Viewing Category Current Articles | Archives | Search Entries for the 'Parenting' Category Children, Creativity, and Education: Important Message for Parents and Educators   Dear Readers: Many years ago I wrote an article about my experience in a classroom when children were taking "Art Class". The children were ab... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 70 Meeting for Parents of Children with Selective Mutism in February  Parents of Children with Selective Mutism: Educational Meeting to Discuss Spring into End of Academic Year, Plans for the summer,... Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 72 Selective Mutism: Meeting for Parents     PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SELECTIVE MUTISM MEETING FOR PARENTS   WHERE: DR. JOFFE’S OFFICE 10167 N.W. 31ST PLACE, SUITE 20... Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 103 TDAH e Evidencia Cientifica: ADHD is REAL!   TDAH e Galileo: E Ciencia, e nao Imaginacao! Queridos Leitores: Foi com muita tristeza que li no Internet que ha organizacoes no Brasil, e ... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 171 Selective Mutism and Parents" Anxiety  Dear Readers and Parents of Children with Selective Mutism, Social Anxiety, and with other symptoms of anxiety: A very good study was just publ... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 153 Children learning Phonics: Love of Reading and Writing  I was at an Elementary School in Miramar/Pembroke Pines in FL this month. I learned a wonderful song for young children learning phonics. The te... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 385 Tourette Syndrome: Good Information about this Condition  Dear Readers: I recently found a short media coverage on one of the contestants for the program "American Idol" and it gives information about T... ADHD, Aspergers, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 458 Selective Mutism in the Media Againa  Dear Readers, please, link to the "Psychology Today" magazine on line to read an article about a child with Selective Mutism.  Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Family Life 334 Selective Mutism Meeting for Parents and Professionals  Parents of Children with Selective Mutism: Meeting to Help Parents Prepare for the Holiday Season, and Winter Vacation, incl... Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Family Life 337 Two Weeks into School: Are the Kids Settled Yet?  Dear Parents: School has started already for more than two weeks. Some parents area already having Conferences with teachers, and time is runnin... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 644 Parents of Children with ADHD, Asperger Syndrome and Other Conditions  I spoke at the CHADD of North Broward Chapter last night. We discussed the importance of working as a team with school, teachers, physicians, ps... ADHD, Aspergers, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 572 CHADD of North Broward: Dr. Joffe will speak on School and Parents as Partners     CHADD OF NORTH BROWARD PARENT MEETING   WHEN:         Tuesday  September 13, 2011... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 698 Social Skills Groups for Pre-Teens and Teens  Social Skills Group for Pre-Teens and Teens (Girls and Boys in separate groups) When: Starting September, 2011 Where: Vera Joffe, Ph.D. , P.A.... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 673 Selective Mutism Meeting for Parents and Professionals  Educational Meeting for Parents of Children with Selective Mutism, Professionals, and Teachers. When: September 19, 2011 Where: Vera Joffe, Ph... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 647 ADHD IN ADULTS: GREAT CONFERENCE COMING UP  DEAR READERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT ADHD IN ADULTS, AND HOW IT AFFECTS THEM IN ALL LEVELS OF LIFE, AS WELL AS THEIR SIGNIFICA... ADHD, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Family Life 434 ADHD, ASPERGER SYNDROME, ANXIETY, AND COGNITIVE RIGIDITY  DEAR READERS: I AM PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT I WILL BE SPEAKING A THECHADD  23RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER. DR. JAMES CO... ADHD, Aspergers, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 679 Parenting Group for Parents who Speak Portuguese  Dear Parents and Parents who Speak Portuguese: I recently received a telephone call from a parent who recently moved to the U.S. and who wants t... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 728 Parenting Group for Parents who Speak Portuguese  Dear Parents and Parents who Speak Portuguese: I recently received a telephone call from a parent who recently moved to the U.S. and who wants t... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 745 Parents and Children Share Psychiatric Disorders: Need to Treat Parents and Children as a Unit  Dear Readers: I recently wrote an article about my training in PCIT, Parent-Child-Interaction Therapy. The model focuses on an empirically-based... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 775 Divorce, Parenting, and Mental Health: Impact on Children  Dear Readers: This is, unfortunately, a well-known topic due to the high rates of divorce in our country. At the same time, it is always good to... ADHD, Aspergers, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 751 Children with ADHD, Disruptive Behaviors, and Interaction with Their Parents   Dear Readers and Parents: I wanted to inform you that I was in New York last month for an Intense Training in Parent-Child-Interaction Therapy... ADHD, Aspergers, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 721 ADHD and Substance-Use Disorders for Young Adults  Dear Readers: A new study by Dr. Wilens and his colleagues (Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011) just confi... ADHD, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Family Life 464 SELECTIVE MUTISM: IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO START GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL!  Dear Readers, and Parents of Children with Selective Mutism: Most parents and children are enjoying the summer, as it has been only about a mont... Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders 426 SCREENING FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: ROLE OF PEDIATRICIAN   Dear Parents: This articles follows the previous one regarding the importance of PREVENTION in regular health care, and in mental health. I ju... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 771 Preventive Measures for Children: Hearing Screening as Babies  Dear Readers: I have been writing and presenting often in Support Groups and in Medical and Health Related Meetings about the importance of prev... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 734 Asperger Syndrome, Special Education, and Selective Mutism in Brazil Dr. Joffe presented at the Congresso Internacional da ABENEPI, in Sao Paulo. This was a very rich conference in terms of topics, presenters from all o... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 803 PARENTING MEETING: SELECTIVE MUTISM, ADHD, ANXIETY DISORDERS, ASPERGER SYNDROME, TOURETTE SYNDROME   DEAR PARENTS: MANY PARENTS EXPRESSED THEIR DIFFICULTIES IN ATTENDING A PARENTING MEETING ON A WEEK-DAY IN THE EVENING DUE TO THE VERY TIGHT SC... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 772 SELECTIVE MUTISM MEETINGS: TWO MORE IN MAY: End of the School Year and Plans for the Summer  Dear Parents of Children with Selective Mutism, Teachers, and Professionals: We will be having a couple of more meetings at out office in May to... Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Family Life 599 CHADD Meeting: Children with ADHD and other Conditions  Dear Readers: I will be speaking again at the CHADD of North Broward (Florida) meeting tomorrow, April 26th, at  7 p.m. We will talk about... ADHD, Aspergers, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 810 ADHD in Adults: Dr. Joffe will speak at CHADD of North Broward, Florida  Dr. Joffe will be speaking at CHADD of North Broward, Florida. Please, go to www.chadd.org for more information. Dr. Joffe will be speaking abou... ADHD, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Family Life 751 Conference with Teachers and Schools in Brazil  Dear Readers: I would like to inform you that I was in Sao Paulo, Brazil, last month. I was very pleased to visit two schools, and to learn from... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 922 PARENTING CLASS ON SELECTIVE MUTISM THIS COMING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2011   Educational Meeting for Parents on Selective Mutism We had a very informative meeting with parents, teachers, and other professionals last mo... Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 838 Anxiety Disorders in Children: The Importance of Treatment as a Preventive Measure Dear Readers: I attended a Conference in Miami last week by the Florida International University, Center for Children and Families. A general rev... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 1101 Parenting Children with Asperger Syndrome and with Autism Spectrum Disorders PARENTING CHILDREN WITH ASPERGER'S SYNDROME AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS: FEBRUARY 23, 2011 AT 5:30 P.M. PLEASE, CALL THE OFFICE TO ENROLL. This ... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 1194 Parenting Children with Asperger Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders Dear Parents of Children with Asperger Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders, such as ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, a... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Adult ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 1139 ABC'S OF PARENTING CHILDREN WITH ADHD, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, ASPERGER SYNDROME, ANXIETY DISORDERS, AND OTHER CHILDHOOD DISORDERS WE WILL BE HOLDING A PARENTING GROUP MEETING FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH ADHD, ASPERGER SYNDROME, AUTISM SPECTRUM SYNDROME, ANXIETY DISORDERS, CONDUC... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 997 Selective Mutism: Education and sharing information with teachers and other professionals Dear Parents of Children with Selective Mutism: We had a very fruitful and enriching meeting last week with a set of five parents of children with Sel... Selective Mutism, Parenting 677 Holiday Vacation and Children with ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, and with Anxiety Disorders (Including Selective Mutism) Dear Readers of "My Articles" of "verajoffe.com" Website. I would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday, and a Wonderful New Year, 2011. Depend... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 1424 Selective Mutism Educational Meeting for Parents, Families, and for Professionals Educational Meeting and Presentation about Selective Mutism for Families and for Professionals Who can attend? Parents, family members, teachers, psy... Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders 867 Selective Mutism in the Media Dear Parents and Children and Individuals with Selective Mutism: Here is another article in the Media about Selective Mutism. The more information tha... Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders 901 Asperger Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Juvenile Bipolar Disorders: Cognitive Rigidity and how this affects Children Dear Readers: I am very pleased to report that I will be chairing a discussion at the upcoming Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent... ADHD, Aspergers, Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 1647 SELECTIVE MUTISM :SECOND MEETING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR: HOW TO HELP MY CHILD ADJUST TO SCHOOL AND OTHER SETTINGS? Dear Parents of Children with Selective Mutism: Dr. Joffe will be offering a meeting to discuss the preparation and adjustment for the new school yea... Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders 1086 ADHD CHILDREN: BACK TO SCHOOL WITH A POSITIVE APPROACH             Back to School: With a great attitude! Vera Joffe, Ph.D. (vjphdcr)   Dear parents and childre... ADHD, Parenting, Family Life 1158 SELECTIVE MUTISM, ANXIETY, SENSORY INTEGRATION DIFFICULTIES AND THE START OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR    From Vera Joffe, Ph.D. P.A. (copyright, 2010)   Dear Parents of Children with Selective Mutism   I hope you had a great su... Selective Mutism, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Family Life 1594 CHILDREN WITH ADHD, ASPERGER SYNDROME, TOURETTE SYNDROME, AND ANXIETY DISORDERS: PREPARING FOR SCHOOL Dear Parents of Children with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Tourette Syndrome, and with Anxiety Disorders: Welcome back from your vacations, from ... ADHD, Aspergers, Parenting, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Life 1731 PRESCHOOL BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS: IS IT ADHD? IS IT AUTISM? IS IT ODD? TOO YOUNG TO DIAGNOSE? WHAT TO DO? Dear Readers:                  Over the last five years, there has been m... Parenting 721 THE ABC'S OF PARENTING CHILDREN WITH ADHD, ASPERGER'S SYNDROME, AUTISM, AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS       THE ABC'S OF PARENTING: FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WITH ADHD, ANXIETY, AND WITH OTHER NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS   ... Parenting 699 TALKING TO YOUR PEDIATRICIAN ABOUT ADHD, ASPERGER'S SYNDROME, AUTISM, BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS, LEARNING DISABILITY, AND OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANCE BEHAVIORS, SENSORY INTEGRATION PROBLEMS, AND SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES Dear Parents: I have published a couple of articles in International Journals regarding the role of the pediatrician in screening and in preventing me... Parenting 504 Stress, Physical Complains, and Family Life   Dear Readers: I just received the most recent copy of the "Monitor", a monthly publication of the American Psychological Association. Recent r... Parenting 758