This post is a little unusual in that I don’t typically do product reviews, but I have found myself repeatedly recommending these sound machines to clients for a variety of uses and so it seemed worth while to write about what a helpful addition these appliances can be to your home.
Posts with an Intended Audience of ‘Parents’
Helpful Uses for White Noise Machines
Monday, April 25th, 2011 by Sean SlevinIntended Audience: General, Parents
Resources from Ken Myers Lecture on Technology and Children
Friday, November 19th, 2010 by Sean SlevinIntended Audience: Christians, General, Parents
I recently came across my notes from the Ken Myers lecture from a while back on “Modern Technology in the Lives of our Children” and thought I’d share the various resources that he mentioned and as well as some of the themes he emphasized.
Modern Technology in the Lives of our Children: A Lecture by Ken Myers
Monday, May 10th, 2010 by Sean SlevinIntended Audience: Christians, General, Parents
Redeemer Classical School (located in Keezletown, Virginia) has arranged for Ken Myers to present a lecture this coming Friday (May 14, 2010) on Growing up in a Digital Nation: Modern Technology in the Lives of our Children.
Friday, May 14, 2010, at 7:30pm
Massanutten Presbyterian Church
50 Indian Trail, Penn Laird, VA
Admission is free and all are welcome.
Counseling with Teens (Ages 13-18): Kristin’s Approach
Monday, November 30th, 2009 by Kristin SlevinIntended Audience: Parents
One of the hallmarks of teenage behavior is the drive to define their identity apart from adult/parental influence. So while teens are mature enough to talk directly about their problems, it is still useful to approach therapy differently than one would with adults.
Influencing Teen Driving Behavior
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 by Sean SlevinIntended Audience: General, Parents
There are two informative studies in the October issue of Pediatrics that reveal: the effects that some parenting styles can have on teen driving safety, as well as the increased risk associated with teens having a vehicle of which they are the primary driver.
Counseling with Pre-Teens (Ages 10-14): Kristin’s Approach
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 by Kristin SlevinIntended Audience: Parents
As parents of pre-teens know well, every child moves at a different pace. Some children feel like little teenagers at the age of nine and others still act fairly childlike until they reach their teens. How I conduct therapy with pre-teens depends on what feels comfortable to the child.
Counseling with Children (Ages 4-11): Kristin’s Approach
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 by Kristin SlevinIntended Audience: Parents
Talking is an integral part of counseling with adults. Adults are able to step back and talk about what is going on in their mental and emotional processes. Much of adult counseling is helping adults to further develop their ability to understand and manage their internal experiences. The ability to have perspective on one’s internal world does not develop for most people until they reach their teens. While children are able to describe what is going on around them and can identify feelings, for the most part they are not able to have an objective view of what is going on inside of them. Without this ability it is necessary to conduct therapy with children differently than how one would conduct therapy with an adult.
Review: Report on ADHD
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 by Kristin SlevinIntended Audience: General, Parents
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder is one of the most common psychological diagnoses for children. Some estimate that between 8-10% of school aged children are affected by ADHD. So if you are at all involved with children, chances are that you know a child with ADHD. Your child may have ADHD. How can you tell if your child has ADHD? What should you consider when picking a doctor to diagnose and treat your child? What about medications for ADHD? These questions are all addressed in a thorough and relatively reader friendly report available for download from Consumer Reports (CR) (links to the report are in the footnotes).
Why Parenting is Difficult: Loving the Hard to Like
Monday, August 10th, 2009 by Kristin SlevinIntended Audience: General, Parents
Have you ever stopped in horror and realized that at that moment of time you are feeling hate towards your child? Or maybe you have found that while you love your child you really don’t LIKE them. Or perhaps somewhere deep down inside you feel disappointed about some of the qualities of your child. (For example, you always dreamed of playing baseball with your son, but you had two girls instead, or your son doesn’t want to play baseball, or your son has physical/mental limitations and can’t play baseball.) These are things that many parents feel but have a hard time telling even a counselor (whom is bound by law to never tell another soul). This is one of the difficult things about parenting: you don’t get to choose your child.
Why Parenting is Difficult: Loving and Letting Go
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by Kristin SlevinIntended Audience: General, Parents
Parenting is a deeply vulnerable endeavor. Here is this young person who is simultaneously deeply intertwined with the persons of the parents and yet is also separate and who needs to go through a process of separation with the parents. Separation of any kind is painful. The deeper the love and connection between two people, the more painful the separation is. There is probably no deeper connection than that of a parent and their child. No wonder parenting is difficult!
