There’s been plenty of buzz about telehealth the past several weeks. Will Medicare stop covering it for senior citizens? Will the federal government shutdown prevent access to critical Medicare and Medicaid telehealth services? Underlying these questions is an assumption that’s quietly solidified during the past five years: Telehealth works. Research — and lived experience — […]
Study: We’re missing a step in helping kids with ADHD
Medication often moves in lockstep with an ADHD diagnosis. This intervention can be invaluable. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is the most common neurobehavioral disorder for a child, affecting about 10 percent of U.S. children, and it often isn’t diagnosed until age 7 or 8. By that point, symptoms may be seriously interfering with school and home […]
5 common school worries kids face — and how to help
Not all school anxiety shows up in the form of back-to-school or starting-school nerves. Sometimes, challenges crop up a few weeks in — and they can catch parents more off guard. Indeed, even if children don’t have an anxiety disorder, nearly one in four children reported worrying at least once a week, according to a […]
Study: Parents who reframe child tasks can adopt healthier approach
The pressures of parenting stack up and often conflict: Do I finish zipping my child’s coat and put on her shoes so we can leave on time? Or do I let her figure it out on her own and be late? Sometimes, we don’t even realize when we hurriedly complete tasks our children should do […]
Promoting emotion regulation in young children with autism via parent–mediated intervention
It is a long established fact reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking.