ADHD Strategies for Parenting and Having a Great Family Life!
Oh behavior charts! How I despise thee! Humiliation Bad feelings Embarrassment Nothing good comes from you! Can we please stop??!? Humiliating Behavior charts are humiliating! Why do some people feel that it is okay to openly embarrass young children that...
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Is it ADHD? Suspecting your child may have ADD/ADHD is scary. Having someone else tell you they suspect it can be horrifying. If you don’t have personal experience with it or experience as a parent, the first time will probably...
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I hate how focused so many schools are on standardized testing. These tests are often the focus of the teaching in the classroom for most of the year. The teachers feel the pressure from the administration. The administrators feel the...
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Parenting is hard and we often don't get enough solid information about what to do and how to understand these little beings. Here are some of my favorite go to resources.
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Don't let fear hold you back.
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Many times over the years I have wondered if I am really the best mom for my child. Shouldn’t my son have a mother that is more patient? One that doesn’t get exasperated over constant humming and singing. A mom...
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Ahh the holidays. A time of high expectations and too often, disappointments when things do go as planned. Surviving the holidays with typical children is challenging enough, but when your child struggles with typical days, the holidays can bring on...
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When you first receive the diagnosis of ADHD many times you are very upset. Many people grieve the news. They only see and think about how hard life is going to be. They often feel ashamed and think they should...
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Life is full of transitions. By the time we are adults many of us have become flexible enough to handle many of these transitions. Some are harder than others, but we have enough practice and developed the cognitive skills to...
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In less than 2 weeks my oldest will be going off to intermediate school. I’m starting to get nervous. I am dreading the possibility of getting phone calls from the school telling me that he’s having a hard time. I...
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