Your Successful Child

I will be offering a teleseminar on the newest ideas and strategies for treating childhood and adult ADD. If you are interested in hearing more information, please contact me at solutionfocused@live.com.

There has been a good deal of research on Attention Deficit Disorder and the notion that the crux of the difficulties that ADD people face is “attention deficit” is incorrect. Many people diagnosed with ADD can pay attention, especially when they are engaged in tasks they enjoy. So, the difficulties do not lie in the [...]

In my private practice, I treat many children who have the typical symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder- difficulties with concentration, poor focus, poor working memory, distractibility, and the tendency to not finish project (poor follow-through).  Most of the children are either on medication such as Vyvanse, Concerta, and Stratera.  Therapy consists of teaching my young patients [...]

Trust is an extremely important dynamic in human relationships and when trust is broken, it is imperative that it be rebuilt. When a child successfully lies to a parent, it can become very difficult for a parent to determine when the child is speaking the truth and when he is fabricating or twisting the truth. [...]

Effective child-rearing takes a total commitment and is oftentimes exhausting, frustrating, and time consuming even when children are well behaved, intelligent, and self-motivated.  When children have learning disabilities such as Attention Deficit Disorder or Auditory Processing Disorder, assisting your child in becoming a successful person can be extremely challenging.  These disorders can make learning a [...]

Time magazine had a very thought provoking article in it’s November 20th, 2009 issue on over-parenting. The article addresses parents who appear to be obsessed with protecting their children to the point of creating fear and hysteria. These same parents are also obsessed with their child’s success. Now, given the fact that we cannot escape [...]

One of the most pressing questions  I hear from parents is how to motivate their child.  Another important question I hear is how much should a parent push their child to excel.  When we look at Andre Agassi’s recent interview, we learn that Andre hated tennis and hated his father for pushing him so early [...]

It is vital that every child be equipped by the understanding of the power of belief.  Many adults do not grasp the importance of recognizing how our beliefs play a major role in determining outcomes.  How many of us think that success and failure are based upon luck, fortune, or being in the right place [...]

Welcome to my new blog!  I am excited about sharing the ideas I’ve gathered in the past 25 years with you.  We live in a world that has richly rewarded mediocrity and anti-social, defiant behavior; yet, the standards for college admission and job security become higher and more tough with each year.  Therefore, it is [...]