A growing brain needs to experience many different stimuli daily for the central nervous system to develop typically and allow children to process sensory information. Kids are spending more time inside watching TV or playing on electronics. This, combined with our school systems taking away more time from recess and increasing the requirements of young children to sit, our children’s sensory needs are being neglected. Many children with ADHD, autism, or anxiety have more sen

1. Read, research, use this site and others – Arm yourself with information. You need to be the advocate for your child and you can't do this without knowledge. 2. Get organized – When things are disorganized, everyone becomes frazzled. It is easy to lose your cool when there is ciaos. You and your child will function better in a uncluttered space. 3. Ask for help – Admit that your child can be a handful and let family, friends, and neighbors help out when they offer. H

Recognizing Good Behavior Tops Dr. Alan Kazdin's List of Parenting 'Dos' By SYLVIA JOHNSON Sept. 15, 2009 — Dr. Alan Kazdin of Yale University Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic offers 10 tips for dealing with defiant children. All of the following tips are based on this simple principle: Attention to bad behavior increases bad behavior (yelling, lecturing, scolding, spanking and punishing are all forms of negative attention), while attention to good behavior increases