Dopamine is a primary neurotransmitter in the brain. Its low levels is associated with ADHD; so for us ADHD families, maximizing its production is critical. Dopamine production is at its height during the first half of the day. Ideally, we should be consuming 10 to 20 grams of protein at breakfast. The problem with getting that protein-plan in my family, is ease.
Typical mornings in my houseful of ADHD, are...
At PowerMoms Unite this month, the focus for “Owning your ADHD,” is all about shifting family life from chaos to enrichment. Let’s face it, ADHD can create chaos in a household- be it the noisy chaos of table -tapping (also know as “kekking” at our house), the visual chaos of strewn school bags, or the emotional chaos of frustrated outbursts ( from parents as much as children.) In...
I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Louisa May Alcot, America Novelist, Author of Little...
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candace on Mar 26th, 2011 in
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I hear “consistency” and I yawn. I equate it with eating my vegetables. I know it is good for me, and the healthy thing to do, but it just seems boring after a while. Over time, I just want to skip to dessert.
That said, consistency is good and necessary, much like those vegetables. Consistency and its’ two siblings, routine and habit, lower stress and anxiety, because family...
In a February 2011 article in Runner’s World Magazine, the power of mantras to push through discomfort was explored. ”Mantra,” a Sanskrit word, literally means an “instrument of thinking.” These short words or phrases are action words that describe how you want to feel. Long used in Eastern religions...
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