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Your child's education can be affected by learning differences, disabilities, and other personal challenges, as well as by external issues such as family instability, peer pressure that encourages alcohol or drug experimentation, and personal traumas. These articles are a guide to dealing with the complex issues that can impact your child's ability to learn.
ADHD and Girls - People think of ADHD as a disorder affecting primarily boys, because is not diagnosed as readily in girls as in boys and because the symptoms of ADHD are often very different in girls than in boys.
Teen Girls and Aspergers Syndrome: Boarding Schools Offer Solutions - Fortunately, there are numerous treatment options available to parents of girls dealing with Aspergers Syndrome - most Aspergers sufferers are able to learn strategies that enable them to lead healthy, often highly successful lives, both personally and professionally.
All-Boys or All-Girls Schools and Classrooms - Changes in the Department of Education make it easier for parents and students to choose all-girls and all-boys public schools on the elementary and high school levels. The old rules allowed school districts to operate an all-girls or all-boys school only if there were a comparable school for the excluded sex. The new rules allow same-sex schools if co-educational ones of equal quality are available as a choice.
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can make the classroom and learning a frustrating experience for your child. Some parents become aware that their children are experiencing the same frustrations they did in school, and the latest science indicates ADHD is a biological issue with a genetic component.
Childhood Obesity - Fast food, conflicting information, and schools without physical education programs. Parents need to be informed to stop the childhood obesity epidemic.
Disorders that Sometimes Accompany ADHD - Many children and teens with ADHD have concurrent issues with ODD, learning disabilities, or depression.
Depression - Only recently has the seriousness of adolescent depression been recognized by health care professionals.
Teen Therapy - Can your teen benefit from therapy?
Anxiety and Teens - Is your teen anxious much of the time? There is a fine line between normal teen anxiety and deeper problems. If anxiety is interfering with your teen's social functioning, it might be time to seek help.
Teens and Smoking - If you suspect your teen is smoking, now is the time to take action to avoid this unhealthy addiction.
Teen Abuse of Cough Syrup - Not only do parents need to be aware of alcohol and illegal drug use. Today's teens often find mood-altering drugs right off the local drug store shelf. While these chemicals might seem "less dangerous" they can have a devastating impact on children and teens for that very reason.
