Behavior & Discipline
When your child has ADHD, standard discipline strategies don’t always work. To correct problem behaviors, learn about behavioral therapy, positive parenting, rewards and consequences, and more ideas to stop tantrums and outbursts.
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Behavior & Discipline
My Child Doesn't Listen!
Your child is funny, charming, and spontaneous — but sometimes, the traits that make you love them so...
Caregiver Blogs
The Exhaustion Problem in Extreme Parenting
I am exhausted in a way that parents of neurotypical children may never understand. After 8 years of...
Behavior & Discipline
The Magical Thinking of ADHD Brains — and How It Drives Our Kids’ Lies
“My child with ADHD had just done something impulsive — something outside her control — and was...
Positive Parenting
“You Are Wonderful!” How Praise Triggers Better Control in the ADHD Brain
My daughter was starting to hate herself because all day long she was told — by me, her teachers, her...
Rewards & Consequences
The Science of Reward vs. Punishment for Children with ADHD
Neurology shows that the ADHD brain is particularly sensitive to positive reinforcement and to...
Meltdowns & Anger
When Angry Kids Lash Out: How to Defuse Explosive Reactions
Emotionally dysregulated children with ADHD can learn to come down from (and prevent) explosive...
Positive Parenting
Don’t Mistake Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms for Bad Behavior
Your child is not deliberately willful, disobedient, scattered, demanding, obnoxious, aggressive, or...
Rewards & Consequences
10 Behavior Chart Rewards to Motivate Your Child
There is no magic in parenting. No one gleaming reward or perfect behavior chart will convince your...
Positive Parenting
Your Child Is Not Giving You a Hard Time. Your Child Is Having a Hard Time.
When your child ignores, disregards, or otherwise disobeys you, punishment is an understandable...
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Your Free Guide to Ending Confrontations and Defiance
When your traditional discipline methods aren't working, what do you do? Change focus. More...
Behavior & Discipline
The Truth About Your Child’s Lying
Everyone tells a fib now and then. But children with ADD are actually predisposed to tell habitual...
Oppositional Behavior
Back From the Brink: Two Families' Stories of Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a serious, family-straining condition often associated with...
Meltdowns & Anger
Meltdowns Happen: 7 Healthy Ways to Respond
When your child dissolves into tears or an angry fit, employ these strategies to stop the ADHD...
Symptom Tests for Children
Is Your Child Showing Signs of Pathological Demand Avoidance?
Could your child’s extreme defiance point to pathological demand avoidance? Learn more about PDA...
Oppositional Behavior
“Arguing with a Defiant Teen Won’t Help. Instead, Try Collaborative Conversations.”
“Instead of reacting with anger, try initiating collaborative conversations with your defiant teen...