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Anxiety and ADHD

Combat Your Anxiety and ADHD

Practice 20 Seconds of Bravery I saw in a movie that you only need “20 seconds of…

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ADHD child

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…

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Preparing ADHD Youth

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…

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ADHD Brain

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…

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Quick Answer

Don’t Just Accept the Quick Answer

You gotta love our impulsive, distracted kids. So often, when we ask them a question, their first…

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How to Manage ADHD and Homework

7 Ways that Parents can Help Is your child easily distracted? Does homework that should take 45 minutes…

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embarrassing conversations with your kids

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…

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teacher training and ADHD

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…

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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…

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Complaint Free

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…

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teacher training and ADHD

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…

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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…

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