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About James Windell
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I can answer questions related to normal child development, disturbed behavior and how to provide appropriate guidance and discipline.
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I've been a clinical psychologist in a juvenile court, worked in school settings, been a child psychotherapist in a private psychiatric clinic and consulted with schools, courts, hospitals and daycare centers.
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American Psychological Association
Michigan Psychological Association
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I have been a columnist with the Oakland Press (Oakland County, MI) for 21 years writing a weekly column called Coping With Kids, which is also published weekly in the Staten Island Advance. I have been a mental health columnist with the Detroit Free Press and a columnist for Working Mother Magazine. In addition, I have published articles in professional journals. I have published 12 books, among them are "8 Weeks to a Well-Behaved Child" (IDG Books), "Discipline: A Sourcebook of 50 Failsafe Techniques for Parents" (IDG Books); "Children Who Say No When You Want Them to Say Yes" (IDG Books), "What You Need to Know About Ritalin" (Bantam Books) and "6 Steps to an Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers" (John Wiley & Sons). My latest two books, both published in 2006 are "The Fatherstyle Advantage" (Stewart, Tabori & Chang) and "Defusing High Conflict Divorce" (Impact Publishers). Articles about my work with parents has appeared in the New York Times, the Chicago Sun Times, the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press.
My website at Jameswindell.com includes more information about me, my books and includes many columns I've written.
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B.A. in Psychology from Wayne State University
M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Oakland University
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Best Educational Program by Juvenile and Family Court Judges Association (National award for the development of a parent training program for parents of delinquent teenagers. Beth Clark Service Award from the Michigan Psychological Association.
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You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Parenting of Multiples > Parenting--Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers > child’s parents Interview ideas
Expert: James Windell - 10/29/2009
Question
Hi James,
Please, I have to design an interview example that I could use with a 5 years old child’s parents. Please, I will need to include questions about their child’s friends, favourite foods, toys, games, people, as well as their routines, habits and interests
I will need to include both the questions and the answers to the sample interview to have an idea about child’s parent interview
Thank you for your help James
Regard Emma
Answer
Hi Emma,
Here are some sample questions. You will be able to think of other questions you'd like to ask.
1. When was your child born?
2. Was your child full-term?
3. How was her health in the first year?
4. Was she a quiet or fussy baby?
5. Did she have any trouble with eating or sleeping in the first year?
6. Has she ever been hospitalized? If so, what for?
7. When she did say her first word? What was it?
8. How old was she when she started to speak combinations of words or used a sentence (even of two or three words)?
9. At what age was she toilet trained?
10. Does she have frequent temper tantrums?
11. How did you (do you) handle temper tantrums?
12. How, in general, do you handle discipline issues?
13. Does she comply with requests or commands?
14. Are there any bedtime problems? If so, how do you handle them?
15. Does she like to play with other children?
16. At what age did she first attend daycare outside of your home?
17. Does she enjoy going to daycare or nursery school now?
18. What does she like to play? Favorite games or toys?
19. Does she have any favorite or hated foods?
20. Is she in good health at present?
21. Do you play any table games with her at home? If so, which ones?
22. Do you read to her? How often?
23. What's her favorite book?
24. Does she have any unusual behaviors or habits?
25. What do you enjoy most about her?
26. What do you enjoy least about her?
I think you can come up with sample answers for these basic questions.
Best,
James
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