by Dr. Marcy Willard | May 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Parenting Pitfalls: Positive Thinking If your child is often anxious or angry, you may have heard about teaching them to think more positively. This is easy to say and hard to do. Many kids have what psychologists call ‘cognitive distortions.’ These are ways of...
by Dr. Marcy Willard | Apr 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
What is Cognitive Restructuring? Cognitive restructuring is a way to teach someone to challenge negative thoughts that are not true. Our thoughts affect how we feel about ourselves. Negative thoughts can make us feel bad. Cognitive restructuring is a way to challenge...
by Dr. Marcy Willard | Apr 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
This article was originally published on Clear Child Psychology. Some of the most powerful, creative, successful, and change-making people out there are CEOs with ADHD. We are highlighting CEOs with ADHD because we think it’s important to provide role models. Children...
by Dr. Marcy Willard | Apr 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
You’ve just received results from your child’s child psychology evaluation. What should you do now? In most cases, sharing the results of your child’s assessment with the school can be quite helpful. Schools are bound by FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy...
by Dr. Marcy Willard | Mar 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
This article was originally published on Clear Child Psychology. What do I do if I disagree with the school evaluation? Families are often faced with a tough decision after an evaluation at school when things did NOT go as expected. Here are a few reasons that might...
