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Compassion is a Cornerstone of ADHD Management
In an interview recently, a summit host asked me for my #1 recommendation for parenting calmly with ADHD kids –…
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A Letter to My ADHD Teenager (About to Leave Home)
I wrote this (many years ago now) at 2:00 a.m. when a fit of panic replaced a good night’s sleep.…
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Getting on the Same Page When Your Co-parent Gets Triggered
Welcome to Tea & Tips, where we respond to burning questions from parents and educators – taking aim on one…
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What Parents Can Do When an ADHD Report Card Isn’t So Hot
You know the look. It’s the look your kid gives when they come home from school and you ask for…
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Deal Them In: Using Playing Cards for Social Skills
Do you know how valuable a deck of playing cards, or my personal old school favorite, UNO, can be? Many…
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How to Get Siblings to Love Each Other
Airport Epiphanies Recently, my kids were seeing each other off at the airport after a particularly special long weekend together…
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Sibling Challenges with Complex Kids: How to Handle Complaints Like “It’s Not Fair”
How do you deal with sibling challenges and complaints like “It’s not fair!”? Diane:Sibling challenges. I’ve got two, and you’ve…
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Helping Siblings in a Family with ADHD
Siblings fight – we wish it didn’t happen, but sometimes there’s nothing we can do. Or is there? This week,…
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Stop Meltdowns! Ask “What?” Not “Why?”
When our daughter was in Kindergarten, we signed her up for Daisy Scouts, the pre-brownie first step on the path…
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