June 21st, 2008 by admin
BEYOND TIME-OUT
From Chaos to Calm
By Beth A. Grosshans, Ph.D. with Janet H. Burton, L.C.S.W.
Challenging the past 30 years of parenting advice, BEYOND TIME-OUT: From Chaos to Calm (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. / June 3, 2008 / $19.95 / ISBN 978-1-4027-5297-1) by Beth A. Grosshans, Ph.D. with Janet Burton, L.C.S.W., sheds light on what is driving the current epidemic of unruly children and unhappy families, offering a highly effective, five-step action plan to reliably manage the protests so common in young children. Read the rest of this entry »
May 16th, 2008 by admin
Preparing Your Child for Today’s World:
10 Tips for Teaching and Protecting Your Child
By Paula Statman
http://www.kidwisecorner.com/
How do you prepare your to child to navigate safely and confidently in the world, ready to deal with situations and people he or she may encounter? Here are 10 parenting tips to help make the journey a little more effective. Read the rest of this entry »
February 21st, 2008 by admin
Silent Mentoring
By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller
“Hello, Jasmine,” Mrs. Roberts said as she passed the thirteen-year-old middle-schooler in the hall between classes. Deliberate and sustained eye contact accompanied the simple greeting. Jasmine nodded, and both student and educator continued on their way toward separate destinations. Read the rest of this entry »
February 17th, 2008 by admin
Mental Health in Children:Nutrition as a Common Sense Alternative to Medications and Labels
By Scott M. Shannon, MD
The American medical profession has rejected and avoided the science of nutrition for over a century. Most American physicians ignore well-proven nutritional interventions in spite of solid science, low cost, good safety and exploding patient demand. Our doctors dismiss the value of nutrition without understanding or exploring the information. The pattern is set in medical school where minimal time is devoted to this topic. Sadly, nowhere is this anti-nutrition mindset more obvious than in the specialty of psychiatry. Read the rest of this entry »
February 9th, 2008 by admin
A NEW CHILD PSYCHIATRY: A VISION OF HOPE
By Scott M. Shannon, MD
Every day I hear these concerns from parents struggling to find effective help for their suffering child:
“Dr. Shannon, I have been given three different labels for my son and he still isn’t better.”
“Dr. Shannon, my daughter has been in therapy for two years and she is still suicidal; what can we do to help her?” Read the rest of this entry »
