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Finding a Balance in Parenting
For most people parenting is a full time job, but I would caution you to make sure that you find a healthy balance in taking care of your kids and taking care of yourself. There is a saying that “You can’t give from an empty cup” and too often parents sacrifice...
Keep up Physical Activity All Year Long
There’s a funny thing that happens when we let our bodies become inactive. Our muscles weaken, fat appears out of nowhere and suddenly becoming active again feels incredibly hard to do. We have merely days before school starts up again, but for the rest of this...
We are currently collecting school supplies to help Joshua House
It's that time of year again -- time to start getting ready for back to school. Be sure to swing by our office during business hours Monday through Thursday, where we will be collecting school supplies for Joshua House. Joshua House is a residential facility for...
Encouraging your kid to get a summer job
We’re a little more than half way through the summer, but there is still time to consider a summer job for older kids. When should you start encouraging your kids to get a summer job though? What about during the school year? Hopefully this post will help answer these...
Mentally preparing to go off to college
During the summer time many students are enjoying the break from school. The freedom of not having daily assignments and weekly quizzes can be so exciting. However, for older kids that have just graduated from high school the summer time is like a ticking clock to the...
Curing Those Summer Time Blues
Kids wait all school year for that glorious 10 to 12 week break known as the summer time, but for a lot of kids, after just a few weeks in they experience the summer time blues. The summer time blues can mean different things for different kids, but for the most part...
Congrats to Stephanie Doudounis and Ashley Tirado
A special congratulations to Stephanie Doudounis, M.A. and Ashley Tirado, M.A. for helping to present at the Early Childhood Council conference in June 2015. We are so proud that they helped to educate the community about postpartum depression and its effects on...
Keeping your Kid’s Minds Working This Summer
School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean your kids should stop learning. In fact, taking a long break is a quick way to forget all that they worked so hard to learn all throughout the school year. The question then is, how can you keep your kid’s minds...
What to Expect at your First Visit with Us
Here at Hammond Psychology & Associates, P.A., we understand that many people have anxiety about the idea of visiting a psychologist for the first time. It often helps to know what to expect at that first appointment to put your mind at ease. First and foremost,...
Does your child have ADHD?
Nobody likes to think that their child could have any kind of disorder be it learning, behavior or some other disorder. Still, disorders do exist and one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood is Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)....