The holidays can be an incredibly joyful time of year, but they can also be quite stressful for parents. With kids away from their devices and routines, family and friends spending lots of time together, it can all become overwhelming quickly. To help you enjoy the holiday season to the fullest, here are some tips on how to avoid stress during this special time with your kids and family:
Read MoreHoliday stress and anxiety coupled with a lack of routine can really affect families with kiddos who have ADHD, Anxiety, or other neurodivergence.
Read MoreHow many of you have experienced recurring afternoon or evening meltdowns even though your kiddo typically is ‘perfectly fine’ during the school day? We hear about this A LOT! Children who have frequent meltdowns after school may be experiencing “After School Restraint Collapse” - a term coined by Psychotherapist Andrea Nair.
Read MoreHomework with ADHD can be difficult for all involved. All of the little details — from writing down assignments to remembering due dates — require focus, planning, and memory. With these routines, children, teachers and parents can work together for a calmer homework experience.
Read MoreThis is a hard time to be a parent. This is a hard time to be a teacher. And surely, there has never been a more confusing time for kids to begin a new school year. The last school year ended in-person learning abruptly, and it is not clear how learning or social progress has been impacted. It is likely that some kids (and families) were more negatively impacted than others. Every child’s experience of the pandemic has been different – based upon what has happened to their own family and community.
Read MoreSummer will most certainly look different than years past, but kids with ADHD can still exercise their creativity, curiosity, energy, and/or hyperfocus with some of these ideas - including writing (messenger counts), screen time (the interactive kind), life skills (aka chores), and more.
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