Many children and teens benefit from a comprehensive approach that combines parenting strategies, educational recommendations, student success tools, and collaborative care to meet all of their needs at home and school.
Author: Monte W. Davenport, Ph.D.
For 25 years, Dr. Davenport's career has been focused on helping improve the lives of children, teens, college students, and families struggling with ADHD, anxiety, OCD, depression, oppositional-defiant behavior, learning disorders, and related executive functioning challenges. Call 817.421.8780 to find out how he can help you.
Certificate of Completion for Self-Compassion Week
Did you survive spring break or enjoy self-compassion week?
Self Compassion is not easy and it involves a few steps (1) Understand what it is and what it’s not, (2) Love your humanness like your creator does, (3) Practice self-kindness by being kind to yourself, and (4) Use mindful mindfulness to minimize momentary mishaps.
Dr. Davenport’s Experience & Expertise with Dyslexia & Learning Disorders
Dr. Davenport has over 20 years of experience in assessing, identifying, and recommending research-based methods of addressing the needs of children and teens with dyslexia. He uses the expertise he has gained over the years to provide research-based assessment, identification, and recommendations for addressing the needs of children, teens, college students, and their families.
Dyslexia Assessment
Dr. Davenport’s evaluation of dyslexia includes a thorough assessment of the symptoms of dyslexia as described by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA).
When Memory Doesn’t Work: Why We Forget to Remember
Sometimes our memory just doesn’t work as well as it should. Problems may occur at any stage in the memory process. In this article, Dr. Davenport outlines the possible challenges that can lead one to forget to remember.
Making Memories
It’s fun to make memories as a family! One December a few years ago, my wife, daughter, and I made some tremendous memories as we enjoyed a few snowy days at my parent’s home in rural Oklahoma. After the fun was over, we all struggled to remember everything we were doing and learning before our…
Accepting Impulsive Urges
Because impulsive urges are hard-wired in the brain, those urges are hard to control. We have two possible choices: resent and fight the urge or accept it.
Using Mindful Mindfulness to Minimize Momentary Mishaps
“Awareness” is about stepping up, stepping back, and figuring out how to step over your momentary failures, flaws, and fears without judging yourself negatively. In that moment you are struggling, it is important to be able to realize that this one moment does not define your entire life.
Self-Compassion: Practicing Self-Kindness to Quiet Your Self-Critic
We can be kind to others. We can even be kind to others we don’t like. Why can’t we be kind to ourselves? Aren’t we supposed to love our neighbor as we love ourselves? When did we lose this assumed correlation between our love for ourselves and others? Did we ever have it?
Self-Compassion: Embracing Your Human-ness
Because we are human, accepting and embracing our humanness is difficult, but this should be an important goal in our lives. This is especially true if inconsistent executive functioning skills hamper our ability to experience consistent success in life.
Merry Christmas!
May you experience the Peace and Joy of Christmas!
Monte and Kay Lynn