Power Moms Unite

At my house there are 4 children diagnosed with hyperactive attention deficit disorder and one toddler who loves to imitate their behavior. My house is the house you read about in those inspirational emails, sent to make a mother of 3 boys to help her feel better about her boys’ behavior and her parenting style.
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How many times have you gotten a phone call from school, in which an overly polite almost timid voice said “Ahhh, Mrs. M., ahhh, your daughter appears to be struggling this morning…. Ahh, did your daughter take her medicine, this morning?”  Suddenly, you are filled with dread and guilt….guilt that you got distracted and forgot [...]

One major issue with ADHD and summer vacations is the bored factor. Once the novelty of having all that free-time-to-do-anything wears away, what to do with all that free time becomes a problem.  On the other hand, over-scheduling and over-planning the summer can lead to burn-out and irritability for both parents and children.  The art [...]

Inspiring reluctant readers is a challenge- a challenge that becomes bigger and bigger as students become older and reading requirements become larger and more frequent.   Let’s be honest, when you look at it from a student’s point of view, here comes an authority figure handing you, the non-book lover, a huge book which you are [...]

ODD episodes at my house look a lot like a truck run amuck- running without brakes, racing past waving construction crews and bright lights blinking “Danger: Road Ends”- all paths ending at a deep gorge. To be honest though, I don’t think the diagnosis matters, kids not coping well all look about the same, and [...]

Like it or not, if you live with ADHD, you are going to have to become an expert rift repairer, know expert apology strategies to repair friendships, engender forgiveness, and extend acceptance.  As a parent and your child’s model, teaching how to repair a rift, begins with you.  Unlike with other kids, the process of [...]