December 7, 2018

Coping With Holiday Stress

Let’s just paint a little picture. It’s a picture we already know pretty well, but still every year it seems to take many of us by irritable surprise.

It’s cold outside.

December 6, 2018

Coping With the Wintertime Blahs

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It’s cold. It’s gray. It’s dark.

November 30, 2018

Baby, It’s Gray Outside: Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder

About that time when the last of the Halloween candy disappears, some of us start to feel down.

November 29, 2018

Playing the Insurance Game: When Is Testing Covered?

John’s mom was perplexed. John’s teacher had suggested he be evaluated because he was having trouble learning to read and paying attention in class.

November 26, 2018

Q+A: Is My Son Hyperactive and Unfocused, or Just Being a Boy?

Question: My child’s teacher told me that she’s worried about my son’s behavior at school. She said he’s hyperactive and unfocused. I think he’s just being a boy.

November 22, 2018

HOME: Bringing Voice to Youth Who Have Experienced Homelessness

Ask your children or the young people in your life:

“What is a home?”

“What do you want to be when you grow

December 7, 2018

Coping With Holiday Stress

Let’s just paint a little picture. It’s a picture we already know pretty well, but still every year it seems to take many of us by irritable surprise.

It’s cold outside.

November 30, 2018

Baby, It’s Gray Outside: Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder

About that time when the last of the Halloween candy disappears, some of us start to feel down.

November 12, 2018

Q+A: Once You Have Discovered Your Teen is Using Pot, What’s the Next Step?

Question: Once you have discovered your teen is using pot and confronted the teenager about it, what’s your recommended next step?

Answer: It’s not unusual to find out one way or another

October 25, 2018

The World Series: A Metaphor For Life

My kids roll their eyes when I tell them that being a sports fan is a lot like life. This is probably because I say it too much.

But just look at our rhetorical metaphors.

October 23, 2018

Five Parenting Rules for Coping with the Current Political Climate

It’s not like we needed the recent supreme court hearings to know that things right now are super-tense.

Still, those hearings certainly didn’t help.

October 10, 2018

We’re All Connected: What To Think About On World Mental Health Day

Today is World Mental Health Day.

I often find these kinds of distinctions a bit troublesome.

May 2, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Navigating the System (Season 1, Episode 13)

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We’re not going to pretend it isn’t so.

March 15, 2018

Nutrition and Mental Health: It’s More Complicated Than You Think

The fact that March is National Nutrition Month makes me think of rats.

To be more specific, I keep thinking of two particular rats that lived in my first-grade classroom.

June 25, 2018

Growing Up With a Sibling With a Disability

“You don’t understand, Mom!” I said.  “They were making fun of him! They were imitating his speech and laughing!”

My mom shrugged.

February 2, 2017

The Lake Wales High School Keystone Project: A New Student-Faculty Design For A School Community

Note from Gene – February 2017

I wrote this post over a year ago, reflecting on a powerful, ongoing relationship I’ve had with the community at Lake Wales High School in Lake Wales, Flor

October 13, 2016

Who Is Qualified To Conduct My Child’s Evaluation?

The number of professionals available to conduct evaluations of children can be quite overwhelming.

June 5, 2017

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Primer

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Even the term is a mouthful.

December 7, 2018

Coping With Holiday Stress

Let’s just paint a little picture. It’s a picture we already know pretty well, but still every year it seems to take many of us by irritable surprise.

It’s cold outside.

December 6, 2018

Coping With the Wintertime Blahs

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It’s cold. It’s gray. It’s dark.

November 22, 2018

HOME: Bringing Voice to Youth Who Have Experienced Homelessness

Ask your children or the young people in your life:

“What is a home?”

“What do you want to be when you grow

November 21, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Helping Kids with Challenging Behavior

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Rewards. Punishments. Incentives.

November 8, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Gaming Disorder

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October 25, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Our Greatest Strengths, Part 2

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