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Sometimes the greatest teachers do not know how best to motivate or support ADHD kids, despite their best efforts. It’s gotta be frustrating for them. They are trying to work with a child in the way that makes sense to them, and in certain situations, they may even feel like the child – and the... read more
I love to garden. Scratch that. I love to get dirty and wear out my muscles. Often that ends up happening in my garden. My challenge is that I’m not consistent, and don’t make it a priority. That means, when I get to my garden, I spend most of my time contending with weeds. As... read more
Curbing Your Frustration I had one of those classic moments of insight at the dinner table last night. If you live with ADHD in your home, you’ll appreciate this story. Imagine the scene. It’s summertime. We’re eating late because it still looks like it 2:00 outside and no one wants to eat before 7:30, anyway.... read more
Keeping Your Cool Staying calm when our kids are not is an art. It’s not easy to resist jumping in to the mess, especially when they are aiming their drama (or frustration, temper, anger, rudeness, etc.) right at us – which kids do so well. read more
Is your child easily distracted? Does homework that should take 45 minutes end up consuming two hours? If so, you are probably a frustrated parent. Chances are you have learned that punishing inattentive behavior doesn’t work. The question is: What works? Here are some ideas that might do the trick for you. read more
12 Things We Learned We have just returned from an exhilarating (albeit exhausting) weekend at the international CHADD conference (Children and Adults with ADHD). You probably know that we were selected as an Innovative Program for 2011 (after all, we’re so excited we’ve been screaming it from the roof-tops!), so we spent most of the... read more