No parent wants to see their child struggle in school. Most parents assume their child will perform and progress in a manner that is both expected and on par with the other students. When a child starts to show signs of struggling with basic learning concepts, it's incumbent on you as the parent to start [...]
In what may be considered an astounding statistic, there are reports circulating that indicate as many as 15% of the American population suffer from some form of dyslexia. That would translate to almost 45 million Americans. While living with dyslexia can present several challenges for the people who have the disorder, having it properly diagnosed [...]
Throughout your child's educational career, they will always be under some kind of scrutiny. In this case, scrutiny doesn't carry a bad connotation, it's more about monitoring your child to make sure they are progressing through the educational system based on normal guidelines. As a parent, you should appreciate the fact educators and the school [...]
Educational Neuroscience Aims to Help Your Child With Their Learning Disability If you're a parent who has a child struggling in school due to a learning disability, you may sometimes feel helpless and without many options. Helping your child with homework assignments at home or speaking to their teacher about their difficulties simply isn’t enough. [...]
Therapists face a lot of big challenges when they are trying to treat patients who have been traumatized. It can be really difficult to reach a patient who has been through a negative life-altering experience. For any chance of treatment success, it takes a lot of time and patience on behalf of the therapist and [...]
In an endeavor to make life more convenient, people are constantly looking for creative ways to save time, money, and effort. An ongoing quest for life efficiency in order to minimize overall stress. One trend that is gaining popularity is the use of telehealth and telemental services. Medical doctors delivering medical advice over the phone [...]
Whenever something is not functioning well in your body, it's a good idea that you find out right away what's going wrong. To determine what is going on from a general standpoint, a medical professional could choose one of several biofeedback methods to find the causes of your problem. You need to understand that the [...]
If you are a cerebral person looking for a potential career, you might be interested in the field of neuropsychology. Yes, it's an area of science that is devoted to the study of the brain, how it functions, and how brain function affects the way we think and feel. If that sounds like something that [...]
By the time children start school, they find themselves having to interact with all kinds of people. They interact with their parents, teachers, friends, siblings, parents of friends, doctors, babysitters, and various types of therapists when necessary. Through all of these interactions, there is a possibility someone from one of these groups might have a [...]
Back in 1989, psychologist Francine Shapiro developed the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) technique. This somewhat new treatment option has gained in popularity over the last 20 years for the treatment of addiction issues and psychological issues related to stress and trauma. Within the medical profession, EMDR remains a controversial treatment method. However, the [...]