Hi Debbie,

I have 2 children and one of them has ADHD. Our stituations are in reverse, because my older one is the one who has it. He is 11 and my daughter is 9. He is the one that says I treat her differently and let's her get away with everything. What I tell him as I tell my daughter is this...every person born is different and each person requires a different way of parenting. That our job as parents is to raise our children the best way possible. Sometimes that means you use a different parenting method. Now...that doesn't mean we don't love you more or less...it just means that you are special in the way we guide you in your journey in life and we want you to be achieve your fullest capabilities. If that sounds way too corny...then I'm sorry, but it's true. I tell my oldest (who has ADHD) all the time that he got away with so much at that age as well regardless if they had ADHD or not. The best thing to do is educate the 'non-ADHDer' with kid friendly books that would help them understand the view point of their sibling, so they can be better prepared with the everyday dealings of an ADHDer. God bless and GOOD LUCK!!!

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That all sounds so familiar, unfortunately at that age they forget so quickly. As for the books, are there any that you used that you'd recommend? I'm having trouble finding them.

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One book that I just recently found is called "The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD" by John F. Taylor. It's a great introduction and guide that is written in a kid friendly way. All the 'Laugh & Learn' series are really good, too. Such as "Dude, That's Rude! (Get Some Manners)", "How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger" and "How to Do Homework without Throwing Up" to name a few. They all work really well for our kids with ADHD even though they aren't specifically geared towards them, because of the fun way they are written. Find them all and many other topic based books on amazon.com. Just do an ADHD search and I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for.

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