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James Windell

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Expertise

I can answer questions related to normal child development, disturbed behavior and how to provide appropriate guidance and discipline.

Experience in the area

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.

Organizations

American Psychological Association
Michigan Psychological Association

Publications

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.

Education/Credentials

B.A. in Psychology from Wayne State University
M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Oakland University

Awards and Honors

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.

What do you like about this subject?

I enjoy toddlers because their behavior and development is endlessly fascinating.

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Recent Reviews from Users

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Tracy	11/07/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you very much.
helen	11/06/09	10	10	10	10
Sandhya Tripathi	11/04/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks a lot. I was beginning to .....
Carolyn	11/02/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks for your help. Glad to know .....
emma	11/02/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you James for helping me understands .....

Recent Answers from James Windell

2009-11-04 Parenting -Toddler:

Hello Piya, It is difficult being a single parent. However, whether you are a single parent or not, raising a toddler is very difficult. Toddlers are in the processing of learning how to control their

2009-11-03 18 month old:

Hello Tracy, It's simple. He pinches and scratches because he's a toddler. Toddlers do all sorts of things (like pinching, scratching, biting, kicking, hitting, and spitting# because they have not

2009-11-02 child behavior changes:

Hello Kelly, There's always a danger if you introduce your children to a new person that that person may not be around very long. This is what you've learned from your fiance. I think the better course

2009-11-02 4year old boys aggression:

Hello Helen, Your son may have a temperament that disposes him to cross moods. Or it could be that he is a boy who is very sensitive to stress and he reacts to stress with angry outbursts and disagreeable

2009-11-01 receptive language delay in a 2 yr old:

Hello Shawna, Your daughter is only 24 months old. That is too young to do a speech evaluation, except to make observations and record how many words she uses. Many children her age are similar to her

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