Emotions
ADHD can bring emotional turmoil for parents and children alike. Here, learn to parent through the frustration, anger, shame, and emotional intensity that may accompany symptoms and impact your whole family.
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ADHD Videos
How ADHD Amplifies Emotions
Emotional dysregulation is a core symptom of ADHD. The result: overblown reactions to small setbacks...
Guest Blogs
The Single Most Helpful Strategy in Raising Your Child
Kids with ADHD have big emotions, and parents shouldn't act like they don't matter. Learn how to...
Emotions
Q: “My Anxious Child Is Convinced She Can’t Do Hard Things.”
“Anxiety is good at making us believe that we can’t handle what comes our way. The best way to...
On-Demand Parenting Webinars
Free Webinar Replay: How to Communicate with a Child Who Doesn’t Want to Talk
In this hour long webinar on-demand, learn strategies to defuse potentially explosive situations with...
Guest Blogs
What Kind of Momma Wishes for Disabilities?
To get my son's school to take his challenges seriously, I sought out an additional diagnosis, one...
Just Diagnosed: Next Steps
What Was Your Reaction to Your Child’s Diagnosis?
An ADHD diagnosis brings out strong emotions. Parents and adults with attention deficit share how...
Guest Blogs
The Math of Love and Hope
Three diagnoses plus exponential struggles make for a complicated equation — but my boy loves me a...
Guest Blogs
“He Spent Most of Preschool Sitting in a Tree.”
ADHD doesn't have to be a road block on your child's pathway to success. Learn why paying attention,...
Meltdowns & Anger
When “Use Your Words” Isn’t Enough
"You just don't understand!" Sound familiar? If so, then your child's meltdowns might stem from his...
Guest Blogs
“I Don’t Like My Child, Help!”
"I've had it with my 12-year-old daughter who has ADHD, sensory disorder, and learning disabilities...
Emotions
How to Reassure a Worried Child
"When it comes to feelings of safety and security at home, nothing is more powerful for a child than...
Guest Blogs
10 Things I Learned During a Year of Psychotherapy
Following my son’s diagnosis, our family’s boat began taking on so much water that I feared we would...
Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity Is Not Imagined
"Toughen up!" "Don't be so sensitive." "I can't believe that bothers you!" If you are highly...
School Behavior
“Did Something Happen at School Today?”
Difficult emotions are sometimes inescapable at school. For students with ADHD, this anxiety can be...
Free Downloads
Free Resource: What Not to Say to a Child with ADHD
Parents aren't perfect, and we all wish we could take back some things we've said to our kids in the...