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Teaching self control

Teaching Self-Control to ADHD Kids, One Structure at a Time

By Diane Dempster

You Know What Temptation Is Like You walk into your favorite coffee shop for a cup – black, no cream,…

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holiday routine

Holiday Routine: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

By Diane Dempster

Ever play Jenga? You build a tower of wooden blocks, and then players take turns removing one block from the…

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managing gift expectations

Holiday “Gift-Obsession” and Managing Expectations

By Diane Dempster

The holidays tend to magnify everything: the streets and houses get more beautiful with lights and decorations; neighbors get cheerier;…

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ADHD Teen Says “I've Got It!”

What To Do When Your ADHD Teen Says “Don’t Worry, I’ve Got It!”

By Diane Dempster

“Don’t Worry” Syndrome If I had a dollar for every time I heard this phrase from my ADHD teen, “Don’t…

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4 Things to Love about Back to School

4 Things to Love About Back to School

By Diane Dempster

The Gift of Back To School Growing up, I always loved September and returning to school. Chances are I was…

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minivan mom

Top 5 Ways to Survive Being a Stay in the Minivan Mom (SIMM)

By Jeremy Didier

When I left my successful, full time sales job to happily become a stay-at-home mom (SAHM,) I was completely unaware…

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Life Easier for Yourself as an ADHD Parent

5 Tips to Make Life Easier for Yourself as an ADHD Parent

By Diane Dempster

Parenting Can’t Be Automatized Some tasks, like driving, become automatic when we master them. When you’re 16, every turn of…

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Rhythm and Routine with Kids

Planning Summer Days: Rhythm and Routine with Kids

By Lesli Preuss

Summer! Kids are excited. Teachers are relieved. Parents around the country start feeling a familiar knot in the pit of…

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summer planning with complex kids

Summer Video Tip: Summer Planning with Complex Kids

By Elaine Taylor-Klaus

Summer is a great time to help complex kids learn and practice planning skills, mostly because they can be motivated…

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