Parenting Children with ADHD
If you are the parent of a child with ADHD, you probably have more questions than you do answers. Normal discipline doesn’t seem to work. Your child may seem to get enjoyment from disturbing and annoying siblings. You send him to do a chore, but it never gets done. Did he really forget? Or is he being lazy?
As parents of children with ADHD, we have all been there. We have all wondered what this diagnosis means, why our child is different, and what do we do now? ADHDCentral has lots of resources to help you through. I have compiled some of the top posts on the site and organized them into categories to help you find the information you are looking for.
ADHD through different stages:
The Fine Art of Raising a Teen With ADHD
ADHD in Early Elementary Age Children
Managing ADHD symptoms at home:
Activities to Keep Children Entertained
Parenting Strategies for Children with ADD (Without Hyperactivity)
Strategies for Parenting Children with ADHD
Helping Children with ADD get to Sleep
Tips for Raising Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Managing Chores in the ADHD Household
Discipline Issues
Creating a Discipline Process at Home
Games to Motivate your Children
When Teens With ADHD Are Defiant
When is a Temper Tantrum Just a Temper Tantrum?
How ADHD impacts family life and your relationship with your spouse:
Coping Strategies for Siblings
When Mom and Dad are Distracted, Too: Parenting When Both Parent and Child Have ADHD
Keeping Your Accident-Prone Child with ADHD Safe
Destressing Tips for Parents of Children with ADHD
10 Tips for Parents of ADHD Kids: How to Keep your Marriage Healthy and Alive
Parenting teens and young adults:
Adult Children with ADD Living at Home
The Fine Art of Raising a Teen With ADHD
Teens, Behind the Wheel with ADHD
Parenting Teens and Young Adults with ADHD
This is by no means all of the information we have available on this site, but it is a great start to learning how to manage ADHD in your household.
Eileen Bailey is a freelance health writer. She is the author of What Went Right: Reframe Your Thinking for a Happier Now, Idiot’s Guide to Adult ADHD, Idiot’s Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Essential Guide to Overcoming Obsessive Love, and Essential Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome. She can be found on Twitter @eileenmbailey and on Facebook at eileenmbailey.