When things are going off the rails, give your child a redo. No wait, give your child (and yourself) a redo. THAT is where the magic is. Yes, your child will occasionally act like caged animal and embarrass you in public, or behind you while in the middle of a zoom call. That’s just an […]
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Teaching Children with ADHD about Consequences
Teaching children with ADHD about consequences is tricky business. As a parent with ADHD I have trouble recalling my past learning experiences and applying them, so I know damn well my child has is even harder. According to the authors of Parenting with Love and Logic, consequences don’t have to happen immediately in order to […]
Why I Only Have One Child
I cannot even tell you how many times I’ve been asked why I only have one child. It started when he was just a couple months old with comments from one particular family member, and it continued for at least three or four years. As you know, I’m an ADHD mom. My son also has […]
Book Review: The Anti-Romantic Child
…a child, more than all other gifts, That earth can offer to declining man, Brings hope with it, and forward-looking thoughts, And stirrings of inquietude, when they By tendency of nature needs must fail. -Wordsworth, “ Michael” I first read an excerpt of Priscilla Gilman’s parenting memoir on the Quiet Rev website. I knew instantly […]
