Recently, I’ve had several heated tele-family therapy sessions about kids and their excessive use of electrics. Parents complain that screen time has crept up to ridiculous levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One mom shared that she had to “wrestle” her son’s phone from him because he refused to relinquish it. She added, “My son used to […]
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3 Survival Tips For Working Parents and Their ADHD Adolescents During COVID-19
As a child psychologist and a parent of a college student with ADHD, I can safely say that I get the stormy waters that often accompany parenting adolescents with ADHD. There was a phase during my son’s high school years when his gynormous schoolwork load felt so daunting that I dreaded coming home from work. I know […]
5 Misconceptions About ADHD In Children
Over the last 20 years, a big part of my job as a child psychologist has been to evaluate children’s cognitive, academic, and psychological functioning, and then meet with parents to review test findings. During these feedback sessions, I explain why a child may or may not meet criteria for a specific diagnosis, like ADHD, […]
My Top 5 Secrets for Getting ADHD Kids Through School Work
Not one day goes by during the COVID-19 pandemic that I don’t empathize with all of the parents who have been thrust into the role of educator as they try to juggle jobs (or lack-there-of), laundry, decontamination rituals, and so many other responsibilities. I envision parents throughout the nation scrambling to transform their cluttered dining […]
