Category: Psychology
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Book review: Searching for Meaning
Searching for Meaning: Idealism, Bright Minds, Disillusionment, and Hope by James T. Webb Great Potential Press Dr. Webb’s work has been very important in my life. The day I picked up A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children is the day that I started to learn about my children—and myself. This was the first parenting book…
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From soccer to leadership
My daughter has been going to soccer camp since the day she saw a flyer and said she just had to go. We’re not a big organized sports family, so she had to drag us along as she wanted more: soccer camp every summer, then recreational soccer in the fall then softball in the spring.…
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Book review: The Explosive Child
Dr. Greene’s book, “The Explosive Child,” is a must-read for parents who want to learn a healthy way to communicate with their oppositional (and typically developing) children. His approach is one that emphasizes the longterm health of the relationship and of the family.
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Book review: Children with High-Functioning Autism
I have recently come upon two books that I think are important books for those of us with “quirky” kids to read. This is the first of my reviews—the second will be about The Explosive Child, which I’m still digesting! If the topics of these books speak at all to your child’s quirkiness, I highly…