Parenting Your School Aged ADHD Child

05/12/2016

Great article!
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/loving-adhd/2016/05/10-things-i-never-want-to-forget-about-raising-an-adhd-child/ #.VzPZrjRFj2s.mailto

In 21 days, my husband and I will be packing up all our stuff and moving to a community of at-risk youth where we’ll be house parents for the next year. The kids we’ll work with will be 10-18 years old and (as far as we know) will all be boys. Considering...

05/10/2016

Another successful workshop took place this past friday and we were once again impressed with all the risks people took in sharing their stories and all the support and knowledge that came with each participant.
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04/29/2016

Last chance to register for our upcoming workshop. Forms are due today. Please contact us if you have any concerns or questions regarding pricing, content or registration.

May 6th from 9:30-2:30 at Cornerstone Psychological Services inThornhill
If you have a child between the ages of 6 and 12 that has been diagnosed with ADHD and would like to learn more about diagnosis, treatment options, behavioural strategies, social-emotional factors impacting your children, educational supports and be in the company of other parents sharing similar experiences.
Please contact us at [email protected], or send us a PM with any questions or to register.

04/26/2016

If attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) makes studying particularly challenging for you or your child, consider implementing these basic strategies.

04/20/2016

Upcoming Workshop-May 6th from 9:30-2:30 at Cornerstone Psychological Services in Thornhill

If you have a child between the ages of 6 and 12 that has been diagnosed with ADHD and would like to learn more about diagnosis, treatment options, behavioural strategies, social-emotional factors impacting your children, educational supports and be in the company of other parents sharing similar experiences.

Please contact us at [email protected], or send us a PM with any questions or to register.

04/12/2016

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tends to run in families, so it’s common for both parent and child to struggle with the disorder. Naturally, this can create unique challenges when it comes to parenting. “Having ADD and parenting a...

01/27/2016

Let’s face it. We live in the age of technology. Things that were learned through books, lectures, and hand-written practices when we were kids are now being learned through games, apps, and videos by the kids of this generation. Even their leisure...

01/19/2016

One of the challenges of attention deficit disorder (ADD) is taking the first real step. There are the many false starts such as organizing a desk, sharpening all of the pencils (because one is never enough), going to the bathroom, adjusting the lighting,...

01/09/2016

Trying to understand how your child's brain works? Here are some illustrations that can provide some insight
http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolinekee/distractions-come-at-me #.mjx2pWvQ3

12/15/2015

with the break coming up, here are some ideas to keep your children entertained...

Let’s be honest. // Kids with ADHD get bored. Reeeeeeally bored. And it happens a lot quicker for them than it does for other kids. Anyone who’s ever been the caretaker of a child with ADHD knows exactly what I’m talking about....

12/08/2015

How doctors and parents of children with attention deficit disorder can tell a child he has ADHD, frame the news positively, and answer the question:

12/07/2015

Having ADHD puts students at high risk for being disengaged in school. When students with ADHD aren’t engaged, a sort of lose-lose-lose situation can develop: teachers don’t know how to get through to students, students feel like they’re...