The Blog
As a newspaper columnist, Nancy Devlin, Ph.D. has written over 700 articles on subjects related to education and parenting. Welcome to her Classroom!
Birth Rank
Alfred Adler’s theory of personality states that the way we react to people and situations depends upon our lifestyle. This, in turn, reflects our beliefs about ourselves, other people and the world. The structure for this fundamental personality trait is … Continue reading
Families are a Child’s First Resource in time of Trouble
Parents need to be certain that their children feel loved no matter what they do, do not do, become or do not become. You are their parents and while you may not approve or accept their behavior, you will always … Continue reading
Violence in Relationships — Unacceptable
Parents need to model appropriate behavior when their children are young to teach them that violence in relationships is unacceptable. Parents must counteract the dominant theme in many movies, television shows and pornographic publications which graphically depicts violence toward women. … Continue reading
Harmony in the Home
In my discussions with children they often mention that a major problem in their lives is getting along with brothers and sisters. Their parents also state that lack of family harmony is often a source of great conflict and unhappiness. … Continue reading
Making Mistakes… A Positive Experience
Mistakes are not failures. That is how we learn. Adults and children who fear making mistakes are not risk takers. When a mistake is made, we profit from it, first by recognizing the error and then by admitting it to … Continue reading
Hmm… Is it a hearing problem or an auditory processing problem?
If your child is failing in school and had ear problems as a baby, the difficulty may be due to poor auditory processing. This impairment seems to affect boys more than girls. Some children cannot screen out conflicting noises and … Continue reading
How to Determine if Your Child May Have Difficulty Learning
Children who have different learning styles require programs which take into account these differences. Schools need to develop curricula for children who develop at different rates. There are some late blooming children who, if not allowed to develop at their … Continue reading
Bullies…They are students, too.
Most adults become incensed when they discover that there is bullying in their child’s school. Immediately they advocate severe punishment of the bully. Now, who is the bully. As Pogo said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Severe punishments, policing … Continue reading
Problem Solvers
Most parents want the best for their children. For some parents, however, the best means that their child should never be unhappy, frustrated, or suffer any unpleasantness. In other words, the child should experience a perfect world. Since we … Continue reading
