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Nov 30, 2015

Are You Still Singing The Baby Blues?

You’ve just given birth to a beautiful, healthy baby. The birth went well and your recovery is quick. The neighborhood has activated the casserole brigade to save you from making dinner during those first hectic weeks. Family members are coming out of the woodwork to help you feed and diaper your new bundle of joy. Loved ones keep assuring you that this is the best time of your life . . . but you’re weepy, irritable, and just not feeling the love.

What’s Wrong With Me?
There are few times during a woman’s lifetime that are as wrought with expectation as birth. For nine long months, everyone dreams their own film reel of what the birth is going to be like. So when you find yourself wheeled in the OR for an emergency Cesarean section when you’d hoped for a vaginal birth, or begging for an epidural when you’d hoped to forgo anesthesia, it’s natural that the gap between those societal ideals and the messy reality may cast a shadow on the joy of the celebration.

Baby Blues Are Very Real
Beyond the stress of high expectations, normal biological changes can seriously affect a new mother’s mood. About two-thirds of new mothers feel irritable, unsettled, and weepy in the weeks after birth. The root cause is hormonal. During pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone levels are elevated to heights that a woman will not experience again during any other time of her life. After birth, the levels of those hormones plummet. Combine these sinking hormones with sleep deprivation and the stress of taking care of a vulnerable baby, and it’s no surprise that so many women feel emotional. Generally, the baby blues don’t last more than a few weeks at the most.

The Danger Zone of Postpartum Depression
Unfortunately, for approximately twelve percent of new mothers, the baby blues just don’t ebb. Since both the baby blues and postpartum depression share some of the same symptoms, they can be difficult to distinguish in the early weeks, but if you’re still experiencing them at your child’s first birthday, consider that you may be suffering from postpartum depression. If you find yourself having negative feelings about your baby, if you worry that you’re going to hurt him or her, or if you feel worthless, lack energy or motivation, are having suicidal thoughts or experiencing other depression-like symptoms, reach out for professional help.

Although you may not be able to control the stress, physical changes due to the pregnancy and birth, and hormonal changes that trigger these syndromes, studies show that eating well, getting plenty of sleep, and reaching out for help from friends as well as professionals can help lower your risk factors.

Nov 18, 2015

5 Reasons Why Your Child Might Be Struggling In School

Inconsistency in school performance can be baffling. Sally may be able to name every one of the sixty-three moons around Jupiter, but not be able to spell them correctly. Johnny may be able to charge through his nightly homework, but then consistently forget to hand it in. Your child may love to read, but then agonizes for hours trying to write a book report.

Every human’s mind is wired differently. As adults, we have already gravitated toward the things we do well, yet children are expected to excel in all areas. Sometimes a child’s struggles have less to do with “favorite” subjects and more to do with an underlying weakness in particular learning skills. Identifying and then properly addressing that unique weakness may be the best way a parent can boost their child’s performance as well as confidence in school.

She Can Build Computers But Can’t Master German
Children who are smarter than their grades frequently excel in some areas but stumble in others. If your child hates classes with long lectures, like English and social studies, or has a particular distaste for foreign languages, consider the possibility that he or she is struggling with audio processing skills.

He Hates To Read!
Not every child develops an enthusiasm for reading. But if your math-savvy child labors over math word problems, consider whether there are other indications of language comprehension skills, memory weaknesses, or even dyslexia.

The Agony Of Writing One Paragraph
Many students dislike writing assignments, even when they appear to understand the material. Small motor skill weaknesses could cause any child to hate the process, but there is also a learning disability called dysgraphia. Children with this LD often have poor handwriting, struggle with spelling, and have great difficulties in gathering thoughts and getting them on paper.

Ugh! Math!
Focus and memory skills influence a child’s ability to master math, but if your child is also baffled by patterns, maps, or telling time, a visual processing disorder could be at the square root of the difficulties.

He’d Be An “A” Student If He Just Remembered His Homework!
Troubles with organization or forgetfulness may point to attention, focus, or other weaknesses that are generally termed “executive functions.” Focusing your parental efforts on those issues may do a world of good for your child’s academics, as well as for his future success.

Only a small percentage of students in the United States are formally diagnosed with learning disabilities. If you believe your child has an underlying, undiagnosed, or just-below-the-radar learning disability, consider arranging an educational assessment and evaluation by a licensed professional.

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