Dr. Davenport enjoyed the opportunity to appear on WFAA TV in Dallas to talk about why we procrastinate and how to stop it. He said that his time “on air” was fun but went by really fast. Here’s what he else he would have said had he had the time.
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.
Using Courage Ladders to Decrease Fears
You can use a “courage ladder” to help your child overcome his fears about bees, as well as, any other phobias.
The Gift of Inspiration: Good Role Models
It can be helpful for struggling children and teens to identify good role models who have faced difficulties similar to their own struggles, and used their talents and abilities to achieve notable accomplishments.
Celebrate Your Child or Teen’s Talents & Accomplishments
It can be helpful to work with your struggling child or teen to regularly celebrate past accomplishments. It may be helpful to sit down with her to make a list of ways she has used her talents in the past. Make a poster of accomplishments or a “wall of fame”: Find a prominent place to display your child’s accomplishments, trophies, and awards.
Help Your Child Understand His or Her Challenges
Your child or teen who struggles already knows he or she struggles: not talking about apparent problems only makes them worse for your loved-one. It is important to assure your child that you understand his or her trials. Learn and Teach First learn as much as you can about your child’s challenges by checking out…
Dealing with Holiday Stress
Over 80 percent of Americans expect to become stressed during the Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s holidays. This is one tradition we need to break! Learn ways to recognize the causes of your stress and take steps now to fight them. With a little thinking and some planning, you can enjoy the peace and joy you deserve during this season.
Break Free From Anxiety!
At Life Solutions, we’re here to help you or your anxious loved one by utilizing the latest research-based methods to assess and address needs. After a thorough clinical interview, we provide cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) proven helpful for many who struggle with anxiety.
Child & Teen Counseling
Counseling utilizing research-proven techniques helps families, children, adolescents, men, and women struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, forgiveness, shame, vulnerability, adjustment to change, mood disorders, eating disorders, personality issues, and trauma. Our team utilizes an eclectic approach to counseling with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and focusing on a new way of thinking about and seeing yourself in the world.
Student Success!
Student Success is a structured research-based cognitive-behavioral approach designed to help students of all ages with organization, time management, planning, prioritizing, task initiation, self-monitoring, response inhibition, and active learning skills. More than “study skills training,” Student Success teaches your student structured and sequential steps to solving specific challenges related to his or her weak executive functioning skills and related language/learning challenges.
Compassionate Medical Care
When needed, medication management can be provided by a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist.
Collaborative Educational Care
Because attention, anxiety, mood, and executive functioning difficulties can hamper major life activities including learning, many children with these challenges can benefit from additional assistance and/or accommodations at school. We can help parents and educators collaborate to meet students’ unique needs.