Impulsivity & Hyperactivity
Impulsivity and hyperactivity are hallmark symptoms for some children with ADHD who bounce off the walls, act and speak without thinking, and can’t sit still at school. Here, parents learn strategies for keeping their kids safe.
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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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S is for Self-Regulation: Lessons in ADHD Emotional Control from “Sesame Street”
Emotional self-regulation is a complex neurological function. It helps us pay attention to shifting...
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Real-World Strategies: “How I Stop Being So Impulsive”
Struggling to stop yourself from eating that third slice of pie, or buying that expensive gadget, or...
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“I Hate Punishing My Son for Stuff He Can’t Help”
One mom explains how difficult it is to distinguish between what is simple misbehaving, and what's a...
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Free Guide to Activities and Sports for Kids with ADHD
Finding the right sport or after-school activity for your child with ADHD or LD can make all the...
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Risk Management: Tips for Stimulation-Seeking Kids
If your child is prone to outlandish and dangerous antics, you don’t have to wait until they break a...
ADHD News & Research
Teen Girls with ADHD 2 to 3 Times More Likely to Become Pregnant, Study Finds
Research suggests that impulsive behavior associated with ADHD increases the risk of unintended...
Ask the Experts
“Mom, I Hurt Myself”
Kids with ADHD have more accidents — unless paren...
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Never Full, Never Still
Suppressed hunger is a problem for many children with ADHD. With my daughter, we face a different...
Impulsivity & Hyperactivity
Protecting Children from Accidents
Hyperactive and impulsive children can be accident-prone. Here's what you ne...
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Whoops! There It Is!
Helping my daughter curb her embarrassing, sometimes funny blurts is an ongoing challenge. She just...
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Impulsive Behavior: What Random Acts of ADHD Impulsivity Can You Share?
My daughter, Natalie, has ADHD and poor impulse control — with sometimes hilarious, sometimes...
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“It’s Your Fault, Mom!”
These days my daughter is blaming everything that goes wrong in her life on me, her friends, anybody...
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Practice Safe TXTs
Seven ways to monitor teen cell phone and Internet use to help protect the...
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“Crime, Punishment, and Redemption for My Son with ADHD”
The sad fact is that a fair number of teens and young adults wind up in jail. Thankfully, my son...