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Sophie, Pay Attention!
Susan Braun is the mother of three wonderful girls, and the author of Girls in White Dresses - a wonderful blog about all things parenting. She's also a long time reader of "Who Put the Ketchup in the Medicine Cabinet?". Without mentioning names, let's just say that Susan is very familiar with inattention. A while ago, Susan contacted me about a new children's book she had written called, "Sophie, Pay Attention!". It's about a little girl … [Read More...]
A Hangman Spelling Nightmare
Colin is a seven year old first grader who is displaying some inattentiveness, and recently I was able to help Colin and his mom with a homework nightmare. It was spelling - an online hangman game that had to be completed and submitted via the school's homework system. (At least there was no book to bring home - right?!) Anyhow, the particular problem Colin was having was a game of hangman. There were twenty words, and students could only … [Read More...]
Traveling with ADHD – Back on the Road
Last week we posted five tips for traveling with ADHD. Here are five more, plus an addition to #5...Thanks to those who sent in their hints!! And we'll take more. Add them in the comments, reply to the email, or post on our Facebook page. And - before we get too far down the road, please allow us a moment to express our thanks to God for His many blessings. We count you - our readers and our friends - among those blessings. Even if you're … [Read More...]
Meet Kayla Fay
Meet Kayla Fay and Brock Myers
Kayla Fay is a freelance writer and the mother of four boys, three of whom have been formally diagnosed with the inattentive type of ADHD. When she started “Who Put the Ketchup in the Medicine Cabinet?” in 2002, her sons were ages 8 through 14, when her life was a “progression of dirty laundry, lost homework, misunderstood Algebra, and a whole lot of love and fun”.
Helping the boys deal with the nightmares of homework, the challenges of school, and the realities of life has given Kayla a unique insight into how to maximize the potential of children diagnosed with ADHD-Inattentive. With humor, candor, and faith, Kayla blogs about her experience and experiences with ADHD-I. She’s also written and produced several educational products for children, such as Focus, Pocus, 100 Ways to Help Your Child Pay Attention.
Kayla and her husband live in North Carolina in an almost empty nest.
Before Brock Myers was a mom, she worked as an advertising copywriter, selling everything from bricks to legal counsel. Today, her most common inspiration for writing continues to be her children; she’s mom to one son and two daughters, the youngest of whom was formerly diagnosed with the inattentive type of ADHD when she was in sixth grade. A longtime reader and fan of “Who Put the Ketchup in the Medicine Cabinet?,” Brock has recently joined Kayla in sharing her own experiences with teens, ADHD-I and life in general.
Brock and her husband make their home in the middle east and visit North Carolina as often as their schedule allows.
Brock and Kayla met at summer camp when they were eleven, although only Brock remembers their early acquaintance. It was in college that a friendship grew between the two women that has withstood the test of time, space, and ADHD. To protect the privacy of their children, both Brock and Kayla are pen names.
