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…
Category Archives: ADHD
Gift Number 3 – Distraction
I know – you all think you read that wrong – how could distraction actually be a gift. Well, let me tell you that it is and that many famous people have had the gift of distraction, including Thomas Alva Edison. According to Thom Hartmann, in his book, Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception, Thomas…
ADHD Gift Number 2 – Energy and Drive
When ADHD children are motivated they strive very hard to succeed. Notice, I said motivated. My middle daughter was a B – B+ student most of her life, until she was in her credential program for teaching. She loved what she was doing, it made sense to her and she had a 4.0 for the…
ADHD Gift Number 1 – Creativity
In my last blog I talked about the gifts of ADHD and yes I did say gifts. Today I am talking about the gift of creativity. Children, (and adults) with ADHD can be extremely creative. I remember when my children were little my husband would play “plane” with them. They would pack their clothes in…
The Positive Side of ADHD
Hi all, Today is the first day of my blog. My name is Peggy Gomula and I am a PCI Certified Parent Coach®, a Screamfree leader and I have taught elementary school, and preschool and owned my own pre-school. I have also tutored children with learning difficulties for 12 years and I am a mom…
