Motivation & ADHD
January 24, 2023
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“He only wants to play video games!” “She cannot get herself to do any of the assigned schoolwork.” “He won’t even keep his body clean,
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Kids Aged 4 - 11
Does your child have trouble keeping her hands to herself, or is she constantly instigating fights with a sibling? Does your child routinely lose homework and personal belongings? Does he have big emotions that seem out of his control? Are homework, chores, grades, behavior, and lack of motivation your go-to themes for frequent lectures that go nowhere? Do consequences and punishments just not seem to work, at all?
If you are nodding your head along with me, you may be at your wit’s end.
If you are nodding your head along with me, you may be at your wit’s end.
Teens Aged 12 - 19
Does your teen struggle in ways that diet changes, tutoring, or getting stricter at home do not have any effect? Have you tried practicing “tough love” by allowing them to fail and hoping they learn from their mistakes, only to find that they continue to make the same choices with the same outcomes repeatedly? Are homework, chores, grades, attitude, and lack of motivation your go-to themes for frequent lectures that go nowhere?
If you are nodding your head along with me, you may be at your wit’s end.
If you are nodding your head along with me, you may be at your wit’s end.
Young Adults
Is something missing in your life and you just can’t put your finger on what it is or what to do about it? Have you often felt like you just can’t get “it” together, whatever “it” is? You may have explored counseling, tutoring or coaching of some kind in the past, with limited success. If you are ready to try something different, you are in the right place.
Kids Aged 4 - 11
Does your child have trouble keeping her hands to herself, or is she constantly instigating fights with a sibling? Does your child routinely lose homework and personal belongings? Does he have big emotions that seem out of his control? Are homework, chores, grades, behavior, and lack of motivation your go-to themes for frequent lectures that go nowhere? Do consequences and punishments just not seem to work, at all?
If you are nodding your head along with me, you may be at your wit’s end.
If you are nodding your head along with me, you may be at your wit’s end.
Teens Aged 12 - 19
Does your teen struggle in ways that diet changes, tutoring, or getting stricter at home do not have any effect? Have you tried practicing “tough love” by allowing them to fail and hoping they learn from their mistakes, only to find that they continue to make the same choices with the same outcomes repeatedly? Are homework, chores, grades, attitude, and lack of motivation your go-to themes for frequent lectures that go nowhere?
If you are nodding your head along with me, you may be at your wit’s end.
If you are nodding your head along with me, you may be at your wit’s end.
Young Adults
Is something missing in your life and you just can’t put your finger on what it is or what to do about it? Have you often felt like you just can’t get “it” together, whatever “it” is? You may have explored counseling, tutoring or coaching of some kind in the past, with limited success. If you are ready to try something different, you are in the right place.
Useful Information About ADHD
Executive Functioning Skills Necessary to Turn Homework Refusal into Homework Success
October 25, 2022
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The second quarter of the new school year has begun, and something very predictable is happening: homework refusal. It is such a hot topic that
Abigail Was Interviewed by ABC News Arizona About the Adderall Shortage!
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Abigail Wool-Biringer, owner of Kids Empowered 4 Life, was recently interviewed by ABC News Arizona about the national Adderall shortage. Read the interview here, or
Removing Recess as Punishment
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Do a Google search for “schools removing recess as punishment” and you will be hit with more than 660,000 results. Surveys conducted over the last
How to Help Your Child Build Executive Functioning Skills
August 31, 2022
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Kids Do Well When They Can, Explained by an ADHD Coach
July 20, 2022
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When a parent believes their child can do a task because they’ve done it before, they expect that the child can always do it. This isn’t so in kids with ADHD.
Parent Coaching for ADHD Can Improve Kid’s Behavior
June 21, 2022
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When I see parents asking in online ADHD groups about referrals for a “behavior therapist” or “behavior coach” for their child, I always wonder a
Self-Care for Parents of Children with ADHD
May 7, 2022
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5 Tips to Prioritize Yourself In my parent support group, in other online ADHD pages, in my parent coaching and in conversations with parents every
