4 min read Household chores are not at the top of any kid’s list of favorite things. But why is being organized at home so hard for kids with ADHD? Managing the laundry process can seem overwhelming and the kids don’t know where to begin. Let me share my tried and true laundry tips for […]
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5 min read Creating daily routines for kids with ADHD can be challenging. Each person has their own preferred way of getting ready in the morning or doing homework at night. However if the task seems too complicated or the kid is not sure where to begin then the work is simply avoided. I have
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4 min read I have seen my kids, who have ADHD, struggle to plan out a series of tasks or organize their studying. Kids with ADHD need to practice these life skills to become confident students and independent adults. I know that they struggle with executive function (EF) like many kids with ADHD do. Task
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5 minute read We are all trying to raise and nurture kids into becoming self-sufficient and confident adults. Kids have to manage their education, nutrition and sleep, chores, family life, and the complexities of the outside world. Underneath these topics lies each kid’s personality and how their brain is wired. Each kid needs to find
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3 minute read This week I had a blissful parenting moment. Everything worked out – mom and kid were in agreement. I felt joy and satisfaction that my methods had worked. This didn’t always happen though. I spent too many years and too much energy nagging my kids to pick up their clothes, pack their
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8 minute read We need better tools to measure progress and goal achievement in learning for neurodiverse students. At school kids have percentage grades, letter grades, and standardized test percentiles. These measurement tools do not capture the comprehensive and complex achievements of neurodiverse kids. For people that think about and do work in non-standard and
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6 minute read Technology expectations for students are excessive and stressful I have had the opportunity to observe my kids attempt to learn virtually through their school’s online platform. Actually, this opportunity was involuntarily forced upon me since I was the go-to IT support person for my kids. They encountered links that did not work,
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9 minute read How to we create realistic expectations of how much information kids with ADHD can take in and manage? To understand mental overload for students with ADHD we first need to look inward and assess ourselves. Then we can relate our personal knowledge and experiences to helping the student find balance.
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