The Benefits of Journaling & How To Get Started Journaling improves mood, reduces stress, encourages self-awareness, improves memory, and reduces avoidance symptoms after traumatic experiences – just to name a…
If you are asking the question “Should I have my child evaluated?” the answer is probably “Yes.” However, I know the process of getting an educational evaluation for your child…
Instilling Work Ethic: Teaching Responsibility, Hard Work and Wise Decision Making “…smart and talented and driven, yes, but also anxious, timid, and lost.” These are the words retired Yale…
4 Ways to Prepare Your Child for Changing Schools Whether your child is transitioning to a new campus due to a family move or graduation, changing schools can be daunting.…
Summer learning is possible with a good attitude and some good ideas. Summertime. For kids especially, this is the time of year for trips to the beach, hanging out with…
Educational Psychology Studies and Content Handpicked For You As an Educational Psychologist, I love finding new ideas and studies that can help out not only my clients but anyone who…
This article on 3 Ways to Manage Stress in College is a Guest Post from an actual senior in college. Your college years can be some of the best years…
It’s okay to admit to being bored in class — but why? We’ve all been there, either as children in school or, later, in college or at work—sitting around, being…
A 504 Plan Explained If your child has a disability that impacts his or her performance at school, you may be swimming right now in a sea of unfamiliar phrases,…
It Starts with a Learning Disability Assessment Many adults have a learning disability (LD) and don’t know it. Are you one of them? Getting a professional assessment could be your…
Parent-teacher conferences don’t have to be so bad. The holidays are over. School is back in full swing. The weather is well, crazy. The regular routine has been reestablished. And……
As a Santa Clarita Educational Psychologist, I’m often asked this very question. Nothing is more frustrating than knowing your child is struggling in school while the school itself does little…
Parents often ask me how ADHD or a learning disability will impact their child’s future. Let me start by saying that every child is a unique individual who brings their…
There is So Much You Can Do With Your Learning Child. Let’s Look at 7 Tips… Children, no matter what their age, are not instant learners. They need time and…
Learning Confidence Takes Time–the Younger You Start, the Better. Scott Hamilton loved to ice skate, but was told repeatedly that he did not have the talent to compete as…
Auditory Processing is complicated–let’s take a closer look… Most of us probably think of the process of listening as automatic; unless something is wrong with the ear, sound comes…
An important topic to understand: stress and school As seen in the Santa Clarita Magazine, Stress and School Childhood should be a time of growing, learning, fun and friends. At…
