Guest Blogs
“They Call You a ‘Problem Child.’ I Know Your Heart Will Save Me Every Time.”
“That was the day I realized exactly how alike we are, my problem child. Our brains function the same...
Oppositional Behavior
When “No!” Is Your Child’s First Impulse: ODD Parenting Advice
Oppositional defiant disorder causes children to refuse requests, defy parents, and torment siblings....
Positive Parenting
“Bad Parenting Is Not What They Told Us It Was”
Bad parenting is not forgiving a tantrum. It is not hugging a belligerent child. Or factoring ADHD...
Ask the Experts
Q: “I’m Feeling Hopeless About My Child’s Future (and Ashamed to Acknowledge It)”
A mother is feeling hopeless about her child’s future with ADHD — and wracked with guilt and shame as...
Behavior & Discipline
“All Behavior is Communication:” The Discipline Approaches That Work for Real ADHD Families
The best discipline approach for a child with ADHD? It doesn’t exist — at least not in any universal,...
Behavior & Discipline
Why Spanking Your Kids Is Harmful
When kids feel out of control, they need their parents to respond calmly. Spanking is the opposite of...
Guest Blogs
“Why That First Paycheck Is Priceless”
Teen jobs are a rite of passage, and a (sometimes painful but incredibly important) way to learn...
Meltdowns & Anger
Help! My Kid’s Having an ADHD Meltdown in Target
“You’re doing a great job. It doesn’t feel like it when your kid is shrieking, and people are staring...
Guest Blogs
“‘Too Extreme’ for Therapy? My Son’s Fight for Treatment”
Can a therapist refuse to treat a patient? Yes – and it happened to my “extreme” child with ADHD....
Guest Blogs
“It Turns Out My Angry Child Needed a Worthy Challenge.”
A psychologist told us many years ago that my daughter – bright, passionate, and diagnosed with ADHD...
Guest Blogs
“Crime and Punishment and ADHD: When Parents Disagree on Discipline”
“My husband thinks I’m coddling our son by not agreeing to a sizable consequence for his repeated...
Positive Parenting
Use Responsive Parenting to Reveal the Roots of Behavioral Challenges
“When we look below the surface of a behavior, we begin to see what our kids really need. That is the...
The ADHD Brain
DESR: “Does ADHD Emotional Dysregulation Ever Fade?”
Emotional dysregulation is a core facet of ADHD that is excluded from official diagnostic criteria...
Learning Challenges
“Q: My Child is Angry and Frustrated Due to Learning Loss.”
Learning loss due to the pandemic is widespread and concerning. Here, learn how parents can help...
ADDitude for Professionals
DESR: Why Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation is Central to ADHD (and Largely Overlooked)
DESR, or deficient emotional self-regulation, is a core facet of ADHD that carries significant...