Over the years, Dr. Davenport has written several articles to help address the needs of children, teens, adults, and families struggling with many aspects of life. This index of articles is designed to serve as a launching point to help you start down the path of finding the help you desire and deserve. Scroll through this list to learn more.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Myths, Mysteries, & Magic
ADHD is one of the most researched and misunderstood challenges today. This set of articles outlines the reasons why and provides direction for parents and educators of students struggling with ADHD. Read More
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Anxiety, Mood, and Adjustment Disorders: Help for Your Child or Teen
This series of posts outlines proven ways to decrease worry and stress. Read More
Educational Care
In this series, Dr. Davenport details how students struggling with learning, attention, and executive functioning challenges can benefit from both structured teaching and the flexibility of accommodations in the classroom. Read More
Executive Functioning Strategies for Children, Teens, and College Students
In this series of articles, Dr. Davenport suggests ways parents and educators can help students reduce problems with sustained attention, working memory, organization, time management, prioritizing, planning, and self-management. Read More
Facing Difficult Changes
In the rainforest, something is always growing, and the most growth occurs after some immediate change. The same is true for us when we learn how to endure the conflicts of change and experience lasting growth. Read More
Impulsivity: Improving Self-Control
In this series of articles, you’ll learn ways to help your child or teen improve the ability to stop and think about the consequences of actions before acting. Read More
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Procrastination: A Values-Based Approach to Overcoming the Urge to Delay
In this series of articles, you’ll learn ways to assess and address your struggles with procrastination. Read More
Parenting Strategies and Solutions
This set of posts outlines suggestions for improving your child or teen’s behavior at home and school. Read More
Planner Alternatives for Adults
This series of articles outlines alternative ways for adults to keep track of, prioritize, and complete their most important tasks. Read More
Self-Compassion: What is it? Why is it so difficult? How do you develop it?
Compassion is defined as an understanding appreciation of another’s distress with a desire to relieve it. In comparison, self-compassion is simply that same accepting awareness with the desire to ease one’s suffering turned inward. In this series of articles, you will learn to develop this important skill that can change your life for the better. Read More
Self Compassion: Helping Your Child or Teen Develop It
Although the latest toys and gadgets are fine for birthdays, the greatest gifts you can give your struggling child or teen are self-compassion, self-acceptance, and self-direction. Read More
Social Challenges: Five Ways to Help Your Struggling Child or Teen
Several children and teens have social challenges, and only a few of them have an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Many of them struggle with impulsivity and have poor “filters” for what they say and do. Some have difficulty with sustained attention that hampers their ability to successfully pick up on social cues. Still, others have social anxiety or other worries that keep them from interacting socially. In this series, Dr. Davenport outlines ways parents and educators can help socially-challenged children and teens. Read More
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Stress Management During the Coronavirus Outbreak
When you, your child, or your teen hear news about an outbreak of an infectious disease like the coronavirus (COVID-19), it is normal to feel stressed and anxious. During an epidemic like the one we are currently experiencing, it is important to monitor and relieve stress in yourself and those you love. Try these easy strategies now!
Understanding Research About Treatment Options
These days, families have lots of treatment options to consider. Dr. Davenport details what to look for as you research treatment options for yourself or your loved ones. Read More
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All articles are provided for educational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for guidance from your legal, medical, educational, or mental health care professional.
(c) 2009-2019, Monte W. Davenport, Ph.D.
