Monthly Archives: March 2010

Children and Competition

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Pam Wolf

New York Parents Club Founder, Pam Wolf
Greetings New York Parents Club!
I’ve recently begun making the college rounds with my sixteen-year-old son, an experience I went through with my eighteen-year old daughter last year.
When in the thick of visiting campuses across the country, reviewing application expectations and feverishly researching acceptance odds at each university in consideration, [...]

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Children and Too Much Praise…

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Pam Wolf

New York Parents Club Founder, Pam Wolf
Greetings New York Parents Club!
 
Several years ago a Wall Street Journal article by Jeffrey Zaslow caught my eye. It began: 
 
“You, You, You — you really are special, you are! You’ve got everything going for you. You’re attractive, witty, brilliant. “Gifted” is the word that comes to mind.” 
 
The article was [...]

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Are We Over-Diagnosing Our Children?

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Pam Wolf

New York Parents Club Founder, Pam Wolf
Greetings New York Parents Club!
Does your preschooler throw the occasional temper tantrum?
If so, your little one could be suffering from “temper dysregulation with dysphoria” or TDD–a diagnosable psychiatric disorder.
This is one of many new labels our children may receive when an updated version of the leading psychiatric diagnostic manual, [...]

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