The purpose of using natural and logical consequences is to help your child make responsible decisions, rather than to force submission. This method allows your child to choose and then to be accountable for his decision. When allowed to make their own decisions, most children learn from the consequences. Parents can use these opportunities to…
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.
2Cor1:3-5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings…
Assignment Book
Students with executive functioning challenges struggle to consistently write down their assignments. Their complaints about the student planners sold at school are a dime a dozen. The most common complaint I hear is, “There’s too much distracting stuff on each page! I start to write down my homework, then I see an interesting study…
Student Planner
Students with executive functioning challenges struggle to consistently write down their assignments. Their complaints about the student planners sold at school are a dime a dozen. The most common complaint I hear is, “There’s too much distracting stuff on each page! I start to write down my homework, then I see an interesting study skills…
Try This Seven Step Routine for Homework Success
All kids do well when they have a set routine for homework and study time. Involve your child in establishing the routine so she takes “ownership” of the process. Consider sharing this routine as a starting point and then make adjustments that fit your child and your family. Drop the backpack in your study area Take…
Celebrate What Went Well and Why (WWWW)
Many of us struggle to focus on the good things in our lives – this is called “negative filtering.” To pay attention to what’s going well in your life, try this exercise. In his book Flourish, Martin Seligman, Ph.D. says that sometimes, it makes sense to analyze bad events so that we can learn from them and…
Four Tools for Getting Your Child Organized for School
Unless his school has a specific system they use, help your child set up a notebook to organize all his papers. Consider including the following items in his notebook: A monthly calendar to record planned activities and project due dates. You can buy all sorts of calendars at office supply stores or you might want…
Social Skills
Social difficulties can become far more anxiety provoking for a struggling child than problems with reading or math. A child can carry a calculator to help with arithmetic and a computer can help with spelling and writing, but there is no mechanical or computerized invention that can take her successfully through a classmate’s birthday party…
Counseling
Counseling utilizing research-proven techniques helps children, teens, young adults, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, mood disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance abuse, and trauma. Also known as psychotherapy, counseling is a form of treatment that involves therapeutic conversations and interactions between a therapist and an individual or family. Dr. Davenport utilizes research-based psychotherapies…
14 Steps to Help Your Child/Teen Get Out the Door On Time
Does your consistently inconsistent child or teen cause you to run late every morning?
Children and teens who struggle with executive functions often struggle to consistently complete daily routines and require numerous reminders from their parents. This is frustrating for both the parent and the child.
The Power of Positive Attention
As parents, we can easily get stuck in a cycle of paying negative attention toward our children: often giving commands in rapid-fire succession before they even have time to respond. Research has shown that the attention we give our children is a powerful reward or consequence. Children crave attention: to a child, any attention is…