Children with ADHD and Marital Stress

By Terry Matlen, ACSW, Health Guide Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Parenting, as most if not all parents know, is difficult even in the best of circumstances. There is no way to warn a young couple just how stressful adding a new family member can be. In the early years, there is the around-the-clock parenting that is physically wearing: feeding, diapering, soothing...

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Mandy Welch

10/30/08 9:19am

I married a great man a little over a year ago. He has 3 children with ADHD. I wasn't sure what I was going to be taking on....boy was I in for it :) There has been some rough times in the last year with our marriage and I believe a lot of it has to do with this reason. I'm the stay-at-home mom and my husband works. I have a son also. The ages are 8, 10, & 15(his) and 12(mine). It is quite the kaotic household most days. I understand the problems they have and try to deal with the needs they have. So far, things have been okay. We have our days, but we get over them and move on. I wouldn't trade them for the world.

Anonymous

10/30/08 9:02pm

I married a wonderful man. We had been married for 6 years and then adopted a sweet little girl. Have had her since she was born. We have found that she has adhd, and that it runs in the family from way back. She was tested with it since age 3. She is going to be 7 in December. She has a very extreme case. My husband finds himself blaming me and can not handle it very well. Has put a very large strain on our marriage to the point dont know if will survive. It causes alot of fights on our part which has not help her and made worse. Some one have suggestion would love to her it.

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