Liz Ahmann
You know the saying “All in the family.” You’ve heard the saying: “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
So, your child has just been diagnosed with ADHD. Looking back over your life, you’ve started to wonder whether ADD might explain the challenges you’ve always faced….
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Liz Ahmann
Christmas Eve is tomorrow! No need to worry. While ADHD and the “holidays” can be a volatile mix, we’ve got you covered. Here are six links to a variety of articles with last-minute tips for calming the chemistry and enjoying the festivities:
1) Parents can help children with ADHD manage the holiday “havoc”
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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 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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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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Liz Ahmann
Kids love the freedom and fun of summer!
Parents want their kids to have a great time in the summer, too.
Parents of kids with ADHD can find summer worrisome though. As one mom observed: “Every summer, it seems my son with ADHD gets some injury or another.
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Liz Ahmann“Our doctor just told me that my son has ‘executive functioning disorder.” a mother recently commented. “What is it? What can I do?” she asked.
Executive function disorder is an unofficial diagnosis characterized by challenges in following directions, difficulties with planning, organization, and goal-setting, and poor follow-through. Executive functioning challenges are common among people with ADHD,
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Liz Ahmann
Have you been accused (by yourself or others) of “helicopter parenting”?
Hovering over your child or micro-managing things for him/her?
It is common for parents of kids with AD/HD to be more closely involved in managing school work, coordinating schedules, prompting on chores,
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Liz AhmannThe holiday season can be fun and fulfilling; it can also be overwhelming and stressful.
In a small book titled Simplify Your Christmas: 100 Ways to Reduce the Stress and Recapture the Joy of the Holidays, Elaine St. James raises interesting observations about how we celebrate the holidays (applicable whether Christmas or other),
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