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Six Brain-Based Tips to Help Your Child Get Things Done

Do you constantly nag your child to do homework and chores? If so, you’ve been working really…

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3 Tips to Increase Peace in Your Home

I have something really embarrassing to share: I tried countless times over the course of about 15…

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Parents Letting go

Parents Letting Go: 4 Steps for Complex Kids

You know what captures the essence of parenting better than anything? It’s that moment when you realize,…

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Parent Guidelines for Monitoring ADHD Stimulant Medication

Publisher’s Note: While stimulant medication is widely used in the treatment of ADHD, it is certainly not…

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How to Talk With Your Kids About Race

“Parents of Black and Brown kids know that instilling their kids with a sense of racial identity…

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Attention Deficit Disorder Is Not a Deficit of Attention

ADHD is Mis-Labeled Labels are misleading. We drive on parkways and park on driveways. When someone says…

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Relationships by Design

The Truth About Relationships Relationships are hard work. Without the stress of school, summer is a time…

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Graduating Seniors in Quarantine — Here Come Those Tears, Again…

Four years ago, my daughter was a graduating senior – from High School. When I dropped her…

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Getting on the Same Page with Parenting and ADHD

If you or your co-parent has ADHD, or you have one child (or more) with ADHD, then…

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Resentment in the Time of Quarantine

There’s more to do (now that there’s nothing to do) than you ever imagined possible. I mean,…

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Is Your Quarantine Like Ours?

With quarantine comes many missed milestones: concerts, athletic events, senior nights and graduations. Nobody’s fault, but so…

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Growth vs. Fixed Mindset in Kids and Adults

One of the most basic beliefs we carry about ourselves has to do with how we view…

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