Readings

Mindfulness to Reduce Anxiety

September 2022

Being Seen: Living with Developmental Disorders

What Types of Exercise Reduce Dementia

August 2022

Mindfulness and Meditation for Neuroscience

July 2022

Mindfulness for Mental Health

June 2022

How Gun Violence Impacts a Child’s Health

May 2022

Talking to Your Children About School Shootings

Mental Health Struggles in Teens

April 2022

COVID and Kids Podcast

Reforming LD Diagnosis with a Covid-19 Educational Disruption

March 2022

Visual Problems Do Not Cause Dyslexia

February 2022

TPA Supports Transgender Youth

How to Help Adolescents with Suicidal Thoughts

January 2022

Smell Training for Covid Patients

Brain Fitness and Executive Functioning

November 2021

The World Federation of ADHD – International Consensus Statement

October 2021

ADHD is more than just lack of focus

Screentime and the pandemic

September 2021

How Thoughts and Emotions Fuel Anxiety – Hand Model for Kids

Masks Do Not Impede Language Development

August 2021

Let’s Talk About Going Back to School!

Chasing Childhood in 2021

July 2021

Tips for Taming Back to School Anxiety

Children and Climate Change Challenges

May 2021

The Colors of the Autism Spectrum

Is the Pandemic Impacting our Children’s Development

April 2021

Coping Skills for COVID Stress

March 2021

• The Unappreciated Benefits of Dyslexia
• Treating Motor Stereotypies

February 2021

• 1 in 5 Students in Dallas ISD Not Attending School Regularly During the Pandemic
• Check in With Your Child During Covid

January 2021

• The Teenage Guide to Tourette’s Syndrome
• I have Tourette’s but Tourette’s doesn’t have me
• College Students’ Needs during COVID

December 2020

• Student Test Scores Drop in Math Since Covid-19 Pandemic
• Mindfulness during Covid

November 2020

• Extracurricular Activities, Reduced Screen Time, and Mental Health in Teens

October 2020

• Trick or Treating during a Pandemic
• Understanding the Types of Dysgraphia
• The Science Behind your Child’s Meltdowns

September 2020

• Loneliness at Pandemic U
• Caring for Children and Teens during COVID-19: CDC Guidelines

August 2020

• Study Tips for Online Learning
• Preparing for a Successful Online School Year

July 2020

• U.S Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall

June 2020

• Raising Resilient Children (Youtube)
• How to help your child cope with Covid-19
• More Tips on Coping With the Pandemic for Children

May 2020

• The Neuropsychological Impact of Covid-19 on Children – Recent Research Article
• What to do with my kid this summer?
• Talking to Your Elementary School Child about Sex

April 2020

• The Difference Between IEPs and 504 Plans
• How Mindfulness Can Help During COVID-19

March 2020

• How to Help Teenage Girls Reframe Anxiety and Strengthen Resilience
• Positive Effects of Mediation Show Up on Brain Imaging

February 2020

• US health officials link childhood trauma to adult illness
• Neuroscience For Kids

January 2020

• Yoga Worth ‘Serious Consideration’ for Major Depression
• Animal adolescence is filled with teen drama and peer pressure
• Another huge study of over 650,000 kids shows absolutely no link between vaccines and autism

• Can Teenagers Solve Our Nation’s Most Intractable Problem?

February 2019

• Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting
• Get Moving: The Benefits of Exercise for Teen Mental Health

January 2019

• Moderate Exercise for Teens for a Concussion

December 2018

• Can meditation help kids with autism better cope with sensory overload?

October 2018

• Are You a Nagging Parent?
• For Kids With Concussions, Less Time Alone in a Dark Room

September 2018

• What to Know About New Concussion Research
• Limit screen time to protect your child’s heart

August 2018

• Help your kids feel secure in an uncertain world

July 2018

• Summer Camp Blues
• Get Moving: The Benefits of Exercise for Teen Mental Health

June 2018

• Get Moving: The Benefits of Exercise for Teen Mental Health
• In the aftermath of a shooting

May 2018

• Top parenting resources from psychologists
• Identifying signs of stress in your children and teens

April 2018

• I Have Tourette’s, But Tourette’s Doesn’t Have Me
• Behavior in High School Predicts Income and Occupational Success Later in Life

March 2018

• Can Teenagers Solve Our Nation’s Most Intractable Problem?
• In the aftermath of a shooting

February 2018

• Vision Therapy: Part 1 of Myth Busters: Alternative Therapies for 2e Learners
• Screen-addicted teens are unhappy

January 2018

• Forget concussions. The real risk of CTE comes from repeated hits to the head, study shows
• Yes, smartphone addiction does harm your teen’s mental health

December 2017

• Step Away From Your Over-Scheduled High School Student
• Screen time before bed linked with less sleep, higher BMIs in kids

November 2017

• 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do
• How to Stop Automatic Negative Thoughts

September 2017

• Unhealthy diet during pregnancy could be linked to ADHD
• How Sensory Processing Issues Affect Kids in School

August 2017

• Talking to kids about discrimination
• Managing traumatic stress after the hurricanes

July 2017

• Fidget Spinners: A Pediatrician’s Take
• Early School Start? How to Ensure Teens Get the Sleep They Need
• Can ADHD Meds Actually Stunt Growth of Kids Who Take Them Long Term?

May 2017

• Teens With ASD Who Want to Drive: Determining Who Is Ready
• Digital Guidelines: Promoting Healthy Technology Use for Children

April 2017

• 10 Ways Schools And Parents Can Help Students With ADHD
• Practice Positive Discipline to Help Kids Learn From Their Mistakes

February 2017

• Talking to Teens about Stress

December 2016

• Never Punish a Child for Behavior Outside His Control
• College Board Simplifies Request Process For Test Accommodations

November 2016

• ADHD Likely Due to Genes, Not Parenting or Environment
• More U.S. middle school students dying of suicide than car crashes
• How to talk to children about difficult news

August 2016

• What’s the Right Age for a Child to Get a Smartphone?

July 2016

• Fear and Anxiety – An Age by Age Guide to Common Fears, The Reasons for Each and How to Manage Them
• A Stanford dean on adult skills every 18-year-old should have

June 2016

• You can’t protect your kids from stress. But here are ways to teach them to cope.
• Easy, Free Browser Hacks to Make the Internet Safer for Your Kid

March 2016

• Young and sleep deprived
• ADHD in kids: What many parents and teachers don’t understand but need to know
• What many parents and teachers don’t understand about ADHD in kids — Part 2

February 2016

• Smartphone=not-so-smart parenting?
• Concussions and how a neuropsychologist help

January 2016

• Sick of stressing out
• Early childhood depression alters brain development?

October 2015

• Compulsive Texting Associated With Poorer School Performance Among Adolescent Girls, Study Finds

September 2015

• Back-to-School Worries for Gay Parents
• Children with ADHD ‘learn better when fidgeting’
• Brain study shows dyslexia impacts mathematical processing

July 2015

• How to Cut Children’s Screen Time? Say No to Yourself First
• Screen Addiction Is Taking a Toll on Children

May 2015

• Resilience Booster: Parent Tip Tool
• New light on impact of video gaming on the brain

April 2015

• 4 Reasons for High School Graduates to Turn to Community Collegehttp
• Kids with ADHD must squirm to learn, study says

March 2015

• Neuropsychological Assessment Different From Cognitive Testing
• Concussions: How a Neuropsychologist Helps

November 2014

• Children Exposed to High Levels of Pollution Five Times More Likely To Have ADHD

October 2014

• Exercise Is Good For Children’s Brains, Too
• NDL- Nonverbal Learning Disorder

September 2014

• Does Your Insurance Cover Mental Health Services?
• Exercise Before School May Reduce ADHD Symptoms in Kids

June 2014

• More Evidence Agricultural Pesticides Up Autism Risk

March 2014

• Researchers Look At Boy-Girl Differences In Autism

February 2014

• The ADHD Explosion: A New Book Explores Factors That Have Fueled It

January 2014

• Brain Rest After Concussion Linked To Quicker Recovery
• Are gifted children getting lost in the shuffle?

November 2013

• Childhood Maltreatment Can Leave Scars In The Brain

October 2013

• ADHD and Texting Found to Significantly Impair Teenage Driving

September 2013

• Over-Bearing Mothers Can Produce Daughters With Poor Social Skills and Disordered Eating Attitudes

July 2013

• Video Game ‘Addiction’ More Likely With Autism, ADHD

June 2013

• Pollution Exposure Associated With ADHD in Children

May 2013

• Attention-Deficit Drugs Face New Campus Rules
• A Newborn’s Placenta May Reveal Autism Risk

March 2013

• Children Who Avoid Scary Situations Likelier to Have Anxiety
• Sleep Study Reveals How the Adolescent Brain Makes the Transition to Mature Thinking

February 2013

• Child Development: The Right Kind of Early Praise Predicts Positive Attitudes Toward Effort

December 2012

• Study Finds Pattern in Brain Injuries Linked to Contact Sports

October 2012

• Heading to College with ADHD Brings Extra Challenges

September 2012

• Neurofeedback: An ADHD Treatment That Retrains the Brain?
• Smooth Transition: Researchers Helping Freshmen With ADHD Succeed in College

August 2012

• To Sleep Perchance to Reset Your Brain
• Earlier Bedtimes May Fend Off Teen Depression
• Brain Development Delayed in ADHD, Study Shows

July 2012

• Wider Letter Spacing Helps Dyslexic Children
• Novel Brain Imaging Technique Explains Why Concussions Affect People Differently
• Practice Opportunities with Gifted Children and Their Families

June 2012

• Dietary Changes Help Some Children With ADHD