I attended a webinar this past weekend called The Making of the Mind by Dr. Roy Paget. Dr. Paget is a neuroscientist who has been studying the brain, in particular, the brains of Birth-5 year olds for many years. It was a great webinar and Dr. Paget confirmed what most parents have known for years…
Author Archives: Peggy Gomula
Helping Your ADHD Child Get Organized For School
My oldest daughter had a very smart math teacher once who told the class “ the only difference between and A student and a B student is organization”. My daughter, who teaches middle school math, has taken that to heart ever since. She even teaches a class on organization at the beginning of every school…
Walking the Tightrope
If you have been reading my blog you know that all five members of my household have ADHD. You also know that my youngest is now out of the nest for good. She has moved to a new city and is starting her new life; part of me cried and part of me was really…
All It Takes is One Minute
I took my own advice this past Friday and went out into my backyard around 1:00pm and sat by the pool. I read a book, had a cold drink next to me and pretended I was on vacation. I was feeling very stressed and decided I needed a break. I take care of my elderly…
Summer’s Here- Hints On How to Keep Your ADHD Child Busy
The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, school is out, no schedule to follow –WAIT – school is out!!! What am I going to do with my ADHD child (children) over the summer?????? Summer is usually thought of as a peaceful time with no schedules, the children will be well behaved and will read…
Always In A Hurry?
My middle child was and still is very tactile sensitive. When she was small we used to have big ta-do’s (a time when everyone is not calm and voices tend to be raised) whenever she had to get dressed. She did not like tags in her clothes, nothing itchy could touch her skin and then…
The Need for “NO”
You know the scenario – the classroom mom asks you to help and you just can’t say no. Soon you are volunteering to be cookie mom, or classroom mom, or the in charge of the fundraiser mom and in the midst of all of that we somehow forget that our children need us. I was…
Leaving the Nest – The ADHD House is Getting Quieter
I just retuned from spending a week in Seattle with my three daughters, (ages 23, 26 and 29) my future in-laws and my BFF. My middle one was looking for a bridal gown for her wedding next June. My youngest had just driven up from our home to begin her new life in Seattle. They…
ADHD and Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos
So there I was standing toe to toe with my middle daughter. If you have been reading my blog you know that all five of us in the house have ADHD. She was screaming and so was I. I finally got her in her room where I could still hear her screaming and I sat…
ADHD – The Positive Outlook
It is not easy raising an child with ADHD, or in my case, raising three, but I would not trade it for the world. Having children with ADHD helped me to acknowledge my ADHD and to come to understand the gifts and joys of raising children with ADHD. Each one of my children has taught…
