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How Brain Development Informs Skill Development
It can be helpful to think of the brain as made up of two different and equally important parts. The downstairs brain includes the...
Cynthia Yoo
Aug 9, 20233 min read


Effective Strategies For Supporting Your Child To Regulate And Ask For Help
What we know is that children need help - especially children who struggle with social, emotional, and learning differences. So why is it...
Cynthia Yoo
Apr 9, 202310 min read


Your Child Has A Neurodevelopmental Disorder - How To Process It & When To Tell Them
Parents are faced with many difficult decisions throughout the course of parenting. This is especially true for parents with children who...
Cynthia Yoo
Apr 9, 20238 min read


Types of Mental Health Support
There are different types of support available to people struggling with mental health challenges. The type of support you seek out will...
Cynthia Yoo
Apr 6, 20236 min read


ADHD & Learning Disabilities - How Counselling Can Help
Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Learning Disabilities (LD) struggle to effectively manage themselves...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 27, 20222 min read


ADHD & Learning Disabilities - Individualized Program Plans
What are IPPs? Children diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders are entitled to support for their learning differences and special...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 24, 20223 min read


Anxiety & ADHD - The Big Overlap and How To Tell the Difference
There is an excellent article explaining how anxiety and ADHD overlap in terms of symptoms. It explains how they can look the same and...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 21, 202214 min read


Effective Strategies to Support Your Child with Executive-Functioning Challenges
Children who struggle with executive functioning have difficulty managing their emotions, resisting their impulses, and keeping...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 15, 20225 min read


Effective Strategies to Support Your Child with Self-Regulation Challenges
When children consistently fail to meet our expectations, it is tempting to label them as oppositional, defiant, manipulative, and/or...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 12, 20228 min read


Self-Regulation & Executive Functioning - Definition, Meaning, and Skills
Children who can self-regulate (calm when upset) are more able to learn and implement executive functioning skills (planning and...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 9, 20223 min read


Effective Strategies to Support Your Child with ADHD
There are a variety of treatment and intervention strategies available to support children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 30, 20224 min read


Girls with ADHD - Unique Challenges
The vast majority of research and literature on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) pertains to boys. In light of the growing...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 27, 20224 min read


Girls with ADHD - Symptoms and Treatment
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brain-based disorder that impacts up to 12% of school-aged children. There are 3...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 24, 20223 min read


ADHD - Definition, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brain-based disorder (also called a "neurodevelopmental disorder") that impacts up...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 18, 20224 min read


HOW to Seek Additional Support for Your Child
Seeking a qualified professional Once you decide to seek additional support for your child, it’s important that you find someone who is...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 17, 20223 min read


WHEN to Seek Additional Support for Your Child
Children struggle when they are expected to do something that they don’t have the skills to efficiently master on their own. When the...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 16, 20222 min read
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