Helping Challenging Children

Is it concerning when children get headaches? What could be causing them? Can headaches make children and adolescents more challenging? Check out my latest podcast to find the answers to these questions.

It is estimated that the prevalence of LCHI (lifetime concussion head injuries) ranged from 3.6% to 7.0% for children ages 3–17 years and from 6.5% to 18.3% for adolescents 13–17 years. Concussions are the most common form of head injuries that children and adolescents get. And over 50% of concussions are due to sports. Learn more about the symptoms and long-term problems that can come from having even a "mild concussion."

A recent article from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science noted that there are still problems with gender bias in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields. Why is it taking so long for females to be able to see their ability and achieve the successes in these fields as their male counterparts? Listen and find out.

Have you ever felt as if you should try to be more like someone else in order to be accepted? Children and adolescents of color feel like this a significant amount of the time, even if they don't verbalize it. But it does affect how they see themselves and ultimately in the choices they make in their lives. Listen to my podcast to learn more about this and the damage it can have on their self-image and their lives.

Parenting styles have similarities and differences across the country. This is due to the 100's of cultures that parents grew up in. Learn how these differences can help or hurt children.

Our children are experiencing many more adverse events than we did. Do you know what they are? Do you know the long-term effects of these experiences? Check out my latest podcast to learn more.

Why do we have boundaries? Are they needed, or do they create limitations? Check out my latest podcast to learn about school and community boundaries and their effect on children of color.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children's Hospital Association have declared a state of emergency and we need your help. Listen to understand what is happening and how you can help.

Many people don't realize how common dyslexia is. They also don't really understand what it is. Some even think that people with dyslexia must not be very smart, since many don't do well as adults. But it is so much more than that. Listen to learn more.

The use of out-of-school suspension began as a method of reducing student misbehavior in the 1960s and has continued to be used since that time. Research has shown that instead of stopping bad behavior, it has only made it worse. We need to look at a different type of discipline if we want to help students.