Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Effective Parenting Articles | Child Behavior Help | Parenting Difficult Children & Teens
Parents and teachers, hope this resource is helpful.
Detailed Homework Tracker
Chart with instructions: for the student having difficulty with getting his or her homework completed and turned in. Parents, read the instructions below the chart. Take time to partner with your child (elementary, middle, high school) and your child's teachers to set a baseline and bring independence to the process.
Monday, March 24, 2014
The ABC's of ADD and ADHD
Chris Dendy's article offers a description and suggestions for school accommodations. He reports: "Recently researchers at NIH (National Institutes of Health) actually discovered that the ADHD brain matures three years more slowly than the non-ADHD brain. This translates into a delay of 4-6 years for teenagers. As a result they may seem immature or irresponsible."
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Primary Sources: What Are Primary Sources?
"Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. They are created by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented. Often these sources are created at the time when the events or conditions are occurring, but primary sources can also include autobiographies, memoirs, and oral histories recorded later. Primary sources are characterized by their content, regardless of whether they are available in original format, in microfilm/microfiche, in digital format, or in published format."
Friday, March 21, 2014
135 Best Things You Can Do For Your Child
WHEN THERE ARE PROBLEMS
To diffuse difficult situations and improve your relationship with your child, talk about some of the times when you messed up. By becoming human and being honest with your kids they’ll be able to relate to you. Amazingly, many children think that their parents are perfect, and they can never live up to them. Be honest with your children about the mistakes you’ve made and your children will become more tolerant of themselves.
104. Seek help for your child when there are problems. Don’t sweep them under the rug. Teach kids to talk about the things that aren’t working in their lives.
105. Apologize to children when you make a mistake.
106. Help children see past their disabilities and weaknesses.
UNDERSTAND WHAT’S NORMAL
The two main psychological tasks of adolescence are developing a sense of identity (“Who am I?”) and a sense of independence (“Can I make some of my own decisions?”). Independence often rears its head in the form of rebelliousness and/or questioning the authority and values of the parents. Many parents don’t understand this behavior as normal and become critical of the teenager’s attitude. When a normal adolescent child pulls away, it’s done for developmental reasons, not for rejection.
107. Understand normal development (e.g., the terrible twos, independence and identity in teens).
108. When a teenager pulls away from you, pursue him or her with kindness not anger.
109. Don’t tell an 18 year old what to do. They are likely to do the opposite. Suggest alternatives, listen, help with options. Be careful with your words. They’re likely to be how I was and say something like “I’m 18, I can do whatever I want.”
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
ADHD ADD Treatment and Therapy
"BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERY: TYPES OF ADHD
Shortly after he began brain SPECT imaging work in 1991, Dr. Amen realized that realized that ADHD was not a single or simple disorder, and it is important to understand that to really know what ADHD is. Just as there are many different causes of chest pain, he noticed there were different brain SPECT patterns in his ADHD patients. Over the next several years, he described 7 different types of ADHD that responded differently to different treatments."
Shortly after he began brain SPECT imaging work in 1991, Dr. Amen realized that realized that ADHD was not a single or simple disorder, and it is important to understand that to really know what ADHD is. Just as there are many different causes of chest pain, he noticed there were different brain SPECT patterns in his ADHD patients. Over the next several years, he described 7 different types of ADHD that responded differently to different treatments."
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Citing Sources for a Graph, Chart, or Table
Citing sources for your graph? Here's the MLA format. Scroll all the way down to see the example.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Audiobooks from LibriVox
Audiotext. Free download.Valuable for students who learn better by hearing the information.
Books Should Be Free: Audio Books + eBooks on iPhone, Android, Kindle and more!
WOW! Check to see if the book you need to read (and hear) is available . . .
Research Paper MLA format beginning to end
Use this resource as a reference for your research paper in MLA format and for the paper's final edit.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Your Kid is Alright: Understanding Teens Growing up with ADHD
Here's an encouraging article for all of my favorite parents with teens - this means you!
"In other words, a little defiance and arguing, challenging, or debating by teens who are not antisocial or delinquent is healthy and is positively associated with several good outcomes." Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
"In other words, a little defiance and arguing, challenging, or debating by teens who are not antisocial or delinquent is healthy and is positively associated with several good outcomes." Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
ADHD and Homework Time - Getting Your Child with ADD to Finish Homework
I have found that parents must provide a consistent routine and structure for children and teens to get homework done. Glen Hefley describes how he helps his teen to keep up with homework and to follow a homework schedule. Practical tips.
He reminds us that "the skill of breaking tasks down into manageable segments is not something that comes naturally for ADHD children. They need to learn how to break up the tasks. Help your child learn this skill, so he can begin his work with a clear idea of what to do, and what to do next."
Civics & Economics Ms. Goudes Fabulous Wiki
Click on STUDY GUIDES on the right margin bar! Studying will be easier with Ms. Goudes clear notes and charts. Take advantage! Thank you, Ms. Goudes!
APUSH DBQ's
This particular link provides background research links. AP history students, take a look.
DBQ's Do's & Don'ts
Excellent spot to familiarize yourself with the DBQ. Practice essays and scored examples.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
ONLINE CHARTS | create and design your own charts and diagrams online
For all you juniors working on a chart or graph for your junior paper.
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