ADHD Parenting Advice: Real Stories

ADHD parenting advice - readers share their real stories of attention deficit behavior, discipline, organization, and treatment

• "They Will Make You Proud."
  Here, the mother of history's most decorated Olympic athlete, Michael... more »
• "That's Just Fine in Our Clan": Building Strong, Supportive ADHD Families
  What's the key to raising a happy, well-adjusted ADHD family?... One big happy, hyper family »
• How I Learned to Love My Child's ADHD
  After years of wishing my son could just be "normal,"... more »
• My Story: Raising (and Surviving) Three ADHD Children
  She raised three children with ADHD. She survived and her... more »
• Things Will Work Out, Mom: The Power of a Parent's Persistence
  Too many challenges? Not enough solutions? Hold on and hang... Slow progress, small victories »
• To My Teen Daughter, the Most Fearless Person I Know
  On my ADHD daughter's 16th birthday, I reflect on her... "You just do it." »
• How Tae Kwon Do Saved My Daughter
  Signing up my nine-year-old Abbey for martial arts classes worked... more »
• Saving Our 'Lost Boy'
  The decision to send our troubled teen to a therapeutic... more »

• It’s Time to Land Your Helicopter
  Have you been accused of being a helicopter parent? Well,... more »
• “My Misdiagnosis Nightmare Came True”
  Every mother agonizes about whether to put her child on... more »
• What’s in a Name? What’s in a Diagnosis?
  After hiding her daughter’s ADHD diagnosis from her, one mom... more »

• The Elephant in the Playroom
  A collection of essays on parenting quirky children... more »
• Special Gifts
  Compelling essays by ADHD families trying to survive... more »
• Peanut Butter, Playdates & Prozac
  A funny-because-it's-true account of modern motherhood... more »
• The Imperfect Mom
  Tales of great moms who sometimes make mistakes... more »