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Raising Kids with Dyslexia: Advice from a Mom on a Mission
written by Liza Bennigson, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications When her son, Dylan, was struggling with reading in second grade, Melinda Saunders thought little of it. After all, her older daughter, Alison, had been a late-reader, and Melinda knew Read more >>
Is My Child Depressed or Just Moody? [presentation]
One minute your teen is laughing and happy and the next they are slamming their bedroom door and seem to be mad at the world. How do you know when your teen is just moody or depressed or even anxious? Read more >>
Word Attack Strategies to Boost Reading Skills [presentation]
Do you see a child struggling to read the words in a book or in class? In this Community Education session for educators, learn how to identify a student with word attack struggles and helpful strategies that can make them Read more >>
Does My Child Need Occupational Therapy (OT)?
Written by Vibha Pathak, Occupational Therapist, OTD, OTR/L Every morning Marsha, age 10, wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and it is a battle to get to school on time. Read more >>
Anxiety and Twice Exceptional (2e) Child [downloadable]
Students who are twice-exceptional (2e) have tremendous intellectual gifts alongside a wide range of possible learning challenges — attention differences, slow processing speed, social immaturity, and/or weak executive function skills, just to name a few of the possibilities. Read more >>
Panel Discussion: Supporting Your Child with ADHD [presentation]
Parenting a child with ADHD has its challenges. This panel discussion is about ADHD and strategies and ways to support your child from three different perspectives–Glen Elliott, PhD, MD, Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director at CHC, Kendra Fraka, MSW, clinician Read more >>
Best Classroom Practices to Support Growth of Executive Function Skills in Students [presentation]
In this session for educators, Cindy Lopez, Director of Community Connections at CHC and Founding Head of Sand Hill School, discusses the best classroom practices to nurture the growth of Executive Function skills in your students (grades 4-8). You’ll learn Read more >>
Demystifying the Psychoeducational Assessment [presentation]
Did your child recently receive a psychoeducational assessment? You have the report, but you don’t really understand it? Learn more about what is included in this type of evaluation and how it can provide valuable information to help you better Read more >>
Written by Joan Baran, PhD, Clinical Director at CHC When we think of teens maturing, we think of all the changes they are going through: bodies growing, thinking becoming more abstract, and peers’ views considered increasingly important. Read more >>
When Does Disruptive Behavior Merit a Mental Health Diagnosis?
Written by Alexa Boubalos, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at CHC Explosive behavior. Rage. Tantrums. Meltdowns. Aggression. Property destruction. Having a child with any of these behaviors can be a challenging experience. And while all children tend to act out Read more >>
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CHC Palo Alto:
650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
CHC Ravenswood:
1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
