People often repeat behaviors, even when they know better, Benicia author Stephen Dubrofsky says. It’s also the point he makes with the title of his latest book, “I Knew I Shouldn’t Have Done It, But I Did.” People can change and improve, however, and Dubrofsky wrote this book and has developed an accompanying workshop to […]
Positively Parenting: Understanding the exceptional child, part 2
Editor’s note: Read part one by CLICKING HERE. MANY CHILDREN WITH ADHD ALSO HAVE a specific learning disability (“SLD”) that can manifest as having trouble with reading, math, writing or language. A small percentage of children have Tourette syndrome. Tourette symptoms come in the form of tics and other movements, like eye blinks or facial […]
Positively Parenting: The 4 parenting styles
THERE ARE FOUR MAIN STYLES OF PARENTING: indulgent, authoritarian, authoritative and laissez-faire. Each reflects naturally learned patterns of parental values, practices and behaviors. We’ll briefly examine each style.