Growth & Development
Episode Summary 12: Is ADHD a Disability, or Just a Difference We Treat Like One?
Dr. Russ Barkley warns that ADHD leads to reduced life expectancy, failed relationships, and substance use. But the path to those outcomes has more steps in it than he acknowledges, including the peer rejection and teacher stigma kids with ADHD face.
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Why Your Preschooler Is Hitting, Biting, or Kicking (And What Helps)
Preschool calls, and it’s never good news. Here’s what’s happening in a preschool classroom, and what to look at instead of the behavior itself.
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Re-release: Creative Problem-Solving (Without Giving the Answer)
Sara’s four-year-old started asking permission for things he used to just do on his own. She got curious instead of worried, and learned to follow his lead without teaching.
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265: Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Kids Learn Best
Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek has spent 20+ years studying how kids learn. Her finding? The things that make play fun are the same things that build real knowledge.
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264: Who Really Decided Your Child Needs ADHD Medication?
Your child’s doctor handed you a diagnosis. But the research on ADHD is messier – and more contested – than anyone told you.
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