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Meet Your Family’s Needs: Discover What You Need

It’s tucked away somewhere in the back of your mind-your plan for the way your life would…

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Change in ADHD

Understanding Change in ADHD

One of my favorite quotes is, “the only thing you can count on is change.” Life is full…

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How to Plan Your Day…Week…LIFE! Simple Structures to Leverage the Power of Planning

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And…

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school breaks

Working Parents & School Breaks: Keep Kids Engaged & Safe

Struggling with how to manage the kids while you have to work over the next school break?…

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Gap Year

Is a Gap Year a Good Fit for Your Child?

Can you imagine nearly 13 years of daily challenges, frustrations, obstacles, struggles, and frequent failures that seem…

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To Worried Parents of Complex Kids: You are Not Alone

Dear worried parents, A dozen years ago, I was aware that my kids (then pre-teens and teens)…

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ADHD Management

Over Packing as ADHD Management

I like to over-pack. I can go away overnight with 4 pairs of shoes without blinking an…

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Learning and ADHD: What’s Play Got to Do with it?

Which teachers had the biggest impact on your learning?  Do you remember how they taught you?  Did…

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Parents Must Know How to End Major Meltdowns

0 to 100 In One Second For many years, my son’s moods were always at a simmer. …

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kids are not listening

Kids Are Not Listening? Here’s Why and What to Do About It

Does it feel like your kids are not listening to you? There are several reasons our kids…

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Tame the Monster of Test Anxiety to Help Students with ADHD

As parents of students with ADHD, many of you understand personally the relationship between ADHD and academic…

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Social Media Safety Tips For Parents (of Kids of ALL Ages)

The Pros and Cons Adults and students are connected to others digitally, every day, sharing information via…

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