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Talking to Your Kids about Drugs
The worst thing a parent can do is ignore that something exists and unfortunately drugs are one of those things we don’t want our children to use but that does exist. Talking to your kids about drugs does several things. First, you’re acknowledging the elephant in the...
How to help a child with depression
Do you want to hear a saddening statistic? The third leading cause of death among young people ages 10-24 is suicide. Equally frightening is that more kids attempt suicide than those that actually succeed and each year more than 150,000 youths receive emergency...
Congratulations to Krista Kovatch, M.A.!
We are excited to announce that Krista Kovatch, M.A. was formally accepted today to attend her doctoral internship year at Mount Sinai St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital in New York City! We are so proud of you Krista. Although Hammond Psychology & Associates, P.A....
Congrats to Robi Tavoloni, M.S.
CONGRATULATIONS to Robi Tavoloni, M.S. for presenting at the CATI conference on Thursday, October 30, 2014 on "Considerations and Interventions for Working with the Military Population". Great job and way to go!
Helping Children with Learning Disorders
As parents all we really want is the best for our children and when we discover that they have a learning disorder it is often easy to fear that life will now be difficult for them. However, all hope is not lost. In fact, most children can use several techniques...
The best way to discipline your child
Working with children, one of the subjects we are frequently asked about here at Hammond Psychology & Associates, P.A. is discipline. Parents, counselors, teachers and everyone in between often disagree on this subject. Nonetheless, we thought we would offer up...
Welcome to Dr. Jeanene Robinson-Kyles and Krista Kovatch, M.A.
Hammond Psychology & Associates, P.A. is proud to welcome Dr. Jeanene Robinson-Kyles, licensed psychologist from Robinson-Kyles Counseling and Testing Services, LLC and Krista Kovatch, M.A. from the Florida School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University...
Helping your kids cope with divorce
Although it is often easier for older kids to handle, divorce is never easy at any age. Nonetheless, there are ways to help your kids cope with the fact that mommy and daddy aren’t going to be together anymore. Tell the truth about it. Often times this is difficult...
Communicating effectively with your family
When it comes to communicating amongst family members, there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. How we communicate is crucial for the relationships between parent and child, spouses, siblings and so on. Here are a few ways to communicate more effectively with...
Happy New Year!
Hammond Psychology & Associates, P.A. wishes you a very happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!