“Which is worse for you, alcohol or pot?” With the increasing trend toward legalizing marijuana, this is a question that is foremost in the minds of a lot of teens right now, and it is critical that parents and educators understand a few important things before they try to respond. Most responses miss the real issue: the difference between the adult brain and the … [Read more...] about What Every Parent Needs to Understand About Marijuana and the Adolescent Brain
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Understanding Men in Love
Understanding men is a challenge in and of itself, even though they claim we're the complicated ones. A man in love is an even more complex being; so complex, in fact, that sometimes he may act like a woman. All those strange things he does make sense, somehow, if we can step back and look at him not as a man, primarily, but as a human in love, subject to emotion, passion, … [Read more...] about Understanding Men in Love
The One Thing I’ll Never Understand About My Son
When I was a kid, I pretty much loved school. Learning was fun for me, probably because it came easily and because I did well. I never broke the rules, I never got in trouble, I did what I was told, and I loved the praise and the positive feedback that I got from my teachers. My husband, too, was a similar kind of student. As adults, we relate to each … [Read more...] about The One Thing I’ll Never Understand About My Son
Children With Special Needs: Understanding Idioms
My autistic child is a very literal thinker. He is much more comfortable with the concrete; numbers, exact measurements, details about preferred topics, and proper names of things. Numbers are especially satisfying to him. He is confident with the concrete. He struggles, however, with the abstract. Read him a story and ask him to consider why the author wanted Spot to chase the … [Read more...] about Children With Special Needs: Understanding Idioms
Use S.E.A.T. as a Tool to Understand Your Child With Special Needs
S.E.A.T. What does S.E.A.T. stand for and why can it help you evaluate your child's behaviors? S.E.A.T. stands for Sensory, Escape, Attention, and Tangible. It is my understanding that SEAT is a tool used to help understand your child's behavior by attempting to break down undesirable behaviors. SEAT helps you discover the purpose or reason or explanation behind a … [Read more...] about Use S.E.A.T. as a Tool to Understand Your Child With Special Needs