High on the list of protective circumstances when it comes to kids’ and teens’ mental health is the presence of at least one close relationship with a trusted and supportive adult.
Read MoreTurns out one of the little-known characteristics of ADHD is inconsistent performance.
Read MoreIt’s called ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, which is weird because what really happens is my brain pays attention to EVERYTHING.
Read MoreNoticing what they’re doing right and ignoring (at least for the moment) what they’re not will pay off in spades.
Read MoreI’m learning about my brain, about how it affects my body and about how to control both.
Read MoreIt’s a constant feeling that something could go wrong – that I’m likely to do something wrong – at any moment.
Read MoreAll kids want to have a good day. If they could do better they would. And most will, when you give them the tools and demonstrate how to use them.
Read MoreJovan, despite having spent hours and hours mastering NFL playbooks, will tell you that relationships are so much more powerful than Xs and Os.
Read MoreOf course, tapping that calm intuition takes work. And practice. The anger is going to keep coming – yours and your athletes’.
Read MoreYes, he wanted them all to buy into the triangle offense. But he knew that the team would mesh only if each player was allowed to be himself.
Read MoreKids with ADHD aren’t wimps. Far from it. The rejection and criticism actually hurt them more, much more, than other kids.
Read MoreI wish that I had understood back then why the boy in lane six never, ever remembered the set, even a minute after I had explained it.
Read MoreToo often, coaches adopt a one-size-fits-all style, and that extends to how they discipline.
Read MoreThe hitch is that kids like me, who have ADHD, sense threats all over the place, even when they aren’t real.
Read MoreWhen negative things get into my brain, which is pretty much always, it can be impossible to stop the loop.
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