One day I was pulling out of the driveway at work to drive home, when I noticed a rather large grasshopper on my windshield. While I was still driving slowly, this grasshopper had an opportunity to let go before it became more dangerous for it to do so. However, the grasshopper didn’t ‘know’ that. He […]
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February 08, 2012 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
On ADHD
February 08, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Recent research suggests a connection between ADHD and anomalies in the brain’s reward system related to the neural circuits of motivation and gratification, which would explain why kids with ADHD have trouble motivating themselves, and they would experience less gratification upon completion: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100203084302.htm http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/ADHD-ADD/15872 http://healthomg.com/2011/03/28/adhd-brain-may-be-a-little-different/ http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CFMQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bnl.gov%2Fmedical%2FPersonnel%2FRita-Goldstein%2Ffiles%2FVolkow_MolPsych10.pdf&ei=UasyT4aPPMnV0QGeqbT5Bw&usg=AFQjCNH_O3eZDNf67dlHpQqgfOfjgACYgw
Read More »Fidgety kids
February 08, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Some online resources for kids who fidget, both fine motor and gross motor On any of these sites, simply search for ‘fidget’ www.therapro.com www.abilitations.com www.southpawenterprises.com
Read More »On teenagers
February 08, 2012 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Teenage angst is nothing new, it is just more public these days due to social media: http://www.stargazette.com/article/20120203/NEWS01/202030316/Teenage-angst-Not-new-phenomenon?odyssey=nav|head Why teens act as they do: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/115730
Read More »Teens online
February 08, 2012 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A new report showing how social technologies are helping families connect and enhance intergenerational relationships: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/07/4245461/aarp-and-microsoft-release-new.html http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2012/02/08/study-tech-helps-bridge-the-generation-gap With adults (parents, grandparents, etc) flocking to facebook, teens are fleeing to Twitter: http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/2012-02-05/teenagers-warming-life-twitter http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2143870/twitter-grown-ups-research Some thoughts on ‘lurking’ on your teens’ online behavior: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/parental-stalking-online-unwise-20120206-1r1yg.html Some thoughts on internet safety: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-garrick/internet-safety_b_1250064.html and on teens and social networking: http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/499900/newspaperid/449/Facebook_and_Teens_Its_complicated.aspx
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