Last week during my neighborhood walk, I happened upon Dr. Lisa Mosconi’s book, Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power. “No way!” I shrieked with excitement when I saw the glossy hardback in the Little Free Library. “A book about brains. Something new and different,” my husband teased, as I tucked it […]
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How to Get the Most out of Your Child’s Neuropsychological Evaluation
I have been conducting neuropsychological evaluations with children and adolescents for over twenty years. I never intended to specialize in pediatric neuropsychology, but the more I learned about child development in graduate school, the more I realized how important it is to understand the neurology behind a child’s behavior, learning, social and emotional functioning. This […]
Overwhelmed Raising a Teenager with ADHD?
Parenting teenagers is no easy task. My mother was a single parent during my teen years and I still regret how terribly I behaved at times. Thankfully, she doesn’t hold a grudge. As a child psychologist of twenty plus years and parent of a now young adult with ADHD, I know a lot about parenting, […]
Help! I Need Some Screen Time Guidelines for My Kids During COVID-19
Recently, I’ve had several heated tele-family therapy sessions about kids and their excessive use of electrics. Parents complain that screen time has crept up to ridiculous levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One mom shared that she had to “wrestle” her son’s phone from him because he refused to relinquish it. She added, “My son used to […]
