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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 Spatial Intelligence in Childhood? Spatial intelligence in childhood is the ability to learn and reason from visual data.  Also referred to as spatial reasoning, it involves using visual-spatial skills to see how something is supposed to look. These skills are like a game of ‘Tetris.’ People with good spatial skills can see many&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Struggling With Puzzles and Maps?

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What is Fluid Reasoning in Childhood? Fluid reasoning is the brain’s ability to take in new information without the benefit of practice or experience. Fluid reasoning is often referred to as abstract reasoning or ‘novel problem-solving.’ It involves applying logic and past knowledge to think flexibly and master new skills. Fluid reasoning does not require&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Intimidated by New Procedures or Approaches?

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Is Your Child Intimidated by New Procedures or Approaches?

Concerned about your child’s social skills?

Socializing

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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Reciprocal Conversations

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What is Reciprocal Conversation in Childhood? Reciprocal conversation in childhood is the ability to carry on a back-and-forth dialogue with a partner, by making comments, asking questions, and commenting on a topic being discussed.  A reciprocal conversation includes multiple exchanges of asking questions, answering questions, and building on each other’s comments. This process involves listening&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Struggling to Have a Back-and-Forth Conversation?

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Is Your Child Struggling to Have a Back-and-Forth Conversation?

Concerned about your child’s organization  skills?

Organizing

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 is Inhibiting in Childhood? Inhibiting in childhood is an executive function that gives the child the ability to think through their actions and stop themselves before making a poor decision. In child development, children start to learn inhibition at an early age. Some children are better at this skill than others. We often find&hellip; Continue reading Does Your Child Forget to Stop and Think?

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Does Your Child Forget to Stop and Think?

Concerned about your child’s motor skills or sensory needs?

Moving and Sensing

Is Your Child Struggling With Coordination, Sensory Awareness, and Motor Skills? Moving and sensing skills in childhood include gross motor skills (running, jumping, climbing), fine motor skills (handwriting, stringing beads, building with blocks), and sensory regulation (responding to lights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touch sensations). Children can have strengths and weaknesses in several of these areas without any cause for concern. In the articles that follow, you can learn about the types of sensorimotor skills that can impact your child’s development and whether or not intervention is needed. The articles in this facet include topics such as coordination, handwriting, body space awareness, and sensory sensitivity. Visit this page for general information about moving and sensing.

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Sensory Sensitivity

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What is Sensory Sensitivity in Childhood? Sensory sensitivity in childhood is increased awareness, compared to other people, of information gained from the five senses.  Sensory overload refers to a sense of overwhelm and painful discomfort caused by sensory stimulation. When a child has sensory sensitivity, they are prone to be overloaded with sensory information. It&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Overwhelmed by Loud Noises, Bright Lights, and Stinky Smells?

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Concerned about your child’s learning?

Learning

How Concerned Should You Be About Your Child Struggling in School? Learning skills in childhood are all the abilities needed for success in school, such as reading, writing, math, science, technology, and oral presentations. Every child goes to school to acquire knowledge, and every child can learn. It is important that all children have access to the support they need to be successful and excited about learning. It is wonderful when children can become lifelong learners in areas of interest and strength. It is okay if children struggle a bit to get through school but ultimately learn the skills they need for higher education or meaningful careers. Visit this page for general information about learning skills.

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Writing

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What Are Writing Issues In Childhood? Writing issues in childhood are challenges with one or more areas that impact the process of putting words to paper.  Writing issues may include a challenge with letter formation, spelling, writing words, generating content, organizing ideas, explaining information in a coherent narrative, staying on topic, and offering creative content&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Having Trouble Writing?

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Math

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What Are Math Issues In Childhood? Math issues in childhood are difficulties with mathematics. Mathematics skills are used in completing math computations, solving problems, and understanding visual-spatial relationships throughout the lifespan. In everyday life, we use math in telling time, reading a calendar, measuring cooking ingredients, shopping for goods, and many other things.  Learning math&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Having Problems With Math?

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Concerned about your child’s emotions?

Feeling

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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Self-Esteem

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What is Self-Esteem in Childhood? Self-esteem in childhood is your child’s confidence in who they are and what they can do. Every child has moments in which they face challenges, peer pressure, or experience new things, and they may begin to lose confidence or question their self-worth. In a child’s life, there will be ups&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Displaying a Low Self-Esteem?

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Meltdowns

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What are Meltdowns in Childhood? A meltdown in childhood is a failure to regulate strong emotions in an age-appropriate way.  A child may feel overwhelmed by an unexpected change in routine, a shift or transition from one activity to another, or something in the sensory environment. Meltdowns and tantrums are not the same thing. A&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Having Meltdowns?

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Cognitive Distortions

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What are Cognitive Distortions in Childhood? Cognitive distortions in childhood are patterns of thinking about things in an inaccurate way that makes the child feel depressed, anxious, or have a lowered self-esteem.  This kind of thinking is often called ‘automatic thoughts’ and involves rigidity. Your child might not see how situations may have some good&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Making Mountains Out of Mole Hills?

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