Liz AhmannDecember is here: the semester is nearly over, and it’s time to start getting ready for finals.
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Maybe your child was diagnosed with ADHD and you notice that you have some of the same symptoms. Maybe you have read about ADHD and think that what you read might be describing you. Maybe life just feels more difficult for you than it seems for others,
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Liz AhmannFeeling a bit overwhelmed parenting your child with ADHD? Finding that other parents you know just don’t understand what you are experiencing? Wondering where to turn for the advice and support you need?
CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) offers Parent-to-Parent Training training programs specifically for families of children with ADHD.
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Liz AhmannWhat do Extreme makeover host Ty Pennington; singer Solange Knowles (Beyonce’s sister); comedian Howie Mandel; former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and football analyst Terry Bradshaw; celebrity chef Jamie Oliver; Jet Blue Airways Founder David Neelman; and conservative commentator Glen Beck have in common?
ADHD –
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Liz AhmannWhat do socialite Paris Hilton; Virgin Airlines founder, and adventurer, Sir Richard Branson; major-league baseball star Pete Rose; comedian Jim Carrey, former Lost star Michelle Rodriguez; actor, singer and director Will Smith; and political commentator James Carville have in common?
Did you guess it? ADHD!
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“Time to pay attention: What the new ADHD research is telling us” is the clever title of an article by health writer Alice Walton,
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Liz AhmannPsychologist Howard Glasser, author of Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach urges parents to minimize attention to their children’s negative behaviors and, instead, “energize the positive” as a way to offer recognition to our children, build character, and encourage preferred behaviors. He describes three steps for doing so.
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Multiple-choice tests can be both helpful and challenging. Having an array of answers in front of you can serve as a memory aid. At the same time, choosing between several close possibilities can be stressful. And, what if you don’t know the answer at all – should you guess?
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