Archive for: Behavioral Therapy

Disrespectful Child Behavior: Where Do You Draw the Line?

May 21st, 2010

Disrespectful Child Behavior: Where Do You Draw the Line?

As a parent, how do you know for sure if your child’s behavior has crossed the line and become truly disrespectful? Behavioral therapist, James Lehman, believes the distinction between mild rebelliousness and disrespect has to be drawn very clearly. Here’s how you determine whether or not your child has gone too far.

Defining ADHD: Disorder Or Difference?

May 15th, 2010

Defining ADHD: Disorder Or Difference?

The word 'disorder' conjures up images of illness, disease and serious disabilities. As a society we have created a monster with ADHD, and it has fueled our perception that medicating our children can solve all their problems-and ours. Suppose we changed the last D in ADHD from 'disorder' to 'difference.' We could then say that a child with ADHD has some significant differences in his cognitive ability, emotional sensitivity and activity level when compared to other children.

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