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 […]
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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 […]
3 Survival Tips For Working Parents and Their ADHD Adolescents During COVID-19
As a child psychologist and a parent of a college student with ADHD, I can safely say that I get the stormy waters that often accompany parenting adolescents with ADHD. There was a phase during my son’s high school years when his gynormous schoolwork load felt so daunting that I dreaded coming home from work. I know […]
