Feedback and Its Impact on Behavior, Learning, Development, and More – Part 4
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Feedback and Its Impact on Behavior, Learning, Development, and More – Part 4

Who Is Shaping Your Child’s Self Image and Impacting Their Future? by Bob Doman   My teacher thinks I’m dumb! I must be! The other kids don’t like me! Something is wrong with me! I’m just not okay! Granddad thinks I’m the greatest! He’s smart—I must be great! Mom likes me and loves me! I’m…

Anxiety in Our Children: The Impact of Anxiety on Working Memory
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Anxiety in Our Children: The Impact of Anxiety on Working Memory

by Sara Erling In my last article I mentioned that working memory is another factor to consider when looking at anxiety in our children. Bob Doman, founder and director of NACD, has been at the forefront of understanding working memory and its impact on global function since the early ‘80s. It is a big deal….

Anxiety in Our Children: How They Sleep, What They Eat, How They Move, The Basics
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Anxiety in Our Children: How They Sleep, What They Eat, How They Move, The Basics

by Sara Erling We have all heard it a thousand times: eating better, sleeping better, getting physical exercise helps our overall health. While this is something that our NACD families in general are very conscious about with their children with developmental issues, it is not uncommon to hear that those rules don’t really apply to…

NACD Science Corner
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Science Corner Vol. 5 – Anxiety

Anxiety disorders are supposedly the 
most common mental health issue 
today for adolescents, with one
 national study of more than 10,000 
adolescents finding that about 31%
 qualified for an anxiety disorder at 
least at one point in their lives 
(Merikangas et al., 2010). 
Prescriptions given to children for 
these anxiety disorders are
antidepressants that include selective
…