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About Marilyn Robb
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I am an educational psychologist and counsellor, with more ten years of experience in teaching, parenting, running support groups and workshops, teacher training and counselling. I would like to share my knowledge and expertise in issues particularly related to helping children cope with learning and the school experience.

   

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SubjectDate Asked

ADHD coping ideas11/17/2009
  Q: I am a teacher in Egypt. Knowledge of problems like ADHD here is very limited and support is almost ...
  A: This sounds like a situation for professionals to get together to come up with an educational plan ...
Second year help!9/18/2009
  Q: I am in need of your help. I am a second year teacher and many times I feel inadequate. Each ...
  A: I am sure you are a great teacher- you have the motivation and the passion and that counts for a ...
working with young children with challenging behaviors7/7/2009
  Q: Is it more important to keep consistency with rules than to positively reinforce positive traits ...
  A: This is not a question with a straight forward answer. I would first have to know the context of the ...
teaching without experience3/23/2009
  Q: " dear Mrs, I am a young Moroccan doctor and during my exercise i have observed that many ...
  A: I urge you however not to embark on such a program especially involving young children's mind and ...
Education Structure5/28/2006
  Q: You wouldn't happen to be knowledgable about the structure of college programs, and in general what ...
  A: I am not sure what kind of 'knowledge' you are looking for. But I can say that doctorate programms ...
Motivating Young Child to Learn to Read and Write3/19/2006
  Q: My 6year old grandson is taking his time to show an interest in reading and writing. His teacher has ...
  A: First I want to encourage not to be over-anxious about the situation. Your grand son is still quite ...
Parents involvement at school2/21/2006
  Q: I heard that when parents are involved with children's learning, they do better in school. How can ...
  A: I am very sorry for the delay in replying. The week has been very busy for me. Parental involvement ...
School Pressure2/20/2006
  Q: What are the causes of pressure? What are the pressures that Highschool graduating students ...
  A: However, this is not one question but a series of questions, and is not the kind of service provided ...
Family Structures11/22/2005
  Q: I am currently seeking my teaching degree and I have to interview a few people with some experience. ...
  A: However I am afraid I do not know what you mean by the phrase structures and interaction patterns in ...
Elementary Education11/18/2005
  Q: Robb, I am a junior in the Elementary Education program at the University of Arkansas, ...
  A: , though I am not quite clear what you are asking. If this child has been properly diagnosed with ...
adhd11/15/2005
  Q: HOw do you teach children with adhd? what is their state of mind in the classroom? HOw do they ...
  A: This, however, is not something that could be answered adequately in such a forum. The topic of ...
Conditioned response research10/22/2005
  Q: Please tell me where can I find in-depth, freely accessible information about conditioned response ...
  A: The best way to find this would be for you to do a search -either online or in the library on ...
Getting started in Educational Psychology9/26/2005
  Q: I currently work with Kindergarten age children but wish to work with Primary age in the future. I ...
  A: Forgive the delay in responding; life has been quite hectic these days. There is so much information ...
stress7/15/2005
  Q: Robb , My name is Dinsa Sachan. I am a freelance writer and student. I am writing ...
  A: I will try my best to answer briefly, since this topic involves so many issues that it is hard to ...
parent teacher communication7/14/2005
  Q: I do see from your profile that you are not a teacher or administrator. However, since your ...
  A: ok, here is my perspective both as a parent and an educational consultant to educators and others. ...
group study7/5/2005
  Q: Do you think studying in groups can be fruitful? Or is it just futile?
  A: I do believe studying in groups can be fruitful if used properly. Having someone else's good ...
discipline7/5/2005
  Q: I am a good student but I am not disciplined. Someday, I'll sit down and drown myself into books and ...
  A: Lack of discipline could be a result of decrease in motivation, anxiety over something else that is ...
put off7/5/2005
  Q: I feel I am an intelligent girl and can perform much better if I can get rid of procrastination. ...
  A: This is similiar to the issue of lack of concentration. A procrastination pattern develops when we ...
concentration7/3/2005
  Q: i find it very difficult to concentrate in class though i am a good student otherwise. i believe i ...
  A: In my experience, inability to concentrate is usually the result of one's attention being tied up ...
Learning Problems5/6/2005
  Q: I am a homeschooling parent. There is a history to why we decided to homeschool and pull her out of ...
  A: I am not sure I get from your question what your frustration is about. It sounds to me like you have ...
psychology in secondary ed5/1/2005
  Q: I am a current student in the secondary ed department. I have recenently finished a course in ...
  A: I'm sorry you had such an unproductive time in your course. There are many general texts on ...
children4/17/2005
  Q: If you have a student that has trouble with everything that you teach and you have talked to other ...
  A: This is a very tough decision, but one that obviously needs more thought and careful consideration ...
student stealing4/11/2005
  Q: I teach in an elementary learning support resource room (special education, specific learning ...
  A: Please forgive me if I do not answer right away. I forgot to put myself on leave as I am away ...
need advice on which level to teach12/3/2004
  Q: Marilyn, I am exploring a possible career change and I'm gathering information on entering the ...
  A: The answer to this may depend on where you are located. Different educational districts may have ...
Character Education11/29/2004
  Q: My name is Cora Cunningham. I teach 7th grade special education. I am enrolled in a Curriculum ...
  A: However what you are asking for here is outside the realm of this service. This is not really for ...
Help I do not know what to do.11/17/2004
  Q: I have a 4 year old son. I want to homeschool him. I do not care for the Philadelphia public school ...
  A: But I must say right off that this is not something I can easily answer briefly. This is a complex ...
teaching4/28/2004
  Q: I am 17 years old and obviously like any other teen, I am trying to find out what I am going to do ...
  A: However I am not sure what you are asking. What do I think about what? Please clarify what exactly ...
student attitudes4/18/2004
  Q: i have 2 questions. 1) How will you go about finding out about students' attitudes and feelings ...
  A: The answer depends on the purpose of your research and the conditions under which it is being ...
t.v. and school2/22/2004
  Q: I'm doing a sciencefair project. My topic is "how does t.v. effect the way you do in school". I need ...
  A: I cannot give you a simple answer to whether t.v. affects how young people do in school because I do ...
behaviour modification in adhd 10 yr old2/8/2004
  Q: My son has ADHD,which is being treated with medication.he has been having troubles in class,with ...
  A: I have a few thoughts. One is if your son is on medication and still having these problems then the ...
What to expect3/15/2003
  Q: I am a student teacher who will be starting my field experience in a 6th grade class in a few weeks. ...
  A: I am sorry for the delay in answering you. I was having some problems with my internet. Rather than ...
Don't care too much to study2/9/2003
  Q: My both sons, one on the 7th grade and the other one is on the 8th grade, don't care too much to do ...
  A: This is a common problem among teens and pre-teens now. There is a general lack of motivation in the ...
How can I help?12/30/2002
  Q: Atherley, I am a stepmom who wants to help my new 6 year old stepson to learn. He has had an ...
  A: And special appreciation to you for caring so much about your stepson. It is hard for me to say ...

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