Marilyn Wedge's Blog, page 17
April 1, 2013
What's Behind the 53% Rise in ADHD Diagnoses?
None of the medical doctors interviewed in today's Times article argue that the increasing number of ADHD diagnoses actually represent the spreading of a disease.
What's Behind the 53% rise in ADHD Diagnoses?
None of the medical doctors interviewed in today's Times article argue that the increasing number of ADHD diagnoses actually represent the spreading of a disease.
March 19, 2013
An Extreme Approach to Ending Temper Tantrums
Modern methods of "treating" children's behavior problems and moodiness might shock you.
March 7, 2013
Life-Halting Loneliness
“If you meet a loner,” writes the novelist Jodi Picoult, “no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”
February 17, 2013
Youth Violence is a Family Affair
Typically, when a child or teenager is behaving violently, two things are occurring in his family. First, the young person’s parents are fighting or disagreeing and, second, the family hierarchy is unbalanced.
January 8, 2013
Gamers, Girlie Girls, and Tomboys
Girls are defining themselves in new ways, beyond the cultural stereotype of the "girlie girl."
January 1, 2013
Summer Child Disorder
A major government-backed British study found that a summer birthday puts a child at risk for being labeled with ADHD, communication problems (autistic spectrum disorder), and/or learning disabilities.
December 17, 2012
The Key to Staying Sane Through the Holidays
Power struggles and separate agendas are an inevitable part of family get-togethers, and seem to be a large part of what makes holidays so stressful. Being able to detach from emotionally charged situations is a skill that has been valued since ancient times.
December 1, 2012
Does ADHD exist?
The most typical way to treat a child with ADHD is with stimulant medications, which may, in the long term, be harmful to a child’s brain development.
November 19, 2012
Why Younger Kids Have More ADHD
Younger children may be mistakenly diagnosed as having ADHD, when in fact they are simply less mature than their classmates.
