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Is Your Child Having Difficulty Thinking Through a Problem? Organizing (also known as executive functions) in childhood refers to the child’s set of thinking skills that include planning, initiating tasks, self-monitoring, paying attention, and using effective problem-solving approaches. Children with neurological disorders, such as ADHD or autism, can tend to struggle with executive functions. Although struggles in these areas can be substantially limiting and challenging, the good news is executive functions can be taught. In these articles, you will be guided to understand and name which skills are challenging for your child and learn some everyday strategies you can employ at home. Further, you will learn how to tell whether or not to seek professional help for these difficulties. Visit this page for general information about organizing.

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What Are Planning Skills in Childhood? Planning skills in childhood include the ability to “make a plan,” that is, the ability to set a goal, identify a sequence of actions to reach the goal, and then carry out that sequence of steps.  Planning is an executive function that refers to the ability to develop strategies&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Failing to Make a Plan?

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What is Organizing in Childhood? Organizing (also known as executive functions) in childhood refers to the child’s set of thinking skills that include planning, initiating tasks, self-monitoring, paying attention, and using effective problem-solving approaches.  “A good way to understand executive functions is to think of the term executive. In a company, executives need to be&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Struggling to Stay Organized?

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Is Your Child Struggling to Stay Organized?

Concerned about your child’s emotions?

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Are Your Child&#8217;s Emotions and Mood Swings Normal? Feelings issues in childhood are difficulties with your child’s emotions, self-esteem, or overall sense of well-being. Emotional challenges in childhood indicate a child is struggling with their mental health, wellness, or coping skills. These struggles can occur throughout different phases of life and may or may not cause long-term distress. Your child’s feelings are important, from the first time they can express them to you through adulthood. All children experience some level of sadness and anxiety in life. When these symptoms take over and impact day-to-day functioning, it is important to intervene. In the articles that follow, you will learn about emotional wellness and how to foster it. These articles include topics like meltdowns, mood swings, cognitive distortions, and self-esteem. Visit this page for general emotional information.

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What is Perseverating in Childhood? Perseverating in childhood means getting stuck on specific topics, ideas, or desires and refusing to shift away from them. Perseverating is something all kids do to an extent. Every parent has thought at least once, “stop nagging!” as their child asked for one more cookie or five more minutes of&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Saying the Same Thing Over and Over?

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Is Your Child Saying the Same Thing Over and Over?

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Addiction in Teens

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What is Addiction in Teens? Addiction in teens is a pattern of dependency on substances resulting in disorganization, disturbance in relationships, and erratic or uncharacteristic behaviors.  Substance use is extremely common in teenagers. Although the precise reasons for increased teen substance use are not entirely clear, the availability of delivery methods like vape pens, and&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Using Alcohol or Drugs?

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Is Your Child Using Alcohol or Drugs?

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What Are Feelings Issues in Childhood? Feelings issues in childhood are difficulties with your child’s emotions, self-esteem, or overall sense of well-being. Emotional challenges in childhood indicate a child is struggling with their mental health, wellness, or coping skills. These struggles can occur throughout different phases of life and may or may not cause long-term&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Having Emotional Problems?

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Concerned about your child’s communication skills?

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Is Your Child Having Difficulty Expressing or Understanding Language? Communication in childhood is the ability to connect with other people through verbal (using words to express oneself and understand others) or nonverbal means (using eye contact, gestures, and facial expressions). Children with difficulty in communicating likely need help making friends. The most important skill is called reciprocal communication, which is the ability to have a back-and-forth conversation. In the following articles, you will find information about nonverbal communication in terms of gesture use, eye contact, and emotional expression. Communication skills also include expressing one’s thoughts (expressive language), understanding communication from other people (receptive language), and communicating socially with peers (pragmatic language). Visit this page for general information on communication problems.

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English Language Learner

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With contributions from Vinita Kokatnur-Lemercier CCC-SLP Pediatric Speech and Language Pathologist English Language Learners in Childhood An English language learner (ELL) is a child who speaks a different language at home and is currently learning English after moving to an English-speaking country.  An ELL student is different from a bilingual child who speaks their native&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Learning English?

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Concerned about your child’s cognitive abilities?

Understanding

Is Your Child Struggling With Comprehension? Understanding or cognition are other names for intelligence, often called thinking skills or abilities. Understanding includes our ability to use abstract thinking, to apply logic and reasoning and to learn new things. The science of educational psychology studies our ability to learn and understand. Within this section, articles include topics like verbal reasoning, non-verbal problem solving, fluid reasoning, spatial awareness, auditory processing, sequential reasoning, and processing speed. These topics are all aspects of the way we understand and learn. Children who are struggling with cognition will have some trouble in school and in other intellectually demanding endeavors. The good news is that for most people, a high degree of patience, and focused effort, will often lead to an improved outcome. Visit this page for general information about understanding challenges.

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What is Verbal Comprehension in Childhood? Verbal comprehension in childhood is the ability to understand and communicate with written and spoken words. The skills of verbal comprehension fall into a few major areas.  Categorical reasoning &#8211; is knowing how words are alike by assigning them to common categories (e.g., an apple is like a banana&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Not Comprehending the Teacher’s Lesson?

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What is Intelligence in Childhood? Intelligence in childhood is a child’s overall ability to understand, reason, and problem-solve. “Cognitive ability is synonymous with intelligence and measures innate thinking, computing, comprehending, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.” The cognitive skills measured on an IQ test include verbal, nonverbal, and fluid reasoning abilities. Processing speed and working memory are&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Struggling to Understand?

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Concerned about your child’s social skills?

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Is Your Child Having Difficulty Making Friends? Social skills in childhood are the group of abilities your child needs to make friends.  These abilities include perspective-taking, empathy, play skills, sharing and collaboration skills, and communication skills.  Social development progresses from the early skills of parallel play, to conversation, and finally into the ability to develop deep and lasting friendships. Children having difficulty with social skills likely need help finding common interests with others, starting conversations, or taking the perspective of others. Trouble with social skills can be a trying and even heart-breaking experience for a child and family. In this section, you will find topics like social presence, conversations, perspective-taking, and insight. Visit this page for general information on social skills.

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What is Social Motivation in Childhood? Social motivation in childhood is the desire to connect with others and form friendships. Social motivation has five key factors a desire to connect enjoying time around other children trying to engage with other children enjoying social settings and activities attempting conversation with others Social motivation is a critical&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Wanting to Engage Socially but Not Sure How?

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With contributions from Vinita Kokatnur-Lemercier, M.A., SLP-CCC What is Articulation in Childhood? Articulation in childhood is the clarity of speech and the pronunciation of words that are intelligible to others.  When speech sound articulation is an issue, family members and friends may say that the child ‘sounds so cute!’ Perhaps your child talks in a&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Saying Wabbit for Rabbit?

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