One of life’s greatest joys is raising kids — the ups & downs and all the difficult bits included. And yet, it’s a darn shame kids don’t come with rule books. It took me 4 years to figure out a parenting style that works for my ADHD kids. I’ve had many misses along the way […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Perhaps I should title this post, Parenting Books for the Rest of Us…. as you most likely experience, kids with ADHD just do not fit the mold of most traditional parenting books. It can be so discouraging when your kids do not find success with the advice that pervades the parenting circles….time outs, sticker charts, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My kids love building with toothpicks. They are a staple in our tinker space. But, this summer when my boys were into Perler Beads, I discovered that they easily fit on toothpicks. A new activity was born – I knew we had to try building with Perler Beads and toothpicks. A creative activity can […]