Oppositional Behavior
When structure disappears, the hard moments don’t have to. Jodi Hogan is my facilitator for the ADHD Parent Coach Academy – and one of the people I trust most to speak to parents about what actually helps – which is exactly why I asked her to share this. Back-to-school is often described as a time … Read more
It’s not a motivation problem. It’s a capacity problem – and the difference changes everything. If you’ve ever watched a behavior chart fail spectacularly for one particular kid while it seems to work fine for everyone else in the class, you’re not imagining it. And the parent, teacher, or clinician in that room isn’t doing … Read more
What’s really happening when a child with ADHD struggles at camp – and what actually helps. Every summer, parents wonder: Will my child be okay at camp? It’s a fair question. Camp is unstructured, social, and full of transitions – exactly the conditions that are hardest for kids with ADHD. I sat down with … Read more
What teachers are grateful to learn when understanding finally clicks. At the beginning of my teacher trainings, before we talk about strategies or classroom systems, I always start in the same place. I ask educators to consider the social and emotional impact that ADHD and executive function challenges have on learning, motivation, behavior, and even … Read more
After years of listening to families, training professionals, revising, rewriting, and deepening the work, 8 Keys to Parenting Kids & Teens with ADHD – 2nd Edition is officially out in the world. This book was never meant to be a collection of quick fixes. It grew out of my original Calm and Connected parent workshop series that I began … Read more
By Parent Coach Jodi Hogan How often have you found yourself racing around in the morning to find your child’s missing shoe or lunchbox? Are you asking him for the 5th time if he has brushed his teeth? I have often found my morning routine turned upside down by my kids’ time blindness and disorganization … Read more
Do you wonder why your child behaves differently at home than at school? During workshops and private coaching, parents often ask why their child seems to hold it together all day long at school, and once they are home, it’s a very different story. I want to share some of the reasoning with you and … Read more
It is time to train ALL teachers on how to Understand and Support Students with ADHD, Executive Dysfunction, and Behavioral Challenges. Teachers and their students deserve it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 9.8% of school-age children have been diagnosed with ADHD. Most of these children are educated in the general education classroom, … Read more
What is the relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)? Parents often reach out to me for support when their otherwise bright, wonderful children behave in ways they find challenging, disrespectful, and unproductive. Understandably, they want more calm and compliance – not to mention less arguing and stress! After all … Read more
I recently connected with Dr. Nerissa Bauer, a wonderful behavioral pediatrician. While pediatricians offer general primary care services to children, behavioral pediatricians assist in specific difficulties, struggles, or deficiencies in the growth and development of a child. I asked her to share how you can work with a behavioral pediatrician when you have concerns about your … Read more
I am often asked if I think ADHD is over-diagnosed. My answer – yes. I also believe it is underdiagnosed. The problem is that there is still not one agreed-upon cohesive and comprehensive protocol for diagnosing ADHD; a real, life-impacting disorder that affects a significant percentage of people. And yet there are still many practitioners … Read more
Expand your career and help families thrive as a licensed Professional ADHD Parent Coach. For more than a decade, I have been supporting parents through the most perplexing and stressful challenges they have ever faced – helping the children, whom they love so dearly, learn to become their best selves. Along the way, I have … Read more
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