Topic: Leah Klungness

Curbing Sticky Fingers

Parenting - 889 days ago
You're shopping with your preschooler when he spots a coveted action figure. "Most preschoolers haven't fully grasped the concept of 'this is mine, that's yours,'" says Leah Klungness, Ph.D., a psychologist in Locust Valley, New York. If despite ...

When He Drops a Bomb

Women's Health - 1176 days ago
If "Let's be totally open with each other" "Call him on his sneakiness and unilateral decision-making, but don't be hostile," says Daniel L. Buccino, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. " Move into an ...

Let's Hear it for the Average Child

Ladies' Home Journal - 1191 days ago
In Ashland City, Tennessee, the parents of a 5-year-old insist that their daughter is "already far too advanced" for the small town's public-school kindergarten. We all believe that our children are above average.. So we nudge our children to try baseball ...

Kids and Tech: How Much Is Too Much?

Tech News World - 1987 days ago
Incessant exposure to "all day TV," violent video games, instant messaging, and the always accessible cell phone interferes with the development of the psychological traits known to be essential to positive outcomes for children, according to Leah Klungness, Ph.D., psychologist in ...