Little People with BIG Influence
When I had my first child, I breastfed him because everyone said that it was better for him and I wanted to make sure I was giving him the best start possible. I learned something from that experience … breastfeeding is hard. I stuck it out for seven months and then switched him over to formula because that was what worked for both of us at that time. When I had my second child, nearly eleven years later, I knew {Read More}
I was a single Mom to one child for over ten years. He was well behaved, respectful and I thought it was due to my exceptional parenting. *insert hysterical laughing here* Now that I am married and the mom to not one, but four children…three who are under 9, I realize I was wrong. Not that I don’t think I’m a good parent, but I’ve learned that is only one piece of the puzzle. Having multiple children is so different {Read More}
When Kellen started taking medication for his ADHD, we watched his appetite slowly fade away. It started with not wanting snacks as much, then progressed to the point where we had to practically force him to the table. I don’t believe in making the dinner table a battle field and have never forced my children to do anything more than taste the meals put in front of them, but as he ate less and less and rarely gained anything, we {Read More}
After trying for weeks to teach him to swallow a pill last year, and then spending a half hour every morning attempting to teach him this week, I finally found the secret to teaching my son to swallow pills. Here is what we tried: practicing with candy, ice, vitamins, chocolate chips and the medication swallowing it with your head back swallowing with your head forward drinking from a cup, a straw, a water bottle putting the pill in yogurt, jam, {Read More}
This mommy gig never gets any easier. When my son was diagnosed with ADHD a little over a year ago, I was upset to know he would have challenges ahead of him for possibly the rest of his life; I was relieved to have a diagnosis so we could move forward and try and make some changes; and I was torn about treatment methods and what we should do for him. We read about our options, looked at his needs {Read More}
Being the parent of a child with ADHD can be difficult for a lot of reasons: dealing with challenging behaviours, making decisions about medication, dealing with judgmental people, watching your child struggle socially, just to name a few. I firmly believe that we can not use ADHD as an excuse for inappropriate behaviour, but at the same time I know that it is a factor to be considered. This week we are dealing with some challenges at school. My ADHD {Read More}
Last night I had the incredible privilege of attending a lecture by Temple Grandin. Temple Grandin is an amazing American woman who has autism. She is a successful scientist and advocate for animal rights, and she is an author who was written multiple books on animal welfare and autism and aspergers. She wrote “Thinking in Pictures” to describe how her own thought patterns work, something that is demonstrated in the movie about her life where she is portrayed by Claire {Read More}
The other day, I explained the symptoms of ADHD and how we came to that diagnosis for my son. The diagnosis is just the beginning. The next important step is understanding ADHD, so that you can help your child do his/her best at home, at school and in life. We had the chance to learn about CAP (central auditory processing) and how that impacted Kellen before the ADHD diagnosis. Understanding Kellen’s barriers with processing information was eye opening for us {Read More}
Mornings with a child with ADHD…. Get up, start playing.Be told to come eat.Be told to come eat.Be told to come eat.Go downstairs to have breakfast.Fight with sister about which bowl to use.Fight about which chair to sit in.Have breakfast.Have more breakfast.Play some more.Be told to get dressed.Take toys from brother.Be told to get dressed.Ask to watch tv.Ask to watch tv.Ask to watch tv.Ask to watch tv.Be told No repeatedly, to avoid distractions.Get mad because no one ever listens.Stomp upstairs.Put {Read More}
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