Positive Parenting
Positive Charge: How to Reinforce Good Behavior
Nagging doesn't work. Neither does yelling or spanking. You know why? Punishments tear down children,...
Screen Time
“How Much Screen Time Is Too Much?”
A summer or school break without screen time is not realistic. But allowing digital devices can lead...
Ask the Experts
Q: Our Son Keeps Flouting Limits and Sneaking Devices
Is your teenager ignoring and breaking your rules about using devices? Is he sneaking confiscated...
Rewards & Consequences
The Delicate Balance of Rewards and Consequences
On a typical day, your child receives 20 criticisms or corrections for every one accolade. So your...
Screen Time
Game Over: How to Prevent Screen Time Overload
Computer games can be a good teaching tool, improving eye-hand coordination and teaching...
Making Friends
Help for Socially Immature Kids
It's not uncommon for kids to struggle with making new friends. But ADHD can cause specific immature...
Behavior & Discipline
“Because I Said So!” (Is That Really the Best You Can Do?)
There are good ways to discipline a child with ADHD. Nagging, yelling, and punishing are not among...
Ask the Experts
Q: Our Child’s Problems Waking Up Make Our Mornings Miserable
Your teen has serious problems waking up. He sleeps through his alarms. When you try to rouse him,...
School Behavior
Functional Behavior Assessment: The Solution to Misbehavior at School
Does your child with ADHD routinely misbehave at school? Request a Functional Behavior Assessment to...
Guest Blogs
10 Terrible Reactions to ADHD Teen Drama — and Healthier Ways to Communicate at Home
Teen drama requires a special kind of parent patience. Saying “Don’t let this get to you” or “You’re...
Ask the Experts
Q: My Child Gives Up Too Easily on Homework, When He Remembers It…
Is your child giving up too easily on homework? Use these three strategies from ADHD family coach...
Behavioral Therapy
How Behavioral Therapy Targets Executive Dysfunction — with Positivity and Praise
ADHD is not an excuse. But it is the neurological basis for so many of your child’s greatest...
ADDitude Podcasts
Listen to “The Best Kind of Discipline: Behavioral Parent Training for Children with ADHD” with Carla Counts Allan, Ph.D.
You are at your wit's end — exhausted by your child's disruptive and wholly frustrating daily...
Guest Blogs
“What Is That Smell?!?”
I don’t know a single child who relishes brushing their teeth or scrubbing their pits. But kids with...
ADDitude Podcasts
Listen to “How to Communicate and Connect with a Defiant, Explosive Child” with Kirk Martin
How do you connect with a child or teen who doesn’t want to talk with you—and who is defensive or...