopsychosocial Formulation
The combination of predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating and protective factors will be different for everyone. If a diagnosis is a stamp, a formulation is more like a fingerprint, unique to each individual.

Smartphone Generation Statistics

• What Smartphones Are Doing To A Generation
iGen: a generation shaped by the smartphone and by the concomitant rise of social media.

Boredom for Kids

I'm Bored
It’s especially important that kids get bored — and be allowed to stay bored — when they’re young.The ability to handle boredom is correlated with the ability to focus, self-discipline, resourcefulness.

Corporal Punishment is Harmful

• AAP Says No to Spanking
“One of the most important relationships we all have is the relationship between ourselves and our parents, and it makes sense to eliminate or limit fear and violence in that loving relationship.”

When Bad Things Happen

• Reassuring Children In Times of National Crisis
In times of community or world-wide crisis, even young children sense their parents are really worried. Parents and teachers can reassure children if they follow these simple steps.