By Ted Feinberg, Ed.D., and Kathy Cowan
Getting a new school year off to a good start can influence children's attitude, confidence, and performance both socially and academically. The transition from August to September can be difficult for children and parents. Even children who are eager to return to class must adjust to the greater…
Exemplary Mental Health Programs Online Edition
We've created several ways for you to view the online edition of Exemplary Mental Health Programs: School Psychologists As Mental Health Providers. If you know the program you're looking for, you can search by program. If you want to view all the programs in a particular state, click here.
Note: All program files are…
Resources for Families
NEW - Read about the upcoming NASP Center online event on learning disabilities.
For the NASP statement regarding recent media stories on home schooling, click here .
Recent inserts from the NASP Communiqué :
Expanding Practice: Helping Families Develop a Family Internet…

Putting on the extra weight and looking obese can humiliate any woman. No one likes their body looking disorderly and out of shape. If you hate it too, you would want your belly tucked in. Thankfully, losing weight is not very challenging as long as you are motivated. However, to lose weight, a woman should…
School Psychologists: Partners in Healthcare
National Association of School Psychologists
School psychologists are professionals specializing in both mental health and education, who provide services that help students succeed academically, emotionally and socially. They are trained to identify and address a wide range of barriers to school and community success, including learning disabilities, cognitive deficits, behavioral…
by Fred Provenzano, Ph.D., NCSP, University of Washington
and Janet Bodnar, Senior Editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
Introduction
In these times of great discretionary spending, the responsible management of money is one of the most important skills needed for successful adulthood. No matter how much or how little money your children earn as adults, they…

Supplemental drugs known as "testosterone boosters" can be used to raise the blood levels of testosterone. The study aimed to assess the dangers to athletes' health and the potential negative effects of testosterone supplements. An athlete with an abdominal ache visited the King Saud Hospital in Unaizah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
The attending doctor ordered general…
Tips to get into Ketosis Ketosis is a natural metabolic procedure that provides a ton of health benefits. While your body is in a state of ketosis it uses the accumulated fat and converts it into ketones which are used as the main source of energy. It is very healthy for the human body. Now…
The ketogenic diet is the best way to help the body undergo ketosis and thus have a better shape. It helps the body to make use of extra fat as a source of fuel for the body. It provides all the required nutrients to the body and ensures a healthier metabolic rate. A ketogenic diet…
Tourette’s Syndrome
Información para los padres
por Christopher Willis, MS
Programas regionales de educación especial del condado de Newport y la Universidad de Rhode Island
Introducción
El trastorno de Tourette (TS, por sus siglas en el inglés) es una conjunto crónico de síntomas neuroconductuales y características asociadas que incluyen tics severos. Este trastorno, originalmente descrito…