Power Moms Unite

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 [...]

Summer with an ADHD child can be wrought with the symptoms of boredom: whining, teasing, and  irritability.  Turn your summer into a teaching opportunity.  Pre-script your summer with a list of boredom- breakers in the form of a summer contract between you and your child, and in so doing teach them how to make and [...]

It’s hard to get somewhere if you don’t know where you are going. Kids with ADHD have executive functioning deficits. In plain language, this means it is hard for them to evaluate their abilities, set goals, or execute a plan. They need to be explicitly taught the skills associated with goal setting, so [...]

1. ADHD is a medical condition, in which the body reabsorbs the chemical messenger between brain cells too quickly.
2. ADHD makes it easier to act without thinking about the consequences (that can be good or bad, depending on whether you are driving your bike, speaking in front of a [...]

In a November 2007 press release from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIHM), brain image studies confirmed that the brains of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), on average, followed a normal pattern of development but was delayed by 3 years in some regions of the brain when compare to their peers without [...]

1. Most people won’t believe the stories you tell.
2. Everyone has an opinion about how you should fix your child, some will be helpful: most will be a form of judgment.
3. The hardest part of being a family with ADHD is everyone sees your flaws when you have a bad day.
4. Too many extra-curricular activities [...]