Focus & Following Directions
Children with ADHD sometimes struggle to focus and follow directions, particularly when parents use neurotypical behavior and discipline techniques. Here, find better approaches for improving listening, cooperation, and teamwork.
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Focus & Following Directions
The Attention Games: Catching Focus
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How to Snag the Attention of Distracted Children
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How Behavioral Therapy Targets Executive Dysfunction — with Positivity and Praise
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Focus & Following Directions
How Boredom, Fatigue, and ADHD Hurt Our Kids' Attention Spans
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Following Every Direction, Every Time
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“Mozart Helped Me Focus My ADHD Brain.”
Focusing the ADHD brain can be tough, but music is a proven tool for engaging the brain and minimize...
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12 Ways to Make Instructions Sink In
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Free Guide: How Fidgets Improve Student Behavior & Focus
Research has shown that movement, namely fidgeting, improves executive functions, allowing people...
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“The Interrupter Strikes Again”
Most days, I can’t complete a sentence — must less a thought — before my daughter is peppering me...
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Quiet, Sustained Attention Is Not Natural for Our Kids. Here’s What Is.
It's not always realistic to expect students with ADHD to sit quietly absorbing and processing...
Executive Functions
"I Remembered Not to Forget!"
If complex instructions or information fly easily out of your child's mind, use these in-school and...
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The Secret to No-Nag, Never-Late Mornings
Learn from this mom, who invented a morning routine with this beautiful result: "My morning nagging...
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“Hallelujah! My Son Cleaned His Room”
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