Posts Written By: Holly Oberacker and Tracey Goodwin

The Art of Happiness — and Self-Esteem

  Anyone feeling overwhelmed?  The extremes of ADHD can cause confusion, frustration, and can cause self doubt for both the person experiencing ADHD and for parents and caregivers. That is why educating yourself about the…
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Help your Child LOVE Their Brain

ADHD is all about extremes. Extreme attention and inattention, extreme emotions, extreme likes and dislikes, extremes in levels of energy; we could keep going!  These extremes can be frustrating to not only you but to…
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Consistency Matters—we know this is true.

Being a consistent parent means creating predictable daily routines, following through on consequences and reinforcing strategies. We know we need to be consistent, but the big question is how can we be consistent? It is…
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Reset anyone?

  Anyone feeling like they need a reset? Like an emotional, intellectual, or physical one? Maybe all three?   We know you are sick of hearing the whole “you can’t take care of others if…
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Teaching Unknowns

Unknowns can bring us fun and excitement or sadness, frustration, and anxiety.   What a combination! Unknowns are similar to the natural extremes the ADHD brain experiences everyday. They are confusing and how we react…
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Holiday Stress Part II

Do you ever feel like the days are moving so quickly that you haven’t stopped to even notice how you or your child are really doing? We all pay attention to big emotions, our own…
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Holiday Stress Part 1!

The holidays bring us excitement, memories, and unfortunately– too often for families impacted by ADHD–stress and frustration.   With an understanding of why the holidays can wreak such havoc for a child with ADHD and a…
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Constant motion?

One of the top five things children that are fidgety tell us is that when you say or yell “Stop!” they just can’t. They want to stop but they literally can’t. Lots of times children…
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Wait! Don’t hit send…YET!

Can we talk about feeling over the top defensive when you receive an email from your child’s teacher and you feel like they just don’t “get” your child? Or how about being extremely angry when…
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Parent Teacher Conferences, Oh My!

How did teacher conferences go for you this year?  Teacher conferences, you either look forward to them or dread them. They just don’t seem to be the type of thing we feel indifferent about.  A…
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