Today I’m working to assist children and teens with school-based anxiety. This problem seems to be far more prevalent than most us might think. For older kids, especially, there is lots of effort spent trying to look “okay” and “together,”…
Dr. Adam Cox
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Monthly Archives: April 2016
School Anxiety
Posted in Psychology of Youth Tagged with: Competition, Depression, Executive Functions, Parenting, Youth
School Districts vs. Empty Political Promises
I’m assuming many are as exhausted by the political season as I am. One thing I am struck by is how easily we are ensnared in political promises, rather than paying attention to the practical advances which may be happening…
Posted in Education Tagged with: child psychology, Disability, Executive Functions, Preschool, Teaching
Girls and Freedom
For nearly a decade I’ve been writing about the role of purpose in boys’ lives, but what about girls? Are they as lost as so many young men seem to be? What are the key differences with respect to living…
Posted in Girls Tagged with: Creativity, Education, Girls, Life Narratives, Parenting, Purpose, Youth
