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Behavioral Problems

Reduce Behavior Problems: Teach Students to Wait

Jessica Minahan | Posted 04.10.2013 | Parents
Read More: Children Behavior Problems, Special Education, ADHD Children, Impulse Control, Behavior, The Behavior Code, Waiting, Jessica Minahan, Challenging-Behavior, Behavioral Problems, Parents News
Jessica Minahan

Some students aren't able to wait. If we don't recognize "waiting" as an underdeveloped skill in these students, we miss the opportunity to support them while they wait, prevent behavior incidents and, most important, set them up for success in school.

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ADHD & Parenting: An Interview with Dr. Mark Bertin, M.D.

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. | Posted 08.11.2012 | Parents
Read More: Behavioral Problems, Dr. Mark Bertin M.D., ADHD Facts, Adhd, Adults With ADHD, Parenting a Child With ADHD, Rewarding Kids, Kids With Adhd, UCLA School of Medicine, Parents News
Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.

While you're kids come first in the bigger picture, taking time to maintain your own strength and resilience helps your whole family in the long run.

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Couple Admits Locking Granddaughter In Bathroom For Years

AP | Posted 05.17.2012 | Crime
Read More: Behavioral Problems, Child Abuse, Locked in Bathroom, Mug Shots, Brian Hart, Girl Kept in Bathroom, Child Behavior, Girl Locked in Bathroom, Rivae Hart, Crime News

DAYTON, Ohio -- An Ohio couple who authorities say kept a 9-year-old girl barricaded in a bathroom for several years was sentenced Thursday to three y...

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Alzheimer's and Psychoactive Medications -- A Controversial Decision for Caregivers

Marie Marley | Posted 04.18.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Behavioral Problems, Caregiving, Dementia, Antidepressants, Psychotropic Drugs, Alzheimer's, Psychoactive Drugs, Emotional Problems, Caregiver, Delusions, Antipsychotics, Medication for Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Disease Medication, Alzheimer's Medication, Alzheimer's Medications, Healthy Living News
Marie Marley

Many people refuse to even consider having their loved on put on any psychotropic medication for any reason. And that's understandable. But today's medications, which can be given in doses that don't overly sedate patients, can also be effective and improve a patient's overall quality of life.

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Too-Short Maternity Leave -- Not Working Itself -- Increases Depression In Moms

Posted 09.20.2011 | Women
Read More: Birth, Behavioral Problems, Maternity Leave, Failing Its Families, Working Mothers, US Behind in Maternity Leave, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Raise a Child, Paid Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Maternity Leave Matters, Stay at Home Mothers, Child Care, Mothers and Depression, Women and Depression, Children and Emotional Problems, Stay at Home Moms, Family Leave, Working Moms, Women News

It's hardly news to working moms, but for all of those who think women should stay at home with the kids, a new study from the National Bureau of Econ...

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Emotionally Disturbed Inner City Students

Dr. Ronald Ricker and Dr. Venus Nicolino | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Behavioral Problems, Welfare, Drug Addiction, Inner City, Mental Health, Police, Children, School Problems, Adolescents, Pregnancy, Funding, Gangs, Family Values, Disadvantaged, Drop-Out, Emotional Problems, Teachers, Donations, Schools, Arrest, Impact News
Dr. Ronald Ricker and Dr. Venus Nicolino

The problems facing today's inner city students, particularly those with behavioral and emotional problems, are innumerable and daunting. The Linden Center is an example of a program that attempts to deal with these problems.

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