ADHD Mama Stories with Cris Brown of AllBoutBalance.com
Meet Cris Brown, ADHD mama and registered holistic nutritionist as she tells us all about her journey with two kiddos with ADHD.
Planning Summer for Teens with ADHD
Summer can be difficult for adhd kiddos – they thrive on structure. I’ve got some great ideas for planning summer with ADHD kids that will make them feel successful while bringing peace and connection to your home.
The Best Boy Books for Reluctant Readers
Do you have a reluctant adhd boy reader? I did! But, over the years, by appealing to their interests, I have raised two voracious ADHD readers. See which of these books may turn your struggling, reluctant readers into a lover of books.
How I learned to parent my ADHD child
I made a lot of mistakes parenting my adhd child. I did what I knew – doling out lots of consequences for bad behavior. And it just didn’t work – ever. I have told this story so many times about how I learned to parent my adhd kiddo without consequences.
ADHD Mama Stories with Kristina of Marvelously Set Apart
We ADHD Mamas have a lot to learn from each other. Meet Kristina of Marvelously Set Apart, a mom of three kiddos, one with ADHD and autism. She shares her story and what she has learned over the years while raising an amazing kid with ADHD.
Fresh Ideas to Support Your ADHD Homeschooler
Are you unexpectedly homeschooling a kiddo with ADHD? These tips and strategies will help you keep your sanity and homeschool your ADHD kiddo.
The Best ADHD Books for Parents
These are my favorite books for parenting my two adhd boys. From quick solutions to long term plans, these ADHD Parenting books have helped me the most on my parenting journey.
ADHD Parenting Tips
Feeling defeated as an ADHD Parent?. I get it! Riding the roller coaster that is ADHD Parenting is hard. These tips help me get through the rough times and find joy in being a parent to my amazing, ADHD kiddo
Our Favorite ADHD Resources
I know dealing with an ADHD kid is so much more than finding the right products. It takes an enormous amount of patience, compassion, and stamina to raise a kid with ADHD. But truth be told, sometimes I land on something that makes life a little easier. It may lessen fighting, make my kids calmer, […]
Using Reflex Integration Therapy to Treat ADHD
If you are familiar with our ADHD Story (Parts 1 and 2 ) you know that I have tried many things to treat my sons’ ADHD and found most success with a variety of natural treatments. While we love eating healthy foods, taking high quality supplements and getting lots of exercise, we have most recently […]
The Best Activities for ADHD Boys at Home
This guide full of activities for keeping ADHD Boys busy when you happen to be stuck indoors! It is the ultimate screen free list of stuff that boys love! Look at our real life pics of my kids using the products – you’ll see how much they love these.
ADHD Diet : A Month of Groceries
Wondering how to shop for an ADHD diet for kids? See exactly what went into my cart – and how much it cost_ for an entire month. These groceries fed my family of four with two adhd teenagers for an entire month.
Reading Strategies for ADHD Kids
Need to get your ADHD reading? See how this mom of 2 ADHD boys turned things around and got her kids to be prolific, successful readers. Lots of tips and tricks from a mom who has been there!
ADHD Diet on a Budget
Our family, with two boys diagnosed with ADHD, have found some pretty great results while following an ADHD diet. I talk about the benefits of eating healthy, while avoiding certain foods on my blog all the time. I’ve gathered a bunch of information, tips and tried and true advice about an ADHD diet here in […]
7 Awesome Podcasts for Parenting ADHD
I am podcast junky. I’ve listened to loads of parenting podcasts over the past year and I’ve found 7 awesome podcasts for parenting ADHD. You can really learn a lot in a short amount of time if you listen to the right ones. Update: There are more than 7! I keep adding to the list as I […]
The Best Breakfasts for ADHD
Breakfast is an important meal for a kid with ADHD. High protein breakfasts feed their brains and set them up for success in school
Our ADHD Story Part One
Healing without harming – this is the story of how we are treating ADHD without drugs. Read our whole story of 7 years of whats working and what is not.
The Best Snacks for ADHD
Having kids with ADHD also means that you need some great snacks to fuel their brains and keep them focused. This list, filled with high protein snacks for ADHD, serves our family with two ADHD kids really well!
Showing Empathy to Kids With ADHD
We parents of ADHD kids can often feel defeated without a clue how to parent our kids. These ideas have been the most successful ones for me and my two boys with ADHD.
The Best Strategies for ADHD Kids
Feeling like you need a fresh idea for parenting your adhd kiddo? These strategies for ADHD kids are tried and tested by our family with two ADHD boys. get some ADHD parenting strategies for yourself, too!
The Best ADHD Superfoods
These Best Superfoods for ADHD have been a big part of our ADHD Diet for Kids. This article tells you why these superfoods are great to calm the symptoms of ADHD and how you can easily get them into your kiddos diet.
Monitoring Smartphone Use in Kids With ADHD
Having a hard time controlling smartphone use for your ADHD kid? Or wondering when to get them a smartphone? This article gives you advice you can use today to help your kid learn to responsibly use a cell phone. Tried and true tips from a mom of two adhd boys!
The Best Activity Advent Calendar Ideas!
Our DIY advent calendar is one of my favorite parts of the holidays. Counting down the days ’til Christmas was something I did as a kid with a long felt pole and 24 hard candies fastened with yarn. I have such great memories of it and wanted to create the same for my boys-minus […]
ADHD Foods to Avoid
There are many foods to avoid for adhd kids. Sugary foods have many toxic ingredients -sweeteners and dyes that are anything but natural can be incredibly harmful for kids with adhd. High Fructose Corn Syrup is not sugar and is something you should avoid feeding your ADHD kiddo
ADHD Without Drugs: 6 Natural Remedies for ADHD
It can be such a gut wrenching decision to put your child on prescription medication for ADHD…I know. I have been there. We have tried a bunch of ADHD meds, all with little success. If I’m honest, I have to be thankful that the prescription meds have not really worked – because it has opened […]
Our Best PROVEN Natural Remedies for ADHD
As a parent of a kid with ADHD, there are many things that overwhelm me when it comes to making choices for my child. Nutrition and supplements have been something we have worked on for years. I have tried many different supplements and can honestly say, that I have found the best proven natural […]
How to Limit Screen Time for ADHD Kids
Need some ideas to help adhd screen fixation? Adhd and video games can be a tricky combo. These 8 ways to limit screen time will help get your kids off screens and enjoying other things – including family time!
The Best Weighted Blanket for ADHD
It’s late. You thought your kiddo would be asleep by now. You’ve heard them go to the bathroom about 5 times. They’ve yelled at their brother twice. You’ve called up to them, “Good night, honey!”, although now it’s not sounding so nice. There’s been several trips up to give more kisses and reassure them […]
Fuzzymama on the Finding Your Brilliance podcast!!
Being a parent to a kid with ADHD can certainly bring you outside of your comfort zone – a lot. And it’s these times that we need to be grateful for – they stretch us as parents and grow us as human beings. For me, the experience of being on a podcast was one of […]
Raising Will: A Book Review for ADHD Families
Raising an ADHD kiddo automatically puts you into a tribe – a tribe of tough, brilliant mamas and papas. A tribe whose members appear, at first, to be quite ordinary, but who find themselves in situations, over and over again, where they exhibit superhero-like powers. Katherine Quie, Ph.D., L.P., author of, Raising Will, Surviving the Brilliance and […]
ADHD Mama Stories : Annie of wee_man_meals
See how this single mama of an ADHD kiddo uses an adhd diet to help treat the sypmtoms of ADHD. Her meal ideas are doable and delicious and follow a strict budget.
75 Meal Ideas for an ADHD Diet
I noticed early on in my motherhood how food really affected my kids. Feeding my kids healthy food was a thing way before they were diagnosed with ADHD. Now that we are 5 years into a diagnosis, we do our best to follow an ADHD Diet. People often ask me, what do you feed your […]
ADHD Homework Tips
Homework battles may be a common occurrence in your household…I know getting homework done with ADHD can be – to say the least-extremely challenging. I have learned a lot – and continue to learn, but I do have some great ADHD homework tips that have really worked for us. Over the past 5 or […]
The Best Weighted Blanket: An Interview with Donna Chambers, SensaCalm CEO
I’ve written about our amazing weighted blanket before and the fantastic effect it’s had on my son with ADHD. After years of difficult bedtimes and restless nights, we found the best weighted blanket that literally erased my son’s bedtime troubles. I am so happy I purchased our weighted blanket from SensaCalm. I initially chose SensaCalm because […]
Our New Favorite Natural ADHD Supplement
You may be familiar with our amazing ADHD natural supplements and the success we’ve had with treating adhd without drugs. (If not, read this first – these are proven natural remedies for my kids with ADHD) But, as we are entering the teen years, it’s harder and harder to get my teenager to take his supplements……All […]
The Best ADHD Cookbooks
I work very hard to offer really good food to my kids with ADHD. I have observed for a long time now that what they put into their mouths really affects their behavior. I love finding cookbooks that have recipes to suit their needs – high protein, gluten-free, dairy free and super low sugar. While […]
Recycled Paper Hearts for Valentine’s Day
My kids are getting to the age now where they no longer pass out Valentines to classmates or friends at school ( sniff sniff ). I, however, can’t stop making Valentines just because of that! We can hand these out to neighbors and family, for sure! This year we’ll be making these recycled striped […]
More Best Breakfasts for ADHD
If you read my first post on The Best Breakfasts for ADHD, you’ll know I prioritize a high protein breakfast (with some good fats thrown in)for my two boys with ADHD. I know that the protein and fats help my kids to stay focused and ready to learn. I also love breakfasts that can be […]
Building frustration tolerance in kids with ADHD
A lovely reader asked me a question about building frustration tolerance in kids with ADHD. My response to her got so long that I decided to create a whole post about frustration tolerance. It really got me thinking about how easily frustrated my own ADHD kids can get at times. To an outsider, I often […]
Our ADHD Story Part 2
This is part Two of our ADHD Story and our journey from treating ADHD with medications to 100% natural ADHD remedies. If you haven’t read Part One of Our ADHD Story, I’d start there. This post will make more sense with the backstory and there’s lots of good learning from my mistakes in Part One, too. […]
The Best Timer for ADHD
Do your kids whine and complain about homework? Do small assignments take an hour to complete? Then read on!! I wanted to share an absolute life saver for any family struggling with homework time. I started using the Time Timer for homework this year and it has completely turned homework time around for us! What’s […]
Ten reasons my 7th grader does not have a cell phone
To be honest, I was a little afraid to hit PUBLISH for this post. It might be a bit controversial-this topic can push people’s buttons. I know I am way in the minority when it comes to kids and phones – my 10 and 12 year olds do not have phones. Most of my kids’ […]
The Best Part of Our ADHD Bedtime Routine
Bedtime can be a bit of a crazy time – especially for kids with ADHD who have a hard time with transitions and settling down in general. Having a bedtime routine in place is crucial. The benefits of bedtime routines are many. They give predictability to your night and kids are comforted in knowing […]
Yummy Date Walnut Bars (Grain Free, Dairy Free!)
Yummy Date Walnut Bars (Grain free and Dairy free!) These Date Walnut Bars are a new favorite around here! With just four ingredients, this recipe is so easy you can even fudge on the amounts and still come up with something delish. I love snacks for my kids that come from real ingredients and skip […]
Connecting with Kids Through Books
This is Part Three of Seven in my Connecting with Kids Series. Join my email list to receive a special copy of all 7 posts with additional material, right to your inbox when the series is completed. As my kids are growing up at light speed, I am constantly reminded of the passage of time. […]
Connecting with Kids Part 2: The Magic of Nature
This is Part Two of Seven in my Connecting with Kids Series. Join my email list to receive a special copy of all 7 posts with additional material, right to your inbox when the series is completed. As my kids are growing up at light speed in front of my eyes, I am constantly reminded […]
Connecting with Kids: Part One – Feed Yourself First
This is Part One of Seven in my Connecting with Kids Series. Join my email list to receive a special copy of all 7 posts with additional material, right to your inbox when the series is completed. As my kids are growing up at light speed in front of my eyes, I am constantly reminded […]
Emoji Rock Painting Invitation
Do you ever put out creative invitations for your kids to explore? If you haven’t tried one yet, start with something easy and enticing, like this Emoji Rock Painting Invitation. Look at it like a little experiment and see what happens. What is an invitation, you ask? An invitation is simply gathering a few simple […]
The Best Lunches for ADHD
Navigating a healthy lunch that your kids will actually eat can be difficult for any kid. But for kids with ADHD, what you pack in a lunch can make or break their afternoon. If you are like me and have realized how much food can effect your ADHD kid, you may be trying to prepare […]
Raising Kids Who Love to Read
As a reading teacher, a Simplicity parenting coach and a mom of two boys, raising kids who love to read has always been a priority for me. Because I love to talk about books, listen to books, read books aloud, listen to podcasts about books and most of all read books, I’ve been able to […]
Getting kids with ADHD to sleep
Getting a kid with ADHD to go to sleep can be extremely challenging. Their mind and body may still be racing. One of my kids, in particular can have a real problem going to sleep. He tells me “sleep is boring, Mom!.” For kids with ADHD, the transition times can be difficult and bedtime certainly […]
DIY Envelopes for Valentines and beyond!
I always come up with my best ideas when I am pressed for time, money, or supplies. Perhaps its the limitations that make my creativity expand and the creative juices flow. I recently had such an experience when I was writing thank you notes….I had none. I culled threw my supplies and found a template […]
3 Great Books for Families Struggling With ADHD
Like many, many families, our struggles center around 2 kids with ADHD (with one who is also extremely sensitive to boot). And so, I have read a lot of parenting books. I have started many more than I have finished, but I am always hopeful for a new perspective and some helpful advice. The language of […]
DIY Valentine Stamp
Valentine’s Day is, by far, my favorite holiday. Perhaps it’s all the fun crafting, the reds and the pinks and the fact that I love hearts! Or maybe it’s the opportunity to create and give a simple gesture of love. These DIY Valentine stamps are simple to make and can be used to create so […]
Recycled Box Art – A Winter Landscape
I love to cut up cardboard boxes and use them for art projects. They are readily available, super sturdy, and easy to cut and paint and not to mention — FREE! With all the online shopping I have been doing, we had a perfect opportunity to do some recycled box art this season. Read on […]
Encouraging Kids to Declutter
It is the rare household with kids that does not find themselves in seasons of drowning in stuff. It can become quite paralyzing and affect the entire household in ways you might not even correlate with the amassing of stuff. Cranky kids, crankier adults, lost toys, lost keys, fighting siblings, bored kids – […]
Back to School with ADHD: A Guide for Parents
Back to school time can be difficult for any kid, but kids with ADHD and anxiety may have an even harder time with this transition. This guide for ADHD parents give real life advice to help your ADHD kid make the transition smoother and with confidence.
Last Minute Ideas to Prevent Summer Slide
School is just around the corner and you might be worried about all the school work your kids have not been doing! Don’t panic. I’ve got some great suggestions for a last ditch effort to prevent summer slide. First of all, it may not be obvious, but your kids have probably already been doing […]
Raising Successful Boys
I know everyone’s definition of success for their boys is a little bit different. But I think we can all agree that we’d love to see our sons grow up to be independent, creative thinkers who exude self-confidence and empathy. Sound like a tall order? Maybe. In today’s world of instant gratification and high-speed everything, […]
Non-Fiction Books Your Kids Will Actually Read
I talk a lot about reading on this blog–it is something our family LOVES to do– and while I mostly refer to fiction books, non-fiction reading takes up a big part of our reading time, too. In fact, we go thru spurts where both boys seem to be reading exclusively non-fiction titles. If your kids […]
Prevent summer slide: ideas from a teacher and her own kids
Most of what you hear about summer slide is true. Typically, kids loose about 2 months worth of knowledge if they do nothing over the summer. Top that with the 4 to 6 weeks it then takes to get in the groove once school starts and we are talking 3 to 4 months of […]
Using Process Art to Help Ease Childhood Anxiety
Our increasingly busy, over scheduled world is having an effect on our children. From my experience as a teacher and parent, I see so many more children plagued with anxiety issues. While there are many ways to help, including therapy, regular exercise, and a healthy diet, I have seen some pretty significant results, including in […]
The Benefits of Boredom
Most of us can assume at least a little guilt in over-scheduling our kids. The options for after school activities are staggering and really, quite tempting. All parents have good intentions of exposing their children to all sorts of fun activities and we often break our backs and our bank account in the process. […]
My big secret to screen free fun
I am not shy about telling people that our family is nearly screen free I am quite adamant, actually about raising my boys with extremely minimal access to video games and TV. And so you might be thinking, “Well what do your kids do?” We are not over-scheduled with activities, nor do I constantly […]
Mini Heart Sculptures for Valentine’s Day
You may have already seen my last two posts about easy Valentine cards for kids to make, here and here. Well it seems like we just can’t stop! I got the idea for these mini heart sculptures for Valentine’s Day when I came across a bunch of corks on sale at our local hardware store. […]
More DIY Valentines for Kids
I probably go a little overboard with the production of Valentine’s cards-it is my favorite holiday, you know. But we do hand out a ton of cards- to friends, neighbors, and lots of people at school. As a result of my obsession, I have some really easy, great ideas for DIY Valentines for kids. I […]
Easy Homemade Valentines
The simplest way to approach any creative endeavor is to begin what you already have. These easy homemade valentines use artwork your child has already created! Process art pieces–where the end product was not the main focus–are perfect for repurposing. They are abstract and colorful and work well when cut into new shapes. I try […]
Organizing Our Tinker Space
We needed to shed some new light onto organizing our tinker space. My boys are getting older and their interests are changing. The beginning of the school year is a perfect time to tackle this. Read on for a peek into what we did or just DOWNLOAD MY FREE PDF in the gray box below […]
Easy Homemade Paint
We are still on our school break over here and looking for fun indoor activities. We consulted a newly thrifted book – Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions –and followed a recipe for Easy Homemade Paint. My boys love making concoctions and we had all the ingredients on hand. The recipe is terribly easy and inexpensive, basically […]
A Great Source for Screen Free Fun: PLAYBOOK by S.Caney
I love to find a new great source for screen free fun for my boys and I am sharing my most favorite with you today. Of course there is always Pinterest and awesome websites(like this one and this one). But, one of my go-to sources for screen free activities is vintage activity books. They […]
How much screen time should kids have?
“How much screen time should kids have?” is a question that I think about a lot. A LOT. I have a love- hate relationship with screen time…mostly hate. I have always been and continue to be in the minority amongst most of the parents I know when it comes to my opinion about screens […]
Homemade Playdough – A great unplugged activity for older boys, too!
Over Thanksgiving Break we rediscovered homemade playdough, one of our favorite unplugged activities. My boys have been in love with playdough since they were little and I wondered if it could still peak their interest. A good recipe I was very excited, I must say, when my boys got excited about making a new batch […]
Unplugged Gift Ideas for Boys- Ages 7 to 12
. Today I am sharing my boys’ most loved unplugged gift ideas. These toys will be played with for years-many of them have been in our rotation for 5 or more years and they continue to be played with often. Some are on our wish list this year. I go for quality over quantity and […]
Flashcard Hacks: Creative and Engaging Ways for Kids to Learn Their Math Facts
I am so excited to be giving away my newest mini ebook: Flashcard Hacks: Creative and Engaging Ways for Kids to Learn Math Facts. The ideas in the book have really helped us navigate the waters of learning math facts–a trip that can become very pressure filled and stressful for some kids.Grab the free […]
Some Words of Encouragement All Around
We can all use some words of encouragement from time to time. I’ll be first in line to receive them, especially when it come’s to parenting. So many things can come as road blocks in the world of motherhood; what to say, how to help, dealing with my own guilt, feeling angry. Somedays, I can […]
What can we learn from a great reader?
My oldest son is a great reader thru and thru. Reading is one of his preferred activities and when we are home (or in the car), you will most likely find him lost in a book. I always say that once you have a good reader, the hard work is done. The world is […]
Giving My Kids an Allowance
The phrase “never say never” can most definitely be applied to my thoughts of giving my kids an allowance. I thought they were too young for an allowance. At 8 and 10, my kids really have no need for one, right? An allowance is for teenagers who can drive themselves to the movies. Or so […]
Connecting With Nature
When my boys turned 1 and 3, we had a small birthday party for them at the local arboretum. We played, wound our way through a hedge maze, and then settled under a huge tree for a picnic lunch. The kids ran under the long sweeping branches, ducking in and out of sight behind the […]
I Hate Busy: Making Time for Nothing
Last night was crazy. My sons had track camp, followed immediately by Band Open House (we ate peanut butter sandwiches in the car) We got home for the first time after school at 7:30 pm. Then we had homework and showers and arggghhhh. I found myself yelling, “Hurry up! Hurry up!” the bulk of the […]
Easier Mornings for Kids With ADHD
Getting kids up and ready for school can be a challenge for any family. When you put a kid with ADHD in the mix, getting ready can be a HUGE battle. I have struggled for years to come up with a way to have easier mornings and help my boys do as much as possible […]
Screen-Free Boredom Busters for the Car and Beyond
Whether it’s summer where you are or if you are just starting the school year, you very well might find yourselves spending a lot of time in the car-driving to school, waiting in car lines, going to activities, or to and from daycare. We all could use a few screen free boredom busters to help […]
Positive Self-Talk for Kids
My oldest son is a bit of a worrywart, something he probably inherited from me. He worries about lots of things-school, bugs, storms, my driving. A little fear is good-it’s part of our survival instincts. But too much worry, I feel, is robbing him of a carefree childhood. I have tried lots of things to […]
Cultivating Gratitude – Saying Thank You
This summer, I have been exploring different ways of cultivating gratitude with my kids. We’ve been keeping a little journal, writing notes to friends, and with two summer birthdays, we’ve done lots of thoughtful thank you notes. We are looking at gratitude as not just being thankful for what we have, but who we […]
A New Twist on Flash Cards
I talked a bit before about how my kids hate flash cards. Usually, what could have been a quick 10 minute practice session often turned into moans and groans and even tears. It was a bummer. I loved the challenge of flash cards as a kid. But clearly, I had to find another way for my […]
Why We Love Routines-even in the Summer
On our way to the pool yesterday, my son said, “So mom, we will do the lazy river, then the small pool, then after the adult break we will go the big pool until it is time to go, right?” “Sure,” I said…and then it dawned on me. This had become our routine. I could […]
Keeping a Gratitude Journal with Kids
I have a confession. I started a gratitude journal with my kids and let it fizzle out. Twice. I had planned to write as a family at dinner time. We wrote a few times over the course of a few weeks and unfortunately, it ran aground. So why am I starting a gratitude journal again? Aside […]
Practicing Math Facts-the Easy Way.
“Have a great summer!!! Oh, and practice your math facts!” Was this one of the last things you heard from your kid’s teacher? Was it written on their last report card? I know I wrote it on about 98% of my class’ year end reports. And why is this so important, you ask? Kids really […]
Summer Reading Ideas for Tots to Teens
This is such a popular post that I keep updating it. My kids are older, but we still focus on reading lots in the summer. These ideas are still great for my middle schoolers! Ahhh, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer have begun around here. I am trying to not over plan things, really. […]
Slowing Down the Days – Savoring the Minutes With Your Kids
Working full time has really limited the time I can spend with my boys. By the time I pick them up and get them home, it is often time for dinner, then showers, then bed. If I am not careful, I cane easily get caught up in the to do’s and spend my evening […]
