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Advice for Parents of Children With ADHD

Your child has the dreaded ADHD diagnosis from the school. The school says, and you might even agree, that your child is hyperactive and has trouble paying attention. Maybe your child has uncontrollable impulses that interfere with his relationships and learning. The school has labeled your child as being difficult, and if you are like many parents, you probably don’t know what to do.

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How Soon After Conception Does Morning Sickness Start?

Although it’s known as “morning sickness,” the nauseau that accompanies pregnancy can happen at any time of the day. According to MayoClinic.com, morning sickness plagues as many as 90 percent of pregnant women at some point during their pregnancy. For most women, it starts in the first trimester and is gone by the second, although it can last throughout the entire pregnancy. If you are trying to get pregnant, you may be hoping that feeling nauseated is a sign that you are finally pregnant.

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Helicopter Parents – And Their Longterm Consequences

It’s bad enough being a kid with helicopter parents. They can hover over your childhood and adolescence, warping the normal process of growing up, and inflicting enough damage for decades of therapy. In October 2015, the website Reddit asked readers what was the “worst or most embarrassing” thing their parents had put them through. The…

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Long Vacations and Autism – Part Four

After our latest vacation, I came up with some advice about how to take a long vacation with your child with autism. What advice can I give? First of all, I tried an experiment with my son—that almost backfired on me. My son still adores his comfort toy, a stuffed dog that he sleeps with.…