What are your child’s strengths? Figuring that out can build the foundation for a productive and joyful life. Learn how to identify and nurture them. Parenting a child with learning and attention issues often involves focusing on issues of remediation or accommodation. Basically, how to make things better. Or, how to cope with or manage […]
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Why Is My ADHD Child So Angry?
If you are the parent of an ADHD child, then odds are very high that you have faced challenging situations involving intense ADHD anger. Maybe you face this challenge daily. And perhaps you are left to wonder how so much intense and volatile emotion can reside in such a small package. If this is an […]
The ADHD Facts You Need To Know To Parent With Confidence
This guide provides a roadmap to the key ADHD facts you need to know, and issues that you will most likely need to navigate parenting an ADHD child. Whether you have recently received a diagnosis, or you are still in the evaluation stage, here are some guideposts to the road that lies ahead. So, […]
How To Discipline An ADHD Child Effectively
Managing problematic behaviors can present frequent frustrations and challenges when parenting an ADHD child. Basic discipline techniques and tips on behavior management that may work with most children can be woefully ineffective or counterproductive when used with an ADHD child. You can’t expect that one-size-fits-most parenting advice will be remotely useful with an atypical kid […]
This Is What You Need To Know About Sensory Overload
What is sensory overload? A phenomenon that can affect kids beyond those with obvious sensory issues, including kids with learning and attention issues. It can interfere with basic functioning, and possibly lead to distressing sensory meltdowns. Find out what you need to know. So, what is sensory overload? You know those old sci fi shows where […]