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motivate your whole family

9 Tips for Non-ADHD Parents to Motivate Your Whole Family

Families with children with ADHD often discover that one (or both!) parent has ADHD, too. And when…

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Table

Alone At The Table

“My spouse is not at the table with me on the issues surrounding my Complex child.” This…

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teacher training and ADHD

Does My Child with ADHD Have to Work Harder Than Other Kids?

Do kids with ADHD have to work harder than their peers? Elaine & Diane respond to a…

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Managing Summer Stressors: A Message to Moms with ADHD

Managing Summer Stressors: A Message to Moms with ADHD

Do you remember the joy you felt as a child on the last day of school before…

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Life Easier for Yourself as an ADHD Parent

5 Tips to Make Life Easier for Yourself as an ADHD Parent

Parenting Can’t Be Automatized Some tasks, like driving, become automatic when we master them. When you’re 16,…

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teacher training and ADHD

Help Your Complex Kids Be Independent (especially in the mornings)

We all want our kids to be able to succeed on their own. How can you help…

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Rhythm and Routine with Kids

Planning Summer Days: Rhythm and Routine with Kids

Summer! Kids are excited. Teachers are relieved. Parents around the country start feeling a familiar knot in…

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Practicing Mindfulness with ADHD

Calm the Chaos: The Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness with ADHD

Feel like you’re always running on an empty tank because you have to live in the past,…

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summer planning with complex kids

Summer Video Tip: Summer Planning with Complex Kids

Summer is a great time to help complex kids learn and practice planning skills, mostly because they…

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take care of your brain

Take Care of Your Brain, Take Care of YOU

You love your child unconditionally and will do anything for them. That 24/7 job is hard enough,…

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Kids to Get Things Done in the Summer

How To Get Complex Kids to Get Things Done in the Summer

Take Advantage of Summer Summer is the BEST time of all to help kids with executive function…

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getting active

Getting Active is More than Just an ADHD Issue

Let’s hear it for jumping jacks and somersaults! Exercise and getting active is a terrific way to…

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