Can We Better Our Brains?
The human brain is complex. We do not know where or how memories are really stored. We really do not understand the brain’s role in our sense of self. Many…
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Twice Exceptional
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Out of the Box Kids
What can I say? When you have a kid that does not fit in the proverbial box society has built, you are in for one wild ride. I have at…
Mourning the Child You Thought You Were Going to Have
It may seem like a silly concept, mourning the child you thought you were going to have. I have found that this is critical for a parent’s mental health and…
What is it like to have a Seizure?
I have epilepsy. Epilepsy, like many psychiatric and neurological problems, are only familiar to people based on Hollywood’s depiction. Most of what you see in movies is inaccurate. This is…
Empowering or Enabling?
I struggle with this one a lot. Every parent I work with asks me the same question: When are we helping our children and when are we enabling them? Enabling…
Harvest the Low Hanging Fruit First
Many parents I work with are all consumed with their children. They worry. They microanalyze whether they think their child may be suffering from AD/HD or anxiety or some hidden…
AD/HD and Giftedness – A Coach’s Perspective
We have a very unique clientele. Our clients are, for the most part, gifted, even though many of them refute the label, and they all have AD/HD tendencies, some diagnosed,…