Executive Functions
The ADHD Brain Processes Rewards & Consequences Differently
Traditional carrots and sticks don’t motivate students with ADHD – that much is clear. But the...
Guest Blogs
“A Very Public Tantrum”
Recently, we stumbled upon a little girl screaming, pounding, and flailing herself into the most epic...
Dear Teen Parenting Coach
Q: How Do I Teach My Teen to Manage Emotions?
Emotional dysregulation is an often-overlooked, but very real symptom of ADHD. If your teen struggles...
Ask the Experts
How Do I Manage an Aggressive, Bullying Middle-School Student?
Do you have a student with ADHD in class who is a good student but aggressive to the point that she...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Fight, Flight, Freeze… or Fib?
What if your child’s lying is not evidence of a character flaw or disrespect? What if his fibs are...
Teens with ADHD
Riding the Emotional Waves of Middle School
Advice for parents helping tweens cope with the intense emotions of middle school: protein, ask the...
Ask the Experts
My Student Keeps Blurting Out and Getting Up from His Seat
Punishment won't change the fact that kids with ADHD are more likely to get up or yell out in class....
Guest Blogs
“The Class Clown Never Really Grows Up”
I wanted to tell my son to sit still and stay quiet in class, but my inner class clown was too busy...
ADDitude Podcasts
Listen to “The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Video Games — and How Parents Can Tell the Difference and Take Action” with Wes Crenshaw, Ph.D., ABPP and Ryan Sipes
In this podcast, Wes Crenshaw, Ph.D, and Ryan Sipes explain how parents can turn video games into a...
Rewards & Consequences
Book Review: 8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD
"The reality is that love and logic are not sufficient when you are dealing with inconsistencies,...
Positive Parenting
A Radically Positive Parenting Technique
Do you have a child with ADHD who just won’t listen or follow any rules? Is the situation so...
Guest Blogs
This Is Not for You
Our children need and deserve their own spaces to express their minds and bodies freely — without...
Dear Teen Parenting Coach
Q: Why Does My Teen Blame Everyone But Himself?
Sometimes, when teens face challenges they feel unequipped to meet, they disengage. That may mean...
Dear Teen Parenting Coach
Q: Why Does My Loving Son Fly Into Fits of Rage?
The stress of real life can cause anxiety. For this college freshman living on his own, that anxiety...
News Reports
New Study Reports Association Between Heavy Media Use and ADHD Symptoms in Adolescents
A new study shows that frequent use of video games, social media, and other online tools may be...