“Flexiture” is a unique combination of flexibility and structure that empowers parents and teachers to solve big and small problems faced by their children and students who struggle with poor executive functions because of ADD/ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, depression, and related challenges.
If ADHD Isn’t a Learning Disorder, Why Does My Child Struggle So with Learning?
Although attention disorders are not learning disorders, ADD/ADHD can hamper a child or teen’s learning in very specific ways. Researchers at the ADHD Cognition Centre in Toronto have identified a number of learning challenges often associated with ADHD. The good news is they have also identified a number of learning strategies to help students with […]
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It’s Memorial Day Weekend Eve: Do You Know What Your Kids are Reading This Summer?
Its Memorial Day weekend eve, and millions of parents across the nation are asking this question, “What can I do to help my child this summer?” My first response is “Give the kid a break!”, but most of the parents who ask this question don’t want to hear that answer, and the research is pretty clear […]
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The Power of Positive Attention
As parents, we can easily get stuck in a cycle of paying negative attention toward our children: often giving commands in rapid-fire succession before she even has time to respond, Research has shown that the attention we give our children is a powerful reward or consequence. Children crave attention: to a child, any attention is better than […]
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