First Aid for Your Emotional Hurts: Helping Children with Learning Problems: Helping Children with Learning Problems

By Dr. Edward E Moody Jr.

Readers will find words of comfort and hope through practical advice on surviving the difficulties they are facing with children through Scripture and examples from the Bible of those dealing with similar difficulties as well. Details of emotional and physical symptoms are shared as well as ways to care for chidren with learning problems. Dr. Moody shares a biblical model for recovery from learning problems as well as gives appropriate resources available when professional help is needed by giving contact information for those resources. He speaks with a qualified voice to the emotional, physical, and spiritual needs in various situations faced in today's society. The size and price of the book make it a perfect outreach tool that will not overwhelm those who are hurting and need guidance through difficult times. This work is an ideal read for teachers, parents, and all childcare workers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Randall House
• Release date: Sep 20, 2011
• ISBN: 9781614840640

Dr. Edward E Moody Jr.

Edward E. Moody Jr. has been a counselor educator at North Carolina Central University since 1995. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Counselor Education. Moody also serves as pastor of Tippett's Chapel in Clayton, NC. As a minister he has helped people with a variety of difficulties, and as a psychological consultant he has counseled troubled youth. He has a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in counselor education, an M.A. from Middle Tennessee State University in clinical psychology, and a B.A. from Free Will Baptist Bible College in pastoral training. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in NC as well as a Licensed Health Services Provider-Psychological Associate. His first book published was "First Aid for Emotional Hurts - Helping People Through Difficult Times" and has become an excellent resource especially for ministers. Dr. Moody has also published several articles in scholastic journals and serves as a workshop leader for various events within the Christian community and counseling community. He and his wife, Lynne, live in North Carolina, along with their two children.

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FIRST AID

for YOUR Emotional Hurts

Edward E. Moody, Jr., Ph.D.

Helping Children with

Learning Problems

First Aid for Your Emotional Hurts

Helping Children with Learning Problems

© 2011 by Edward E. Moody Jr.

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HELPING CHILDREN WITH LEARNING PROBLEMS

And in every matter of wisdom and

understanding about which the king

inquired of them, he found them ten

times better than all the magicians and

enchanters that were in all his kingdom.

Daniel 1:20

The Bible indicates in Daniel 1 that Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were ten times brighter than their peers. How did they become that way? As one reads the passage they are left to wonder if these young men were naturally smart. However, a perusal of the book of Daniel indicates that these men seemed to attack the challenges they faced differently than their peers. In Daniel 2, the Bible indicates that the king had a dream that no one could explain to him. While others responded there is not a man on earth who can meet the king’s demand, Daniel asked for time so that he might show the interpretation to the king.

Many years ago Stanford Psychologist Carol Dweck was conducting research with 10 year-old children. She confronted them with very difficult puzzles. She noted that some of the children encountered the puzzles and said, I love a challenge. Another confronted a hard puzzle and said, You know I was hoping this would be informative. This experience led her to delve into the mindsets of people about learning and intelligence. She found that there are two types of people, those who believe intelligence is fixed and those who believe intelligence grows. Her research indicates that those who believe intelligence is fixed make few efforts to grow (since one can do little about their situation). On the other hand, those with a growth orientation will attack a challenge, learn from it and grow as a result.¹ In this booklet we will argue from a growth perspective. This is especially important if you have a child that struggles with learning difficulties.

Many children struggle with learning as well as attention and hyperactivity problems that impair their ability to succeed in the classroom. Perhaps you have a child with a problem like this and