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B.O.M.B.

B.O.M.B. – ADHD Lullaby

LovingGrADDitude
November 1, 2019
ADHD and sleep, ADHD coaching, Parenting teens with ADHD, Teens and ADHD

Each month, I feature a Business of the Month Blurb (B.O.M.B.) and for November 2019, I am thrilled to focus on Bryan Wisda of ADHD Lullaby™.

Watch and learn more about how Bryan took on the challenge of getting his ADHD son to sleep each night and perfected a method of recording music using principles from neuroscience which helped puts kids with ADHD to sleep fast. Which, we can all agree, is music to a parent’s ears!

Click here to learn more about ADHD Lullaby™ and where you can find Bryan’s CD!

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Raising Teenagers

5 Simple Steps to Get Your Children Out of the House in the Morning

LovingGrADDitude
May 5, 2019
ADHD, ADHD coach, ADHD coaching, morning routine, parenting, Teens and ADHD

Why does it feel like some mornings it takes an act of God to get your children out the door?

Take the stress out of mornings with some very simple steps which will make a smooth transition from bed to bus stop!

Pack backpacks the night before. Once homework is done, place everything you need for the next day in it. There should be a “set” place for them, too! This might sound silly, but how many times has your backpack grown legs and moved from one room to another unbeknownst to you and all of a sudden there’s an extra 3 minutes (and high stress) looking for the backpack? Pick a spot!
Prepare lunch boxes/snacks the night before. Parents, this is for you! You have enough on your plate (literally) in the mornings, don’t add to it. Prepare all of this the night before so you and your child can grab and go in the morning.
Breakfast is only served when your child is fully dressed. MEANING: once your child leaves their bedroom in the morning, they do not return! That means socks and shoes are on before they eat. How much time is wasted putting socks and shoes on right before you walk out the door? It will stop the yelling, arguments and stress. Enforce this and it will become a habit quite quickly…and you will have more peace in the mornings.
After eating, the last thing they do is brush their teeth. Good hygiene is important and that happens after they eat! Yes, this may mean moving toothbrushes to a place closer to the kitchen and yes, buying a second set of them, but it is worth it! The goal is to not have them return to their rooms or upstairs once they come to the kitchen. Think about it like this – you are minimizing distractions!
Always have a timer in the kitchen. I am a huge fan of the Time Timer. It shows time elapsing – set it when they begin eating breakfast so they know how much time they have. When it goes off, that’s when it’s time to leave the table and brush their teeth. If you need to set it again for the teeth brushing, you can do this as well, but I’m not sure how many children and teens are brushing more than 3 minutes!

Once teeth are brushed, they head to the door, grab their backpack, lunch box and off they go!

With Much GrADDitude (and more peace in the mornings!),

Kelly

Raising Teenagers

Front Seat Fights with your Teens

LovingGrADDitude
January 15, 2019
ADHD, Parenting teens with ADHD, Teens and ADHD

“I call Shot Gun!”

How many times a day/week do you hear this? Countless, right? Tired of it?

Use this technique and you will most assuredly have one less battle, one less nagging teen (yes I said nagging) on your hands. It makes for a MUCH more peaceful entrance to the garage, driveway and car…AND, even better, your teenagers manage it. We implemented this when both our boys were able to sit in the front seat and we have never had arguments about the front seat…ever.

Here you go: each child has one week in the front seat…then they switch the following week. The week begins on Sunday. IF they happen to forget their week or fight about it (this has not happened with our boys), they both are in the back.

Tag : Teens and ADHD

B.O.M.B. – ADHD Lullaby

Each month, I feature a Business of the Month Blurb (B.O.M.B.) and for November 2019, I am thrilled to focus on Bryan Wisda of ADHD Lullaby™.

Watch and learn more about how Bryan took on the challenge of getting his ADHD son to sleep each night and perfected a method of recording music using principles from neuroscience which helped puts kids with ADHD to sleep fast. Which, we can all agree, is music to a parent’s ears!

Click here to learn more about ADHD Lullaby™ and where you can find Bryan’s CD!

5 Simple Steps to Get Your Children Out of the House in the Morning

Why does it feel like some mornings it takes an act of God to get your children out the door?

Take the stress out of mornings with some very simple steps which will make a smooth transition from bed to bus stop!

Prepare lunch boxes/snacks the night before. Parents, this is for you! You have enough on your plate (literally) in the mornings, don’t add to it. Prepare all of this the night before so you and your child can grab and go in the morning.

Once teeth are brushed, they head to the door, grab their backpack, lunch box and off they go!

With Much GrADDitude (and more peace in the mornings!),

Kelly

Front Seat Fights with your Teens

“I call Shot Gun!”

How many times a day/week do you hear this? Countless, right? Tired of it?

Here you go: each child has one week in the front seat…then they switch the following week. The week begins on Sunday. IF they happen to forget their week or fight about it (this has not happened with our boys), they both are in the back.

Enjoy the peace!

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