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In Part 1 of this blog, I talked about the first step in Managing Morning Mania – managing yourself. In every situation, we have the choice about how we want to respond. It can be powerful to realize how those choices impact how we handle the situation. Part 2: Manage your Kid So even though... read more
Sometimes, kids come home with assignments that can become a family affair. Maybe it’s a logic puzzle of the week, or a fun assignment for public speaking. Or maybe it’s having a lively discussion about a book your child is reading for Lit. You can increase your child’s commitment to his/her education by showing an... read more
Just as great athletes require hours in the gym, students with ADHD require hours developing their study skills. Recent studies have shown that the human brain is more like every other muscle in the body than we had previously thought; and just like every other muscle, the brain has muscle memory. This means that effective... read more
Wouldn’t it be great if your child felt responsible to manage his/her own behavior? I constantly hear myself saying, “Are you on task? It looks like you’re distracted. How can you get yourself back on track?” Does this sound familiar to anyone else? Recently, my son surprised me by identifying a motivator and getting his... read more
Nearly every parent I work with struggles with this, “Why can’t my kid just ____!” You can fill in the blank with a variety of phrases: get his homework done? listen to me? stop talking back? get out of bed in the morning? If your spouse is an ADDer, you can probably use the... read more
I have a kid who would come home every day and say he didn’t have any homework. He didn’t really seem to know what was going on in school, or how it linked to his assignments. He acted as if his part of school was over because he went, survived, and now he was home.... read more
Last year, my son and I attended the national ADHDAware event; a “leadership” summit. Being surrounded by a large group of parents and kids managing life with ADHD made me think about leadership from a new perspective. I wondered, is my 13 year old son really a leader? My first response was, “of course he... read more
Parenting a child with ADHD is no easy task. It’s at least double the work than typical kids. On the same token, it can be double the joy. I’ve given a lot of thought to the topic of Motivation for this month’s theme, and have landed on some of the best advice I can give... read more
I remember playing a hiding game with my kids when they were little. They would cover their eyes, and “hide” from me. They were convinced that if they couldn’t see me, then the opposite was true. How often, as a parent of an ADHD kid, do you wish that you could make your situation disappear... read more
Elaine’s self care tip this week is about the importance of parents paying attention to their own happiness. Its counter to how we often behave, but is a huge help for parents and for kids. A great place to start with this is setting clear boundaries. Boundaries are guidelines that clarify how we want people to... read more