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Should You Ditch the ADHD Medication for Your Child?
By
Linda Mintle
Years ago, I began treating children with attention and behavioral problems with parent training. Yes, it was time consuming. Parents had to attend classes, track their child’s behavior and apply various parenting skills to the problems they saw. Then I would go in to the child’s classroom and train the teacher in the same methods…
Sticks and Stones Do Break Psychological Bones: 10 Parenting Helps to Respond to a Bully
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Linda Mintle
I was horrified to learn that 11-year-old Sebastien De La Cruz, who sang the national anthem in his mariachi costume at the NBA finals, was bullied on Twitter. To the child’s credit, his response to all the bullying was incredible. “I think the people were talking bad because of what I was wearing, and it’s…
Why and How Parents Should Stop Sibling Bullying
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Linda Mintle
With all the talk about bullying and its damaging effects on kids, we don’t often hear much about sibling bullying. Isn’t it normal for little Billy to push around his brother Joey? Sibling bully, it turns out, is just as damaging to kids as other types of bullying. A new study in the July journal…
Are You OK With Your Kid’s Use of Media?
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Linda Mintle
I’d love to hear from you on this question! According to a survey conducted by Northwestern researchers, most parents answered, YES! Despite the number of hours spent with TV, tablets, cell phones, computers and other devices, only 30% of the 2326 parents surveyed were concerned that their young children consumed too much media. Yes,parents acknowledged…
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