Underachievement
Whereas gifted children acquire skills very early, underachievers or developmentally delayed children acquire skills at an unusually slow rate. Some of the first indications that a baby is “behind” are not making much noise, not interacting [...]
Learning Through Play
Play helps learning in many ways. It improves manual dexterity- building a tower of blocks or doing a jigsaw puzzle teaches a child how to make her hands work for her at tools. Playing with others; she will discover friendship and learn to [...]
ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
This is one of the most common childhood disorders seen by psychologists. Children with ADHD behave impulsively, are highly distractable, and have trouble separating relevant from irrelevant information. They become frustrated easily and are [...]
Dyslexia Symptoms
You can do three things to help your dyslexic child at home. First, acknowledge that your child actually has a problem. If you are told that your child will catch up or will learn to read eventually, don’t listen – dyslexia is a specific [...]
Gifted Children: Parents
It is important to know that your child is gifted since it may help to explain a lot of her behavior, especially behavior that is constructed as deviant: social withdrawal, aggressiveness, tantrums, moodiness, and so on. It is also important [...]
Siblings
Older children may feel doubly displaced by the arrival of twins. The needs of twins, especially if they are demanding, can drain the rest of the family and leave you with little time or energy.
If you have had to go into the hospital several [...]
Twins: Becoming Sociable
Because twins have each other for company, they seem to be quite happy not mixing with other children. For the same reason, your twins will be quite happy left alone together with comparative strangers, or at a playgroup. The more twins play [...]