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
There's more than one way to teach focus, self-control, concentration, and responsibility. Our...
For Teachers
12 Ways to Make Instructions Sink In
How can a child with ADHD follow your instructions if he can't focus long enough to hear them? He...
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...
Guest Blogs
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...
Mornings
The Secret to No-Nag, Never-Late Mornings
Learn from this mom, who invented a morning routine with this beautiful result: "My morning nagging...
Guest Blogs
“Hallelujah! My Son Cleaned His Room”
Use these tips to nudge your child with autism spectrum disorder into responsibility and ind...
Guest Blogs
“Calm the Crazies in Your Emotional Child”
Three tactics that help when your child is bouncing off th...
Focus & Following Directions
Book Review: Baxter Turns Down His Buzz
Would a book about learning slow and easy meditation techniques be too slow and difficult for a...
Guest Blogs
The Amazing Day I Saw My Son Medicated – and Focused
I always worried about giving medication to my son with ADHD. After a surprise day off from school, I...
Focus & Attention
“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...
Guest Blogs
“The Interrupter Strikes Again”
Most days, I can’t complete a sentence — must less a thought — before my daughter is peppering me...
Focus & Following Directions
A Parent's Secret Weapon for Better Listening with Less Nagging
How can we make it easier for our kids to cooperate the first time we ask? With this one-minute tool...
On-Demand Webinars
Free Webinar Replay: Ready, Set, Work: Help Students Fight Procrastination and Get to Work
Cindy Goldrich explains how to help your child start work in a tim...
Focus & Following Directions
Say It Once. Know They'll Listen. And Follow.
Use a bell to grab their attention. Establish eye contact or give a gentle tap on the shoulder. Plus...
Learning Apps & Tools
“I’m Tired Of Reminding Her to Do Things”
These handy watches replace nagging with vibrating, ringing, and even texting features that help kids...