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Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs)

13 Tuesday Apr 2021

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BFRBs include trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) and dermatillomania (skin picking disorder), as well as nail biting, nail picking, cheek biting, etc. As many as 1 in 20 people have a BFRB, but they can be dismissed as “bad habits.” While BFRBs share some symptoms with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), they’re not the same.

Websites:

Books:

  • The Hair Pulling “Habit” and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle (by Ruth Goldfinger Golomb and Sherrie Mansfield Vavrichek)
  • A Parent Guide to Hair Pulling Disorder: Effective Parenting Strategies for Children with Trichotillomania (by Suzanne Mouton-Odum and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb)
  • Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: A Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment for Hair Pulling and Skin Picking (by Charles Mansueto, Sherrie Mansfield Vavrichek, and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb)

Support Groups:

Sensory Processing – Resources

01 Saturday Dec 2018

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Websites:

STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder: https://www.spdstar.org/

Sensory Processing Disorder Resource Center: https://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/

Books:

Understanding Your Child’s Sensory Signals: A Practical Daily Use Handbook for Parents and Teachers (by Angie Voss OTR)

No Longer A SECRET: Unique Common Sense Strategies for Children with Sensory or Motor Challenges (by Doreit Bialer and Lucy Jane Miller)

Helping Your Child with Sensory Regulation: Skills to Manage the Emotional and Behavioral Components of Your Child’s Sensory Processing Challenges (by Suzanne Mouton-Odum and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb)

Sensory Checklist for Identification and Referral:

This informal checklist will help to identify sensory areas in which your child may struggle (Click here to access the Sensory Checklist for Identification and Referral).

Divorce & Co-Parenting Resources

30 Friday Nov 2018

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Books:

  • Loving Your Children More Than You Hate Each Other: Powerful Tools for Navigating a High-Conflict Divorce (Behrman, L. and Zimmerman, J.)

Online Resources:

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Online Parenting Resources & Courses

12 Monday Nov 2018

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Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS)

CPS is based on Dr. Ross Greene’s work.  This website is run by a non-profit, Lives in the Balance, and all of the resources on this website are all free: https://livesinthebalance.org/parents-families

Positive Parenting Solutions

The resources available through PPS include webinars, videos, blog, discussion groups, and more.  This is available through a paid subscription: https://www.positiveparentingsolutions.com/

Positive Parenting Course

K.I.D.Z., Inc., offers a 6-week course for parents of children aged 5-11, presented by Scott Riviere.  Check the website for current pricing: https://www.scottriviere.com/parenting-1

 

Grief & Loss Resources

07 Wednesday Nov 2018

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Downloadable Resources:

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Children’s Books:

  • Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way To Explain Death To Children, Bryan Mellonie & Robert Ingpen (Bantam Books, 1983).
  • The Invisible String (by Patrice Karst)
  • The Hurt (by Teddi Doleski)
  • Tear Soup: A Recipe For Healing After Loss, Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen (Grief Watch, 1999).
  • When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief [Drawing Out Feelings Series] (by Marge Heegaard, 1996) – This is an interactive book, children can draw or collage in the pages.
  • The Memory Box (by Kirsten McLaughlin, 2001)
  • Badger’s Parting Gifts, Susan Varley (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1984). – To help identify what remains with us after someone is gone.
  • How It Feels When A Parent Dies, Jill Krementz, ed. (Alfred A. Knopf, 1981). – Writings of children ages 7 to 16
  • Mama, Eleanor Schick (Marshall Cavendish, 2002). – For loss of a parent.
  • The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, Judith Viorst (Aladdin, 1971). – Loss of a pet.
  • When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death [Dino Life Guides for Families] (by Marc Brown and Laurene Krasny Brown, 1998)