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ADHD Parenting Support: What Barkley Helped Me See Differently

Print this post ADHD Parenting Support: What Barkley Helped Me See Differently When I asked myself how I would use Russell Barkley’s 12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD, my answer was not theoretical. I wrote that I wanted to better understand and parent my…
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Four Words That Changed How I See Everything

Print this post Four Words That Changed How I See Everything How many times have I watched one of my children completely fall apart over something that, objectively, was tiny? A snack. A sock. I genuinely cannot remember which. There are too many occurrences for one…
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The Word That Was Quietly Ruining Everything

Print this post The Word That Was Quietly Ruining Everything I still think about one particular student. Bright girl. Quick with ideas. But the moment she hit something difficult in class, she would shut down completely. Not dramatically – she didn’t…
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The Day I Realised I Was Losing Her - and What I Did About It

Print this post The Day I Realised I Was Losing Her – and What I Did About It Table of ContentsWho Are Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté?The Idea That Reframed EverythingIt’s Not About Keeping Them Away From FriendsCounterwill – Why More Discipline Makes…
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The Book That Finally Removed the Shame From My Messy House

Print this post The Book That Finally Removed the Shame From My Messy House Table of ContentsWho Is KC Davis?The Sentence That Changed EverythingThe Shame Spiral (And Why It Keeps You Stuck)The Good Enough TidyRest Is Not a RewardWhat I Actually ChangedPractical…
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen: Notes on Adele Faber

Print this post How to Talk So Kids Will Listen: Notes on Adele Faber Table of ContentsWhat Is Adele Faber’s Book?The Part That Stopped Me ColdWhat I Actually ChangedThe ADHD PieceThe Techniques I Use MostPractical TakeawaysWhy This Belongs in Heart Let me…