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Q: What Are the Essential Components of a Good School Planner?

Arguably the most important things your child will learn in middle school are effective time...

The alarm doesn't work. So you go into your child's room to wake him up for school. Again. And again....

Children with ADHD don’t lie to hurt our feelings or to spite us or because they lack a moral...

Sometimes, children with ADHD use offensive language in order to get your attention. Other times,...

Teens and kids with ADHD hear too often that they are lazy or apathetic. I know my son’s behavior is...

Your teen with ADHD doesn't seem to care when he hurts your feelings, and he won't even try to show...

If getting your child out the door for school is a daily battle of nagging and hovering, consider...

I’m starting a new nursing school program and feeling overwhelmed — unsure whether I can hold...

Good behavior and effective discipline for children with ADHD often follows the implementation of a...

I cannot get my teen son with ADHD to care about or finish boring tasks like homework, chores, or...

"I'm terrible at remembering names." "I hate small talk." "I lose focus during conversations." "I...

When you tell your son "No," does he lash out in anger and threaten to break things? If you give in...