By John E. Desrochers, PhD, ABPP
New Canaan (CT) Public Schools
Today, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly half of all first marriages end in divorce. Two thirds of these situations involve children. What effect will divorce have on children in both the short and long term? Differing advice from experts in the field…
by Richard B. Staples, CAGS
Peabody, MA
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Introduction
Adolescence is a time of transition between childhood and adulthood. "Transition" reflects movement, development or evolution from one form, stage or style to another. It is important to view adolescence as a process of incremental changes. It is generally…
Psychological Evaluations
Información para los padres
por Thelma Alpert Blumberg, NCSP
Escuelas de la ciudad de Baltimore
Introducción
Es común que los padres se sientan preocupados y ansiosos cuando se les informa que sus niños están presentando problemas de rendimiento académico o de comportamiento escolar. Más aún, cuando se sugieren evaluaciones psicológicas, los padres pueden sentirse…
From brochure prepared by the Educational Resources Information Center, Office of Education Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
What Can Parents and Teachers Do If an Adolescent Begins to Fail in School?
Many teenagers experience times when keeping up with schoolwork is difficult. These periods may last for several weeks and may result in social…
Natural Disasters, School/Community Violence/Tragic School Community Deaths
Scott Poland, Ed.D., Director
Department of Psychological Services
Donna Poland, Ph.D.,
Middle School Principal
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Houston, Texas
713-460-7825
Objective
Suggested Activities
Resources
1. Students will develop an understanding of the facts regarding the "critical incident".
Teacher will share facts that have been provided by administration that answer: …
The National Association of School Psychologists
What is Zero Tolerance?
"Zero Tolerance" initially was defined as consistently enforced suspension and expulsion policies in response to weapons, drugs and violent acts in the school setting. Over time, however, zero tolerance has come to refer to school or district-wide policies that mandate predetermined, typically harsh consequences or…
by Fred Provenzano, Ph.D., NCSP
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Background
Teenagers are at a developmental stage in life where they are spreading their wings, stretching themselves and the limits of their experience.? They have also reached a period in cognitive development where they are able to more fully consider consequences of…
Since the diets that are specially designed for Type 2 diabetes emphasize a lot of weight loss, it must not come as a shock when the keto diet is suggested for this. When a person is using the keto diet for weight loss the body converts not the glucose but insulin into energy. But since…