Tag: parent resources
The Nurtured Heart Approach Instead of Drugs: An Interview with Howard...
This episode of âMad in the Familyâ focuses on a non-drug method to bringing out the best in challenging children, particularly those diagnosed with âADHD.â It is called the Nurtured Heart ApproachÂź and its essence is that, in the words of our guest, âthe same intensity that drives people crazy is actually the source of a childâs greatness."
Jodi Aman – Anxiety, I’m So Done with You
An interview with Jodi Aman, LCSW, a psychotherapist and coach who has more than 20 years of experience working with children, their parents, and helpers. She is the author of the book Anxiety....I'm So Done With You: A Teenâs Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress & Hardwiring Your Brain For Happiness
Q&A: How Can I Motivate My “Deadbeat” Teenager?
My 19-year-old son has been diagnosed with ADHD, depression, and ODD. He refuses to go to school or get a job; instead, he just hangs around and plays video games. He has prescriptions but refuses to take them. Frankly, he contributes nothing to the household but stress and is a bad role model for his siblings. How can I make him take his meds and shape up?
Struggling Parents, Burdened Social Services: What We Can Change
Parents encounter many obstacles when trying to secure adequate educational, medical, psychological, and social supports for their children. These âdense bureaucraciesâ hurt not just families, but everyone.
7 Tips to Help a Distracted Child
Simple changes such as keeping a calm home environment, limiting media distractions and enrolling your child in sports will help a child who is inattentive or having problems focusing on his or her school work. They are also useful for any child and can even prevent inattentiveness in an ever-more-distracting world.
7 Tasks for a Parent Whose Child Is Diagnosed with a...
When I teach workshops or lead discussions on coming off psychiatric drugs and alternatives, there are invariably parents present who are at loose ends. They want to know how best to help their children, and how it can be possible for their child to live without medication. Here are seven ideas I share with them that may also help you.
The Concerned Parents’ Project: 31 Questions
The Concerned Parentsâ Project grew out of the idea that there may be parents out there who are confused and bewildered by the mixed messages on what it is to have normal and healthy childhood experiences. We posted a new question and answer for parents each day in March.
From One Parent to Another
In the couple of years since my daughter Rebecka and I published our book, I have received many emails, Facebook messages and phone calls from despairing parents. They want to know, how did you get through it? What do you suggest? What else can we try?
Introducing the ‘Parent Resources’ Page
I know how difficult it is for the average parent to get educated about alternatives to the âdiagnose a mental disorder and provide a chemical fixâ paradigm. I hope that this new MIA parent resource section that Iâll be curating will help to educate you and point you in the direction of valuable resources.