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ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast

Listen to “Screen Use and Abuse: Create a Healthy Video Game Diet for Your Child with ADHD” with Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley

Tune in as Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley share practical strategies for setting screen limits...

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ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast

Listen to “Train the ADHD Brain: Games and Apps to Improve Executive Functions & Processing Speed” with Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley

Tune in to hear as Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley discuss popular games, apps, and technologies...

Support & Stories

My ADHD Sabotages My Tweets, Texts & Posts

Problems with social media are common and frequent for adults with ADHD, who sometimes lack social...

Screen Time

Video Game Guidelines: 5 Smart Screen Rules for Teens with ADHD

Teens with ADHD often get hooked on video games, it's true. But many also benefit from games that...

Screen Time Limits: Are They Helping or Hurting My Child?

Ask the Experts

Q: Is Banning Video Games Hurting My Son Socially?

At school, the boys (and some girls) talk about video games — a lot. They even use multi-player mode...

Video game addiction among kids with ADHD

Screen Time

My Son’s Story of Electronics Addiction and Recovery

“If your child were addicted to drugs or alcohol, would you let him have just a little bit?” It was...

The latest information, research, and news on children with ADHD

ADHD News & Research

AAP: The Best Toys Don’t Require Batteries

Your child is begging for a tablet. But you shudder to break the bank on a device, no matter how...

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Screen Time

Mo Devices Mo Problems: ADDitude’s Top 10 Parental Control Apps

The technology on your child’s wish list is powerful and fascinating and entertaining… and terrifying...

A girl uses her phone during homework, even though her mom wants to limit screen time.

Dear Teen Parenting Coach

Q: My Daughter’s Devices Derail Homework Every Night

99.9% of children would rather SnapChat or play a video game than do homework. As a parent, it’s your...

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ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast

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...

Inside the ADHD mind