adhd resources

Boost Your Child’s Success: Executive Functioning Tools for ADHD Parenting

Visualization, drawing, movement, and mindfulness share a powerful commonality: they can all serve as effective tools for combating forgetfulness. These strategies go beyond traditional methods, offering dynamic ways to help children with ADHD improve their…
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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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What is so important about dropping the question mark when communicating?

We have a challenge for you.  The challenge is to stop putting a question mark at the end of directives you are giving your child. Think for a minute: what does it mean  when you…
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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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Teach Your Child Creative Problem Solving!

The summer is a great time to learn new skills while having fun. Children and teens that experience the challenges that can come along with ADHD and anxiety sometimes push through their challenges without really noticing…
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Paying Attention to Cues

One of our foundational strategies for helping children and teens build self care skills is simply through boosting self awareness. Children need to know what bring them joy and what brings them feelings of overwhelm. …
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Tips for Helping Your Child Adapt to Change

Adapting to change requires that the brain is able to slow down and think logically. Children and teens with ADHD, Anxiety, or weakened Executive Functioning skills may find this challenging.  With all of the unknowns…
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Our Favorite ADHD Parenting Strategy

Our absolute favorite  ADHD parenting strategy is the “redo”.  This is where the learning happens for both us and our children.  And you can use it forever!   Did you know that your IQ drops significantly…
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Understanding

How are you? Seriously, how are you? There is so much chaos and sadness in the world we didn’t want to say another word until we asked that question.  Some days it can be really…
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Art, ADHD, and Organization

Let’s talk about art and ADHD for a minute! The creative process is very stimulating to the brain and we know the ADHD loves anything stimulating!  This means when being creative a boost of dopamine is being…
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