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“I Refuse to Feel Bad for Treating My Child’s ADHD”
The world tells us that parents medicate for their own convenience, not for the good of their child....
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Welcome to the No Judgment Zone! Read these essays, diary entries, and snapshots of daily life written by ADDitude readers who are parenting children with ADHD, living with adult ADHD, and all of the above.
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“The Pendulum of Parenting Has Swung Too Far”
Laissez Faire is a kind way to describe the hands-off parenting many of us experienced in the ‘70s...
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Be Best? Nah. Be Resilient
What happened to hard work, delayed gratification, disappointment? These are muscles that need to be...
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“A Very Public Tantrum”
Recently, we stumbled upon a little girl screaming, pounding, and flailing herself into the most epic...
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“Day Two… And the System Falls Apart”
Each new school year, we buy folders and binders and backpacks that we hope will magically solve our...
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Ready, Set, Snore! How to Set the Stage for Sleep
Poor, inconsistent sleep (and the meltdowns that so often follow) is one of ADHD’s most debilitating...
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“The Family You Choose”
When certain acquaintances trashed my parenting on Facebook, I turned to the friends who love my...
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How “Date Night” Changed After Kids
The thing about having four kids, three of whom have ADHD, is that they take up a huge chunk of our...
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I’ve Got a Thing for Men with ADHD
"A lot of people with ADHD worry about being in a relationship with someone else who has it. I ask...
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Just for Teachers: 5 Great Ways to Help Hyperactive Kids Learn
With these fun teaching techniques, you can get hyperactive students to focus all that energy in the...
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“Twice Challenged: I Have ADHD and Social Deficit Disorder”
People don’t give me a chance before they toss me aside as too weird, too spacey, too something—all...
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“What Happened When I Stopped Apologizing for Being Me”
When I started researching ADHD, all of my “differences” finally made sense. My quirks were part of...