If you are parenting a child or children with ADHD and find it challenging, you are not alone!
In an article titled “Welcome to Holland,” Emily Kingsley described the experience parenting a child with a disability as a journey:
It’s like planning,
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Parenting Children with ADHD: Resources for the Adventure
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Liz AhmannFocus: a Tool Box of Tips
by Liz Ahmann
Liz Ahmann“I feel like my brain is in a fog half the time.”
“I can be distracted by by a noise, by something I see, or just by things going on in my head.”
“I might start on my homework but after a while I find that my mind has just drifted off.
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Motivating Teens: 10 Tips
by Liz Ahmann
Liz AhmannIf you’re the parent of a teen with ADHD, do you sometimes find yourself frustrated that your teen doesn’t follow-thorough? Do you wonder how to get your teen motivated? Perhaps you find yourself frequently criticizing your teen? Are you tired of nagging? Do you argue too often?
In their book Smart but Scattered Teens,
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Activation: an Executive Function
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“Why doesn’t my daughter ever get her homework done on time?”
“I always procrastinate – I just can’t seem to get started until the last minute!”
“I can’t estimate how long it will take to write a paper.”
“I forgot I had history homework….”
To an observer who doesn’t understand ADHD,
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Who’s on Your Team?
by Liz Ahmann
Liz AhmannIf you’ve got ADHD, you don’t need to go it alone!
So, who’s on your team?
Do you have, or would you benefit from the following team members:
1) Well-informed, supportive family and friends?
It’s no fun to have family and friends judge or blame you for your ADHD symptoms,
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Self-efficacy, ADHD and Coaching
by Liz Ahmann
Liz Ahmann“My daughter would always rather play video games than do homework!”
“I do great in the classes I enjoy. But the others? I can’t seem to get the work done.”
“I love film-making. I wish I could just make films instead of write papers and do science labs!”
Why do many students with ADHD avoid their schoolwork?
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Coaching Benefits the Brain!
by Liz Ahmann
Liz Ahmann–> Neuroscience is giving us an increasing understanding of the brain, how it works, and what can influence its working. We all know that sleep and nutrition can impact brain functioning, but did you
know that coaching can as well?
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Mindfulness and ADHD: Benefits
by Liz Ahmann
Liz Ahmann
For some time, it’s been well understood that mindfulness-type meditation practices can be beneficial in stress reduction. Recent research has also demonstrated benefits of yoga, mindfulness and meditation for a variety of ADHD-related symptoms as well. (And incorporating mindfulness practices into your daily life isn’t as tough as you might think!)
Here are some of the documented
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ADHD or Executive Functioning Coaching for Teens
by Liz Ahmann
Liz Ahmann
The teen years are an exciting and challenging time of rapid growth and development. Peers become more important, and parents gradually less so. Demands and expectations rise, and the symptoms of ADHD and executive functioning issues may pose increasing challenges.
Parents often have provided structure and support for planning and organization throughout the elementary and middle-school years.
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Leveraging your Neurotransmitters
by Liz Ahmann
Liz AhmannI invited Alan Brown, creator of the ADHD Crusher videos, to share his thoughts on key neurotransmitters (brain chemicals) that impact ADHD. Here’s what he has to say:
Many people with ADHD have heard of neurotransmitters – and have at least some inkling of what they do.
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