Dealing with a Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

How to organize your study time better

I know, sounds odd, huh? But before you even crack those books there are some simple steps you can take which will dramatically increase the efficiency of your study time and decrease the number of hours you have to put in. As strange as it seems,...

Helping the child with dyslexia

Dyslexia or dys meaning difficulty or dysfunction and lexia meaning to read. Dyslexia basically describes difficulty with or an inability to read, despite adequate intelligence and opportunity. However, within this category there are a wide range of...

Tips for dealing with difficult behavior in children

Have you begun to have fantasies about what it would be like to run away somewhere far, far away? Have you found yourself not liking your child much? Have you debated whether allowing your kid to run roughshod over you for the rest of their (or...

Children with Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder, which used to be known as manic depressive disorder is a strongly genetically determined, chronic and often disabling condition. Bipolar disorder is characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania or hypomania. During...

Tips for homeschooling children with behavioral issues.

So, to review the above, there are several essentials: 1. Preparation up front will save you time. Just like with behavior management, proactive planning will make your life so much easier. Notice when you have the most difficulties - is it at a...

What is Multiple Personality Disorder/Dissociative Identity Disorder

Multiple personality disorder, which is know known as dissociative identity disorder is an extremely serious condition related to early experiences of extreme, repeated, often sadistic and/or ritualized abuse, most often by a parent or caretaker. ...

Are you being an overprotective parent?

This, of course is a difficult one without concrete examples of behaviors, but here are some thoughts in general... What do we know about kids? Certainly many things, but if we look more closely at the factors influencing...

Developing a behavior management system for kids

The first rule is, take a deep breath, and another....most people turn to behavior management systems out of frustration when numerous attempts have failed and the behaviors have escalated. While behavior management techniques can be helpful in...

Where Do Mental Health Professionals Go When THEY are experiencing stress and mental health issues?

How mental health professionals deal with their own issues depends very much on their training and theoretical orientations. Initially psychoanalytic theory stated that countertransference or feelings towards the patient on the part of the analyst,...