I often work with parents who have to make tough decisions on behalf of their children. “Should I let my child go to this party”. “Should I let my child drop out of the soccer team.” “Should I push my child to take the AP class.” One mother I was working with was struggling with the decision of whether or not to allow her son to switch High School’s – again. This mother worked very hard to understand her child’s concerns, … Read more
Physical activity is valuable for all children. And involvement in organized sports can bring important skills and life lessons. But when a child has ADHD there can be some added challenges. And when the coach working with the child is unaware of the unique challenges this child faces, there can be added stress – and wonderful missed opportunities for fun and growth. I recently learned of Susan Stout. She provides a wealth of information to help all kids benefit from … Read more
The new school year is about to begin. Are you ready? Is your child? How will you each know? To answer that question, you first each need to consider what you want the outcome to be. What accomplishments and feelings would you each like to have on the last day of school? Essentially, what are your goals? In future blogs, we will be addressing how to develop some important tools and strategies for building your child’s Executive Function skills (the … Read more
I often work with parents of kids who are in their 20’s. When your child has passed the teen years and is not entirely “launched,” the issues become more complex and stressful. We must ask ourselves, what are reasonable and appropriate expectations? How do we set boundaries while managing our parental stress? To begin to answer some of these questions, we, of course, need to understand some of the underlying reasons why the young adult may be in the situation … Read more
Moms and female professionals often approach me, after my workshops and conferences, and share with me their personal stories of discovering that THEY may have ADHD. The descriptions I give triggers a recognition in them that helps them realize that perhaps many of the challenges, struggles, and frustrations they experienced as girls and adults stem not from just anxiety, depression, or general lack emotional control, but from what we now understand as ADHD. If you are a woman with who … Read more
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