ADHD Parenting
This comprehensive guide to parenting a child with ADHD won’t waste your time with run-of-the-mill advice. You need ADD-tested strategies, and here they are — everything you need to know about oppositional defiance, positive parenting, school and learning challenges, health and wellbeing, social skills, executive functions, treatment & more.
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Positive Parenting
Raising a Child Who Wants to Behave
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Positive Parenting
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ADHD Myths & Facts
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Screen Time
Why Do Kids with ADHD Get Hooked on Fortnite?
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Symptom Tests for Children
[Self-Test] The ADHD Test for Girls
ADHD looks different in girls. It is, at times, easy to mistake for hormones, anxiety, or a learning...
On-Demand Parenting Webinars
Free Webinar Replay: Vaping and Teens with ADHD
In this hour long webinar on demand, learn about vaping and teens with ADHD with Kristin Seymour, MSN,...
Bedtime & Sleep
What Comes First: ADHD or Sleep Problems?
Insufficient sleep makes almost every psychological problem worse. This is particularly true for...
Support & Stories
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Screen Time
My Son’s Story of Electronics Addiction and Recovery
“If your child were addicted to drugs or alcohol, would you let him have just a little bit?” It was...
Guest Blogs
Are You a Destructive Parent?
These are five warning signs you may have crossed the line, and what to do about it. It’s never too...
Parenting
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ADHD Moms & Dads
10 Parenting Myths You Need to Get Over — Like, Now
"TV will rot her brain!" "You let him eat french fries?!?" "Raising kids is a piece of cake, right?"...
Guest Blogs
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ADHD Videos
The ADHD-Executive Dysfunction Link
"The most practical way to view ADHD, from my point of view, is as a developmental delay in executive...