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School is Hard for kids

3 Tips for Parents when School is Hard for Complex Kids

A Double Struggle When school is hard for kids, parents struggle, too, right?! Seriously, what does it…

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Time management for families with ADHD

Time Management in Families with ADHD: Parenting Wisdom for the Digital Age

Time management. I don’t know about you, but whenever I hear that phrase I break out in…

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When Smart Kids Struggle with School

If I live to be 100, I’ll never forget the joy of that afternoon, overshadowed by the…

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How to Help Teens with ADHD Stop Procrastinating

As parents, we can’t help but worry when our teens won’t stop procrastinating. It can bring up…

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What is Recommended Treatment for ADHD?

What Are Medical Guidelines for ADHD Treatment? According to the American Association of Pediatrics, the American Psychiatric…

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Managing Emotions with Two Sides of a Coin Principle

What Do Tantrums and Eye Color Have in Common? A common description of children with ADHD is…

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Use Code Words To Help Complex Kids Cope with … Everything?

We use code words in our family to facilitate communication, ease emotionally intense situations, and aid in…

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Storytelling Helps Children with ADHD

Storytelling is a powerful way to reach, and to teach, people with ADHD. In fact, research suggests…

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Are You In Threat Mode? 6 Tools to Stop the Yelling

Yelling Doesn’t Calm The Chaos Why do we yell, even when we know it’s ineffective? Instead of…

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ADHD and Gender Differences

For the longest time, with focus on hyperactivity, ADHD was considered to be a boys’ disorder. The…

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Help – My Teenager is Under the Influence of Hormones!

When it comes to matters of paying attention, you need to focus on the process, not the…

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4 Clues that Family Members are Stressed (& 3 Tips to Help)

Nobody’s Perfect Even the most balanced and grounded parents have “off” days. Life and work stressors can…

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