ADHD Tips

The Flip Sides of ADHD: Balancing the Challenges and Strengths

ADHD can be so confusing for parents, educators, children, coaches and caregivers! We like to think about ADHD through the lens of extremes so this week we are going to take a closer look. It…
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Have you ever wondered what weakened executive functioning skills are?

Do you ever wonder what is happening in your child’s brain? Everything we do is connected to executive functioning skills and we can have strengths in some areas and weaknesses in others. Executive Functioning Skills…
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Michael Jordan and Visualization Techniques

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” — Michael Jordan Ask your child if they are familiar with  Michael Jordan. He credits much of his success to the power of visualization…
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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 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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Why we need a pause……

Let’s assess how “back to school” is going!  How are you doing with any goals you have for yourself like, not checking Powerschool, Google Classroom or Aspen everyday? Or maybe one of your “back to…
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Why ADHD and Unknowns Don’t Mix Well

There isn’t a week that goes by that we aren’t talking to a client and their parents about what “unknowns” can do to the ADHD brain.   Joey and his mom came in for a session…
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Steps for Walking the Fine Line Between Doing Too Much and Too Little

“I am so afraid that if I don’t double check that my child passed in their missing homework then they will forget and fail.”  We understand that this is a valid concern, trust us we…
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