Flexibly structured discipline emphasizes your child or teen’s strengths while calmly and firmly addressing her need for self control. For example, your child’s “strong will” can easily be reframed as the strength determination, and you can use your child’s determination to improve her self-discipline. Parents quickly realize that the discipline strategies that work for other […]
Flexiture Empowers!
“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.
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Help! All These Discipline Techniques are Draining My Energy! What Works?
So many people have so many different ideas about disciplining the child and teen with ADD/ADHD! Over the years, the suggestions have included lessons in moral self-control to cute statements like, “Oh no, your behavior is draining my energy!” For over 30 years, researchers have seen that children with ADD/ADHD who are struggling with behavior […]
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Don’t Quit Poem Movie
If I had to guess, I would bet you are facing your fair share of challenges and obstacles in your life… I know I am. When things go wrong, and they sometimes will… how will you choose to respond? That is what this short movie is all about. Be inspired by these words of wisdom […]
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Using a Behavior Chart
This behavior chart can be used to encourage your child to change and develop all kinds of behaviors. Here are some suggestions on how to use this tool: Involve your child in decisions about the target behaviors and the rewards to be earned: this will help her take ownership of the process. Sit down with […]
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Nine ways to Encourage and Empower Your Child during Homework
Try these suggestions to encourage your child in the organization of study skills. Respect the challenges that your ADD/ADHD child may have, but do not use her struggles as an excuse. Value your child as a unique person. Remember that his worth is NOT equal to his grades. A child who struggles to complete 50 math […]
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Two Red Flags to Watch During Homework
Homework time is an interesting time in the home of a child with ADD/ADHD. As a parent, it is important to watch for these red flags during homework: Is she overwhelmed or overly tired? Are you getting frustrated with her? If so, it is time to stop and think! First, understand that when a child […]
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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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Dr. Davenport’s Presentation Noted in Frostig Center Newsletter
The Frostig Center is internationally recognized for their ground-breaking research on self-esteem and success in children and adults with learning disorders. They included an article and link to Dr. Davenport’s recent presentation on self-esteem in their most recent newsletter. See it here: Frostig Center Spring 2010 Newsletter
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Six Structured Steps to Help Your Child Write Better Sentences
Use this structured step-by-step approach to help your child better express her creative thoughts and ideas in writing. Beginning at the sentence level, help her write to describe, inform, explain, request, demand, amuse, and convince. First, help your child understand basic sentence structure. A basic sentence answers two questions: Who? The boy The boy […]
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The Twelve Days of Christmas Break
Christmas break is a good time to help your late elementary school, middle school and high school students develop improved study skills. Although she will be less than thrilled to do this during the holidays, remind her that by using these skills, she can become a more organized student who has time to do the things […]
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Best Tools to Improve Your Child’s Reading Fluency and Comprehension
As outlined in an earlier post, children with ADD/ADHD often struggle with reading fluency and reading comprehension. If your child with attention challenges struggles with hesitant, choppy, or uneven reading fluency, consider downloading the University of Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts (UTCRLA) Fluency Instruction Guides for either elementary or middle school students. To […]
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