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How to Help a Child with Autism Calm Down in the Classroom
7 Expert Strategies from a Child Therapist Supporting a child with autism in the classroom requires empathy, structure, and the right tools. Children with autism can experience...
How Learning Disorder Assessment and Diagnosis Can Help Your Child
Children can struggle in school for various reasons. Sometimes, it may be due to adjustment issues, emotional challenges, difficult life circumstances, or underlying problems...
Psychological, ADHD, and Learning Assessments: What Happens After Your Child’s Testing Day?
By Lisa Hayden, M.A., R.Psych. | Reviewed for Clinical Accuracy on July 2, 2026 Many parents feel relief once their child's psychological or psychoeducational assessment is...
Stop Homework Struggles: 6 Practical Tips for Parents
Homework struggles are a challenge for many parents and families. Some research suggests that as many as 1 in 4 children display signs of refusal to do homework. And for many...
Understanding Anxiety and Defiance in Children: A Guide for Parents
Anxiety and defiance in children can often be interconnected. Adults often expect anxious children to be shy, cautious, clingy, or worried. But anxiety can look differently...
9 Ways to Help Your Teen Sleep Better
Sleep is essential for your teenager’s physical, mental, and emotional development. Yet, as many as 70% of teens get far less than the 8 to 10 hours of sleep they need each day....
ADHD Assessment vs Screening Tools: What Your Child Needs
When there’s a problem, it’s natural to want to solve it as quickly as possible. So if your child’s school suggests a screen for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),...
What Are The Benefits of a ADHD, Behaviour or Learning Evaluation For My Child?
As a parent, you do everything you can to support your child, including their learning. Yet, when a teacher or the school suggests your child get “evaluated,” it can lead to...
Help Prepare Your Child for a Psychoeducational Assessment (So They Feel in Control)
No matter how old your child is, it can be hard for them and you when they struggle to learn as quickly as their peers or fall behind academically. Depending on the situation and...
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