“My child misbehaves so much that I don’t even know where to start!” This is one of the most common things we hear on the Parental Support Line, and it’s an understandable problem. Many parents tell me they feel overwhelmed,...
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Are you often exhausted as a parent? Do you regularly feel drained, overwhelmed and off-balance...
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When Hunter was a baby, Pat never imagined parenting him would mean becoming trapped in an...
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Do you have problems disciplining your ODD teenager in your home? The number one parenting tool...
Read MoreOppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a childhood psychiatric disruptive behavior disorder. ODD children typically are aggressive toward others. They tend to intentionally bother and irritate those around them. In addition,...
Read MoreThis article deals with addressing when is a good time to get the police involved in handling an oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) child’s violent outburst. While involving the police doesn’t really help very much...
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ADHD, ODD, LDs and More—What a Diagnosis Means for Your Child by James Lehman, MSW A diagnosis is...
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often occurs with other disorders (called...
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Getting kids to do chores is one of the most common arguments families have. Who can’t...
Read MoreHandling school defiance can be extremely difficult. Most professional teachers get very little mental health training. And if you’ve been teaching for any length of time it will be obvious to you that you didn’t...
Read MoreOppositional Defiant Disorder is a serious psychiatric disorder that affects around 2 to 16% of all the kids. It is a serious behavioral anomaly which when untreated may result in many other disorders in the life of the patient....
Read MoreOppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a psychiatric behavior disorder that is characterized by aggressiveness and a tendency to purposefully bother and irritate others. These behaviors cause significant difficulties with family...
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