If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don’t make him afraid of the unknown,give him support. ” ― Osho There has been a lot of talk in the news lately about how much freedom do we allow our children to have. Are they allowed to…
“Having a child with ADHD is the most difficult thing you will ever have to deal with, because it never ends. Every single day is an exercise in patience (or lack thereof) and forgiveness (you trying to forgive yourself for lack of patience!).” – OV (http://www.adhdawarenessmonth.org/survey-quotes/) Good Morning! I don’t know the person who wrote…
“Instead of celebrating what makes each child unique, most parents push their children to “fit in” so that they don’t “stick out.” This unwittingly stomps out individuality and encourages conformity, despite these parents’ good intentions” ― Tom Rath, How Full Is Your Bucket? Good Morning! We all know that our child is unique and special. When…
“You have a Ferrari race car for a brain….but there’s one problem. You have bicycle brakes.” Told to a child with ADHD by Dr. Edward M. Hallowell Good morning! There is so much negativity surrounding a diagnosis of ADHD. Parents are told how their child will struggle in school because they are so…
“Even though you can’t control outcomes for your child, you can parent unconditionally with all your heart.” ― Lisa Coyne, The Joy of Parenting: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guide to Effective Parenting in the Early Years Good Morning! I am back from my trip to Seattle and although the time just flew by, I had…
“This is not a contest with your child. The winner is not the one with more points. The winner is the one whose child still loves them when they graduate from high school.” ― Martin L. Kutscher, ADHD – Living Without Brakes Good Morning! As I have said many, many times, parenting is hard. Parenting a…
“One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.” –Jane Goodall Good Morning! “…having a child should be fun.” I was so excited when I found this quote. I sure wish I had seen this quote when I was in my “witch on a…
“There are many positives with ADD, including a surplus of ideas, creativity, excitement, and interest which accompany this kind of mind.” – Sari Solden, “Women With Attention Deficit Disorder.” Good Morning, Very often when a parent is first told that their child has ADD/ADHD they can only think of the negative traits of ADD/ADHD. My…
“ADHD. It is not a disability, it is a different ability” Unknown Raising a child with ADHD is not always easy, but it sure is never boring! It takes patience, it takes the ability to always stay calm and it takes the ability to not take everything so seriously. I am very lucky that…
“A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.” (Dutch Proverb) Good Morning! For me, the hardest thing to learn when raising my children was patience. The dictionary defines patience “as the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset”. If we go by that definition, I had very little. Having ADHD definitely was…
