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Book Review from a Parent: Survival Guide for ADHD Kids

Posted by Kayla
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Today's post is brought to you courtesy of - you! One of our wonderful readers recommended this book on our Facebook page, and graciously agreed to write a review. What ADHD book - or any ADHD product - do you recommend? Please let us know in the comments below! For a couple of years now I had been asking myself.."How will I know it's the right time to talk to my child about her "special" qualities?" I Googled it, asked other people, I read articles and blogs. They all had pretty much the same thing to say...."You'll know when the time is right". But, being new to this whole ADHD thing, I … [Read more...]

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Book Review…The Gift in You by Dr. Caroline Leaf

Posted by Brock
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The Gift in You. I love this book. I can't stop talking about it - so much of what this author says strikes a chord in me. No intelligence test can truly test your giftedness or your intelligence level. You are one-of-a-kind: no one else processes information, approaches a problem or thinks exactly like you. You are gifted like no one else! While this is written to help you discover your gift, it will also help you understand the ones you love who have very different gifts. Dr. Carolyn Leaf has researched the science of thought since 1985, and what she's found will fascinate you. … [Read more...]

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The PAC-kit – Our Planner for ADHD

Posted by Kayla
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We don't talk a lot about the PAC-kit, but this is the time of year that we should! The PAC-kit is the Planner, Agenda, and Calendar that evolved from our attempts to keep Ron and Joe organized. We always found that store bought planners didn't work for our guys. Here's what would happen. It's Tuesday night. Your son has a new $8.95 planner that you just bought because he lost the one he had before. You flip to today's date. Nothing is written on it. He patiently shows you where he wrote his homework - on the wrong page. Because he couldn't fit all the words onto the tiny lines, his … [Read more...]

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Top Ten Stocking Stuffers for ADHD Kids – and Adults

Posted by Kayla
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We don't want to steal any of Santa's magic, but since he's really busy this time of year, we thought we'd give you a list of things that we've found our ADHD kids appreciate finding in their stocking! 1. Fidgets. - These cool things give a child, a teen, or an adult, something to fiddle with - instead of chewing their nails, rocking their chair, twirling their hair, poking the kid in front of them...Here's a list of fidgets for adhd. 2. Sharpies. Label everything with Sharpies. Water bottles, books (we labeled the outside pages of our boys' books even if we had to pay a fine!), … [Read more...]

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A Helpful Tool to Foster Independence

Posted by Brock
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At Ketchup, we've often recommended the use of a timer to keep your child on task for a set amount of time. This one caught our eye -- it looks efficient and should help your family feel that way too. What’s nice about this particular one is that it comes with three disks. In theory, you could set up a routine for morning, after school and evening activities. For instance, a morning disk could be set so your child would have an allowed set amount of time for breakfast, dressing and teeth brushing without you reminding her of each step. You decide the important tasks, timings and a … [Read more...]

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The Kindle for ADHD

Posted by Kayla
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In the last post, we talked about how reading aloud to Lesley helped her with her reading assignments. But reading aloud to our kids isn't always possible - and shouldn't be something they rely on 100%. That brings us to Mike, who has a whole 'nother type of reading to tackle. In addition to his English assignments, Mike has to read lovely books about theology and doctrine. He's slightly more interested in his topics than I would be, but it's still a chore to stay on task. Kindle for ADHD Knowing about Joe's success with a Kindle, we decided to try one with Mike. Mike loved it. And I got … [Read more...]

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A Homework Nightmare

Posted by Kayla
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Last week in the newsletter, I mentioned that all of our kids had come home for the weekend - Ron with college homework in tow. While he was taking a break, I read him an article I wrote back when he was in the tenth grade. Read, it, multiply it by four, and you'll understand why I'm able to write stuff like Waking Up from the Homework Nightmare and Focus Pocus! "Did you wash jeans? My Algebra assignments were in my pocket." Sure enough, crumpled up in the trash was a freshly laundered yellow sticky note, with penciled assignments too faded to read. So he pored through the Algebra II … [Read more...]

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Focus Pocus – 100 Ways to Help Your Child Pay Attention

Posted by Kayla
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Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder all have one thing in common - the inability to sustain and focus attention. But every child - ADHD or not - occasionally has problems staying on task and avoiding distraction. As parents and teachers - we try to conjure up ways to help them focus. As if they were magical spells, we say such things as, “Listen!” “Pay attention!” “Stop daydreaming!” “Think!” “FOCUS!” But the spells rarely work. To complicate things, once we find a trick that works, the magic wears off, and the clock strikes twelve. As a result, we … [Read more...]

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Focus Pocus

Posted by Kayla
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"Focus Pocus" was Ron's Facebook status the other day. I didn't ask him about it, but I can only imagine why he posted. Maybe in the throes of studying, Facebook beckoned. More likely, in the throes of Facebooking, his conscience called him to study. Anyhow, it's a great title. There are many little 'magical' strategies that help improve focus. None of them work all of the time - nothing works all of the time for our kids! All of them work some of the time, and chances are one of the following will work for you today: Limit the Viewing Area - Cut down on distractions by limiting what the … [Read more...]

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Paying Attention is a Balancing Act

Posted by Kayla
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In their quest to pay attention, ADHD kids are often fidgety. They have all those annoying habits, like tapping their pencil, chewing on their pigtails, shaking their leg, picking at scabs, or doodling. One of our boys' teachers combatted his fidgets by simply letting him stand up. Other teachers have found the benefit of letting kids sit on a cushion, or even on one of those ball chairs. I read an article this morning in the Star Tribune about a middle school classroom that is completely outfitted with these bouncy chairs. I know that they are useful for schools (and offices), but have … [Read more...]

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