Book A Call With Kat Today ADHD and IEPs, 504s and More If your child has ADHD, chances are you’ve heard of IEPs, 504s, BIPs, DBT, and all types of plans and acronyms. But you may not really understand all the lingo the schools throw at you. What does your child need? What are… Continue reading ADHD Students, IEPs, 504s, and More
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ADHD Teens And Career Exploration
Career Exploration with your ADHD Teen Career Exploration with your child often begins in the parent’s mind before the child is even born. Will he be an accountant like his dad? Will they be a nurse like their mom? Will she become the president? As our kids grow, we begin to explore careers with… Continue reading ADHD Teens And Career Exploration
Spring Cleaning With Your ADHD Child
Spring Cleaning With Your ADHD Kid(s) It is spring in the US and for many folks that brings with it the celebrated and feared “spring cleaning.” Whether you have ADHD or not, spring cleaning can feel invigorating and refreshing – and it can also feel overwhelming and tedious. When you have ADHD, or a… Continue reading Spring Cleaning With Your ADHD Child
ADHD Parenting and Collaboration
ADHD Parenting and Collaboration I have three main tenets I talk to parents about when it comes to navigating parenting or caregiving for their ADHD child. They are connection, coregulation, and collaboration. I believe those three tools are the keys to parenting our amazing kids. In a previous blog, I talked to you all… Continue reading ADHD Parenting and Collaboration
ADHD Kids and Winter Boredom
ADHD Kids and Winter Boredom ADHD kids and winter boredom is a challenge for many parents and caregivers. Are our kids more prone to boredom? How can we help them learn to manage boredom? For us, we had both boredom the summer with school being out, and also boredom in the winter because… Continue reading ADHD Kids and Winter Boredom
Creating Routines for the ADHD Brain
Creating Routines For the ADHD Brain If you are like me, creating routines and then actually sticking to them is a challenge you have rarely accomplished successfully. You’ve probably tried about a million and a half different ways to be successful in creating routines for yourself only to give up a few days or… Continue reading Creating Routines for the ADHD Brain
The Three C Philosophy
The Three C Philosophy I have a program for parents of children who have ADHD called Navigating ADHD Parenting: Embrace the Three C Philosophy. Raising kids who are neurodivergent and likely have difficulties with emotional regulation, time management, working memory and task initiation is different than raising kids who are neurotypical. Because of… Continue reading The Three C Philosophy
Tips For CoRegulating Emotions With Your Child
CoRegulating Emotions With Your Child – A few tips Last Month I dropped a blog entry about coregulating emotions with your child who has ADHD. I discussed what that is and why it is important. You can read that blog post HERE if you missed it. I promised to bring you some tips… Continue reading Tips For CoRegulating Emotions With Your Child
Co-Regulating With Your ADHD Child
Co-Regulating with your ADHD Child What Does Co-Regulating Mean? Co-regulating is a supportive process between two people that fosters the development of self-regulation skills. We are not born knowing how to soothe ourselves and count on parents and caregivers to help regulate our emotions while teaching us how to develop those skills… Continue reading Co-Regulating With Your ADHD Child
ADHD Over Diagnosed?
Is ADHD being over-diagnosed? ADHD People Are Everywhere I know that if you haven’t thought that ADHD is popping up everywhere, you have a friend or loved one who thinks so. It seems as if suddenly everywhere you look, another friend, loved one, colleague or relative is being diagnosed with ADHD.… Continue reading ADHD Over Diagnosed?