http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Adam+Cox Family Concerns Adam Cox Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=182742&ca=Family+Concerns "I'm sorry, father, I cannot tell a lie." This familiar quotation perhaps tells us more about our own desires than the reality of daily life. Why? Because ALL kids lie. Lying is as common to childhood as skinned knees and sibling rivalry. To be sure, some children lie more dramatically, or more freq... Family Concerns Adam Cox Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=182744&ca=Family+Concerns When our children are young, naturally we're pleased when they seek us out for advice, support, or consolation. Instinctively, we know that is our role, and providing guidance makes us feel valued and emotionally close to our kids. Great! Then one day, it's like someone flips a switch, and suddenly... Family Concerns Adam Cox Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=182748&ca=Family+Concerns It seems that almost everybody knows a troubled teenager these days - often within one's own family. Usually these kids have been in trouble more than a few times, sometimes with serious repercussions. Many parents and schools ask me about what to do about them. How should we treat or educate tough,... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Adam Cox Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=71780&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Let’s look at five behavioral issues which are not ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder). While these difficulties may be found along with ADHD, it doesn’t mean that they are symptoms of ADHD. The five problems we’ll discuss are Anxiety, Depression, Disruptive Behavior, Learning Disabilities... Parenting Adam Cox Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=71784&ca=Parenting Does Your Child Have a Social Learning Problem? Most parents know that the prevalence of learning disabilities is skyrocketing. Including other neurodevelopmental syndromes like ADHD, autism, and Asperger's syndrome, learning disabilities have unfortunately become commonplace in the lives of our chi... Family Concerns Adam Cox Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=58303&ca=Family+Concerns As a family psychologist, I’m always interested in learning about different therapeutic approaches to helping kids. One approach that receives much less attention than it deserves is therapy involving animals, especially pets. Animals can help reduce the vulnerability children feel when they are wor... Family Concerns Adam Cox Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=58302&ca=Family+Concerns For most of us, hearing about different types of addiction is a common occurrence. Even more difficult to bear is that most of us are close to someone affected by an addiction. When addictions are related to the abuse of a substance such as alcohol, our understanding that there is a problem may be r... Parenting Adam Cox Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=43914&ca=Parenting Maybe It's Not Autism? Most would agree that public awareness and access to medical information is critical to public health. Destigmatizing mental illness and focusing attention on under-diagnosed problems has been a particularly important stride of the past 30 years. Yet sometimes, publicity leads... Family Concerns Adam Cox Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=33078&ca=Family+Concerns For those of us committed to helping children overcome learning challenges, the quest to teach social skills is particularly important. Social learning impairments are associated with a wide variety of learning disabilities, although they are especially problematic for people with nonverbal learning... Family Concerns Adam Cox Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=33075&ca=Family+Concerns Psychologists, schools, and families have come a long way in their collective understanding of attention-deficit disorder over the past decade. Most of us now understand that to think of ADHD as merely a problem with distraction, or excess energy, is to grossly simplify what is a complex neuropsycho...