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Combat Your Anxiety and ADHD
Practice 20 Seconds of Bravery I saw in a movie that you only need “20 seconds of…
2 Questions to Stop Asking About Your ADHD Child
When working with parents of children with ADHD I often get asked two questions that I put…
Prepare ADHD Kids for Independence, One Transition at a Time
As an ADHD parent, you probably spend a lot of time and energy mastering the art of…
My ADHD Brain: I Don’t Always Do What I Know I Should Do
I Know I Should… It’s not that I don’t know better. I know I should plan ahead…
Don’t Just Accept the Quick Answer
You gotta love our impulsive, distracted kids. So often, when we ask them a question, their first…
How to Manage ADHD and Homework
7 Ways that Parents can Help Is your child easily distracted? Does homework that should take 45 minutes…
5 Tips for Having Embarrassing Conversations with Your Kids
A few years back, after the stunning death of Cory Monteith (of “Glee” fame), US magazine quoted a…
4 Step Process to Manage Meltdowns & Deescalate Tantrums
What can you do to manage meltdowns and de-escalate triggers? Elaine:So emotional management shows up in a…
Four Ways to Teach Your Kid to Stand Up to Bullying
Bullying is a familiar topic in the world of complex kids, and internationally renowned parent author and…
5 Steps to Enter a Complaint Free Zone
I’m into rubber bracelet causes as much as the next girl, and I saw one on a…
Why Don’t Kids Turn In Their Homework If They’ve Done It?
What can you do when kids don’t turn in their homework (when they’ve already done it)? Diane:This…
ADHD Diagnosis: The Good, The Bad, and The Parent’s Role
The Benefits of an ADHD Diagnosis All 3 of my children have ADHD. When they were diagnosed…
