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This blog is written by the clinicians at Jonah Green and Associates, a mental health practice based in Kensington, MD that provides quality services for children, teens, families, and adults. It is intended as a resource for families who are seeking to expand their knowledge about mental health and mental health services, and also as a resource for families who are seeking quality mental health services, especially in the mid-Atlantic region. Please feel free to post questions and comments on any of the entries as well as on any topics or articles from our companion web site www.childandfamilymentalhealth.com.

December 3, 2019

Support for ADHD

I recently completed a training by clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. David Nowell, which talked about ways to help kids and adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In the training, Dr. Nowell gave several strategies for home and school. I wanted to share this information with you in case you wanted to try it at home with your child (or for yourself!).

 

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Filed Under: ADHD, Adolescence and Young Adults, children and schools, Parenting, Self-Care Tagged With: adhd

February 10, 2013

When All Their Stuff Drives You Nuts

When my grandmother was nine years old, her parents sent her off alone to America. She went with a bundle of belongings and a Russian-English dictionary, across the ocean to live with a married, older sister in New York City. The family had scrimped and saved to make this possible, knowing all the while that they might never see their beloved daughter again.  She had worked hard to prepare, mastering frugality and other life skills, and she flourished here, despite the poverty. Now one-hundred and seven years have passed and I, too, am heading to New York. Although I am only going for one week, I am taking more with me than my grandmother took when she emigrated. Furthermore, I am probably leaving behind in my house more things than her entire community (either in Russia or in New York) possessed. While my grandmother was challenged by the scarcities in her world, children today have to learn to manage the abundance, even excess, of ours.

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Filed Under: ADHD, Families and Society, Parenting Tagged With: adhd, Annie Scheiner, parenting

August 15, 2012

The Power of Giving Choices

 

The “dog days” of summer have arrived. The sun is blazing, the mosquitos are biting, and the kids are, well, barking (at least in my house!). Summertime certainly brings its share of joy and laughter, but after 3 months of relaxed schedules, unpredictable routines, and normal “jitters” about the start of a new school year, many children (and parents!) have become downright cranky.

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Filed Under: ADHD, Adolescence and Young Adults, Child Development, Managing Mood and Regulating Emotions, Parenting Tagged With: adhd, children, conflict, Jonah Green and Associates, Kathy Voglmayr, parenting, teens

March 26, 2012

ADHD and Divorce

We are pleased to present a guest post by Psychologist Judith Glasser, Ph.D., a local Psychologist with over 30 years of experience.  For Dr. Glasser’s bio, please scroll to the end of the post.

Life with a family member with ADHD can be stressful; wonderful in some ways, but stressful in others. People with ADHD often have a great deal of energy and enthusiasm for life.  However they also lose things, forget things and are impulsive and distractible. This combination of difficulties can lead to being late for events or forgetting to pick up a child at school. It can also mean that sometimes things get said in impulsive ways that would be better off not said. All of these kinds of behaviors can lead to hurt feelings.

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Filed Under: ADHD, Family Therapy, Parenting, Separation, Divorce, and Stepfamilies Tagged With: adhd, divorce, family therapy, parenting

July 13, 2010

Kids and Electronic Entertainment: Towards Healthier Choices

Children’s and teens’ use of electronic devices have vastly increased over the past several years.  The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that kids ages 8-18 now spend about seven and half hours per day consuming electronic entertainment.  On average, they watch about four hours of television or video, spend two hours playing video games, and surf the internet for over an hour.  Because many children often use multiple devices simultaneously, a typical child may spend a combined total of more than 10 hours daily using entertaining themselves with electronics. These figures do not include time spent listening to digitally recorded music, texting or talking on the phone. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD, Adolescence and Young Adults, Child Development, Families and Society, Managing Mood and Regulating Emotions, Parenting Tagged With: adhd, Jonah Green, teen

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