Liz AhmannIt has been known for some time that mindfulness-type meditation practices can be beneficial in stress reduction.
Recent research has demonstrated benefits of yoga, mindfulness and meditation for a variety of ADHD-related cognitive tasks as well.
(And incorporating mindfulness practices into your daily life isn’t as tough as you might think –
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“Even if I know what I need to get done, I have such trouble getting started!”
“I can sit in the library, right in front of my computer, and still not start working.”
“I can make a to-do list. But, I can also easily avoid it!
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Liz AhmannMany thanks to Academic and Career Coach Dorothy Bisbee* for sharing this thoughtful review of:
Joyce Kubik’s Unraveling ADHD: How I Turned My Greatest Deficit into My Greatest Asset (2013)
Anyone who either has ADHD, knows someone who has it, or doesn’t know much about it (in other words,
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Yes, planning a vacation to meet the needs of all family members can be tricky. At the same time, the “family vacation” is an annual tradition for many,
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Liz AhmannDoes the term “unexplained underachievement” seem to fit you?
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Liz Ahmann“Tina, stop that! Calm down! It’s not responsible to act that way!”
“Greg, put that down. You are not cooperating! You are supposed to be brushing your teeth.”
“Louise – What are you doing on the computer?! You should be doing your homework!”
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Liz AhmannParenting teens is tricky business in any circumstance. Parenting a teen with ADHD can be even more challenging due to a number of ADD-related characteristics, such as:
These characteristics can contribute to school issues as well as friction at home around chores and other responsibilities.
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We used to think that the brain grew until early adulthood and then stopped. We also used to think that we each had a fixed, unchanging, amount of intelligence. And, sadly, that cognitive decline was invariably associated with aging.
Over the past several decades, neuro-scientists have discovered otherwise!
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Liz AhmannWould you say that your child has challenging behavior? If your child has ADHD, you just might! Often for kids whose behavior is more difficult, traditional parenting approaches fall short of the mark.
Nurtured Heart
The “Nurtured Heart Approach
–> to parenting is both a philosophy and technique for working with 
children exhibiting varying degrees of behavioral challenge.
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