Dear Teen Parenting Coach
ADDitude’s team of teen parenting experts answer questions from readers about everything from independence & responsibility to homework & grades to relationships & sex to organization & time management.
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Q: How Can My Teen Avoid Distractions While Working Online?
Almost no one is immune to the attention-grabbing time suck that is the Internet. And yet most of us...
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Q: My Twice-Exceptional Child Is Failing High School
Twice-exceptional students who are both academically gifted and living with ADHD may lack the tools...
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Q: How Can I Help My Teen Better Manage Screen Time?
Learning to manage down time, including time spent playing video games, can be painful for a teenager...
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Q: My Teen Wants ‘Cool Kid’ Friends, or None at All
The ‘cool kids’ don’t extend invitations or friendship, but your lonely child refuses to look beyond...
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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...
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Q: How Can We Keep Fights From Escalating in the Heat of the Moment?
Family conflict can trigger a tidal wave of emotion in the best of us. For teens with ADHD,...
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Q: My Teen Has Only Online Friends — Will Screen Time Limits Help?
Avoiding face-to-face interaction with others can be a symptom of social anxiety disorder, which...
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Q: How Can I Discourage My Impulsive Teen From Experimenting With Drugs?
Symptoms such as impulsivity and anxiety put teens with ADHD at higher risk for trying alcohol and...
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Q: What Can We Do If Our Child’s Private School Won’t Follow His 504 Plan?
Accommodations for students with ADHD are only effective when both teachers and students commit to...
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Q: My Teen Has Been Barred from the Track Team!
For a socially isolated teen with ADHD, finding a sport or other extra-curricular activity...
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Q: Can My Teen (and My Family) Survive a Medication Break?
Violent, nasty rebound effects in the afternoon have pushed us to try an ADHD medication vacation....
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Q: My Son Is Getting Lost in His Huge High School
It’s a natural instinct: When your child begins to stray off the path toward graduation, you chase...
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Q: How Will I Know When My Teen Is Ready to Drive?
Your teen is chomping at the bit to get his driver's license, but you’re worried that his ADHD...
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Q: College Feels Far Away. How Can We Help Our H.S. Junior See That It’s Not?
Teens with ADHD are largely motivated by short-term rewards like a good grade, a night out with...
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Q: How Can My Teen Stop Spiraling Into Negativity?
The teenage years are ripe with intense emotions, and when adolescents get stuck on a negative...