David Krauss Ph.D.

When Parenting Atypical Children, Adversity Can Prompt Growth

Parents raising atypical children face much adversity. Adversity can have significant adverse effects. Adversity can also prompt personal development and growth, even thriving.

Parents raising atypical children face much adversity. Adversity can have significant adverse effects. Adversity can also prompt personal development and growth, even thriving.

Recognizing and Expressing Emotions: It's Complicated

We express and read emotions using nonverbal cues. People diagnosed with autism may use these kinds of cues slowly and deliberately and experience emotion processing as exhausting.

We express and read emotions using nonverbal cues. People diagnosed with autism may use these kinds of cues slowly and deliberately and experience emotion processing as exhausting.

Healthy Internet Use and Gaming: Strategies for Parents

Most parents strive to promote healthy internet use and limit gaming. Here are six ways of thinking about screens and devices—and seven practical recommendations—that can help.

Most parents strive to promote healthy internet use and limit gaming. Here are six ways of thinking about screens and devices—and seven practical recommendations—that can help.

Privileging Positive Emotions Promotes Children's Connection

Looking to promote your neurodivergent child's abilities to connect with others? Highlighting and processing positive interpersonal connection emotions can help.

Looking to promote your neurodivergent child's abilities to connect with others? Highlighting and processing positive interpersonal connection emotions can help.

Embracing Uncommon Minds and Multiple Intelligences

Eccentric and out of sync? Or unique and unprecedented? Atypical minds and intelligence can be gifts. Embrace and nurture them.

Eccentric and out of sync? Or unique and unprecedented? Atypical minds and intelligence can be gifts. Embrace and nurture them.

Priming Persistent Patience: Strategies for Parents

Striving to respond to your child's or adolescent's behavior problems with more patience and care and less anger? Some social psychology strategies can help.

Striving to respond to your child's or adolescent's behavior problems with more patience and care and less anger? Some social psychology strategies can help.