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It’s not easy for the kids either. Parents are always striving to make their kids’ holidays memorable. But, it isn’t always easy if your child struggles with an invisible disability like ADHD. You may experience being besieged by unwanted and unhelpful advice, which may leave you feeling alone. As you embark on this season of perpetual […]

Socializing well comes naturally to some but not so easily to others. Your child or teen might be “that awkward kid” — the one who avoids direct eye contact, hesitates to initiate a conversation, or desperately relies on one friend. Is your kid introverted, socially awkward, or socially anxious? Being introverted is not the same as being

Tone of voice builds independence and confidence. What does it mean to teach your kids how to identify tone of voice? This time of year, as parents wade back into the school routine, you may be noticing your tweens and teenagers have already missed assignments. Similar to wading through a 1-800 customer service line, you

Support your child as they re-learn basic social skills. Fostering basic social skills for kids is now more important than ever as school gradually returns to in-person. It’s been about three weeks since your children returned to school buildings. How is the new normal treating your family?  For most, this is the first time since

As everyone turns the corner from the height of the pandemic and back to school, many parents are struggling with concerns about their child’s feelings and emotional state. Carrying a 500-pound backpack, seeing people they had forgotten, realizing new relationships have formed during hybrid or shut down schooling, or even just trying to use social

Are you the parent of a socially challenged kid or teen? Do their social skills need a little work? As a parent, you often look for big changes and wins. You want to hear them “getting it” and that they’re really willing to change. However, developing social skills for kids and teens means recognizing and appreciating

It’s common for people with high achievement capability to experience social-emotional challenges.  In fact, highly gifted and talented adults and kids may often struggle with perceptions of being different and feeling isolated, which translates into difficulties connecting with peers.  Socialization comes easily to some children and adults. They know how to connect with their peers,

Who isn’t mesmerized by the athleticism, leadership and character of the Olympic athletes? Young children picture themselves on these mats, fields and courts, so don’t miss the opportunity to use the Olympics to create social skills learning activities this summer. Join the millions and even billions of parents who are focusing on helping kids to re-engage

We tend to think of romantic relationships as the ones that break hearts, but when a friendship suddenly ends, it can hurt just as badly. It is important to recognize that although it was not a romantic involvement, this doesn’t mean that when a friendship ends that it doesn’t hurt. Gone are the late-night exchanges, the person

School is back in full swing and some kids are loving it; reconnecting and building new friendships while others are being shunned and ostracized. I am getting many heartbreaking emails from parents who are feeling helpless as they watch from the sidelines as their child cowers from the pain of rejection. One parent shares how