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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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Expert: James Windell - 10/30/2009
Question
Hi James,
Please, can you help answering the following question?
Do you know, please in a professional manner, both in terms of presentation and language Indicate how I shared what I learned with her parents?
Thank you for your feedback James
Regard Emma
Answer
Hi Emma,
In terms of how you would report what you shared with her parents, you could say something like:
I talked to her parents after my observations. I shared with them that I thought her play was age appropriate. I also indicated that she tended to engage in parallel play with other children, which is typical for her age. I told them I noticed that she does not make easy transitions from one activity to another. They confirmed with me that this is indeed the case. They said that they try to give her one warning before they change activities. I told them that I observed that she sometimes needs as much as 15 minutes before she can wind down one activity or event and move on to the next. Actually, I told them, I found that she seems to respond best when she received at least two warnings (and sometimes three) before she could move on to other activities. I also shared with them that the only time I observed a temper tantrum was when a teacher tried to make her change activities too abruptly.
I related to her parents that I noticed that she was more active than other children her age and had difficulty sitting in a circle listening to her teacher read a book to the group. She sometimes got up and wandered away from the group.
I also observed that she is very intense and when she is playing she is not aware of what is going on around her. That sometimes leads to altercations with other children who ask to play with her or share a toy she's using. Her intensity leads her to be very focused on what she's doing and to be almost totally unaware of others talking to her or asking her a question. Her parents shared with me that they noticed the same thing and wondered if there was something wrong with her. I told them that based on my experience with children this did not indicate a problem. I said that I saw this as part of her temperament and not a cause for concern. However, I did say that by understanding this, they could then see that she was not ignoring them; often she would just be absorbed in her play.
I hope this gets you started.
James
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