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Video Tip: Take Aim

Take aim really specifically. So, you’ve heard us talk about taking aim and how it’s important to…

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Study Tips to Stay Focused, Interested and Organized

Generally, our featured guests have something important to say to the parents of kids with ADHD. Occasionally,…

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House Rules Rule!

We’ve said it before – house rules are a powerful tool in the ADD/ADHD home (actually any…

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Emotions

Hijacked By Emotions? Tips to Get Everyone Back on Track

Welcome to Normal Have you ever been so angry you’ve literally seen red? Or so frustrated that…

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ADHD, Exercise, Mindfulness, and the Obvious

As an attention coach, Jeff Copper helps adults overcome information overload, chronic disorganization, ADHD and ADD symptoms,…

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Learn More About ADHD: Knowledge Can Help You Help Your Kid

I was talking to a mom the other day whose 12 year old daughter was diagnosed with…

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Parent "Fails" That are Really Parent Wins

We all have our moments, right? Those times when we worry whether we’re messing our kids up…

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Targeting Behaviors for Change: Take the Two-Week Challenge

Attending and Ignoring as a Parenting Strategy As a coach and therapist I thought I knew all…

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Don’t Know What to Say to Kids about Civil Unrest and Tragic Events? Foster Critical Thinking

My daughter called me on January 6, 2021, in the midst of the most profound civil unrest…

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Do Your Kids’ Homework… With Them

Homework Is Like Riding a Bike Remember back to when you taught your kiddos to ride a…

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Standardized Test Prep for Kids with LD, ADHD and Other Learning Challenges

SAT, ACT and standardized testing are words that every student dreads – ADHD or not. So much…

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Hope Is A Strategy

We hear a lot of stories from our parents, both heart-breaking and heart-warming. Sometimes, we hear something…

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