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Parenting is one of the most rewarding things in the world. But any parent will tell you, it can also be one of the most stressful things.
This has been especially true for parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the weeks have turned into many months, parents have had to grapple with an ever-changing normal and the anxiety and stress of parenting has begun to take its toll on many, if not most, parents.
It’s Thursday night and your car spins into the parking lot of the school for your child. You hurriedly park, grab your car keys, and rush out the car into the school building. You speed walk into your child’s classroom, grab them by the hand, and then rush back into the car to fight the evening traffic. Once you arrive home it is like a mad dash – homework, dinner, wiping of noses and/or tears, cleaning up after everyone, brief moments of adult conversation (if you’re lucky), baths, story time, and then bed. As you sink into the chair or your bed later that night, you may wonder whether you actually spent any quality time with your child or rather did you just participate in a human assembly line of child rearing tasks?
When seeking services in college, students must provide documentation that they have a disability and need college disability services. A psychoeducational evaluation can can confirm the disability as accurate and a determination can be made about what types of college accommodations may be beneficial.
School has ended for the day. Your child is home and feeling exhausted from a long, and possibly stressful, day at school. Although it is likely that your child would like to do nothing more than toss their backpack in a corner and savor every glorious minute of their evening before bedtime, you must remind them that they have homework to complete.
Cell phones are everywhere. Almost everyone uses a mobile device to communicate with others. The spurred growth of cell phone usage has resulted in an increase in the number of teens who have engaged in sexting. Parents should be aware...
A survey was distributed by the National Campaign and some alarming statistics were revealed regarding teens that sent text messages with lewd and sexual content. I know that most teens and tweens have a cellphone and I also know that most parents are not aware of what is being sent from those phones.
Selective attention and selective ignoring are useful for handling minor misbehaviors that are considered annoying or obnoxious (e.g., tantrums, whining, interrupting, etc)...
Hi, my name is Decia Dixon, PhD. I work with awesome families, like your family, to help them achieve happiness and stability in their homes. I also help parents and children pinpoint struggles in learning and identify unique strengths and weaknesses to develop a plan of action.
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