- Focus Pocus
“Focus Pocus” was Ron’s Facebook status the other day. I didn’t ask him about it, but I can only imagine why he posted. Maybe in the throes of studying, Facebook beckoned. More likely, in the throes of Facebooking, his conscience called him to study. Anyhow, it’s a great title. There are many little ‘magical’ strategies… Read more: Focus Pocus - Make up Your Mind Already!
Every kid does certain things well and other things, not so well. I used to think that decision-making just wasn’t Lesley’s thing. Somewhere I had read that a parent should give choices where the decision’s outcome solely affected the child. Would you like orange juice or apple juice? Do you want your sandwich cut into… Read more: Make up Your Mind Already! - What To Do When They Just Can’t Sit Still
You know the type. You can easily recognize her in a classroom setting. The teacher’s talking, and he’s in constant motion. She’s drumming her fingers on the desk. His leg is bouncing up and down with a rhythm to match the tune in his head….except he doesn’t recognize that he’s moving. The good news is… Read more: What To Do When They Just Can’t Sit Still - Why Good Manners Matter to Your ADHD Teen
Learning to be polite and consider the needs of others shouldn’t be a hardship – even for a 14- year-old teen diagnosed with ADHD-inattentive. Your teen may not clamor to learn about manners any more than she clamors to memorize algebraic formulas, but she stands to greatly benefit from both types of knowledge. As a… Read more: Why Good Manners Matter to Your ADHD Teen - Walk, Run or Jump to Your Nearest Study Break
To an ADHD-inattentive child, homework seems endless. It starts after school, stops for a dinner break and can sometimes go until bedtime. In hindsight, it’s fairly easy to say the whole time wasn’t productive, but at the time, the whole family can be caught up in the “crisis du jour.” Maybe it’s like this at… Read more: Walk, Run or Jump to Your Nearest Study Break - Back to School…and Reading Lists
Lesley and Mike have gone back to school, and each of them has a reading list that is longer than they would like. Lesley had a summer list, so she got a head start. Mike had his list this summer, too. But…well. Let’s not chalk everything up to being of the male persuasion… Both Lesley… Read more: Back to School…and Reading Lists