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Think Outside the Box

January 06, 2024•1 min read

If you are parenting a child with ADHD, or if YOU have ADHD, congrats!

You're living in a creative, innovative, sky's-the-limit world!🎉 🤓 🔨 🎸 💭

Yet, kids with ADHD hear more than a lifetime's worth of negative comments even before the age of 5. Small things like, "Sit still!" But when your body isn't in the business of sitting still, without any support, this is an impossible task. Kids feel a ton of shame in those moments.

Our job as parents of kids with ADHD is to figure out ways to support them when they are required to live "inside the box"... but more importantly...

Find ways for them (and you) to live outside the box!

*Throw your socks in a community sock basket (thanks @projecthappyhome for this real life suggestion)
*keep your art supplies accessible and ready to use at any moment
*create a music room (or corner)
*quit extra tutoring (if it's not fruitful) and sign up for flag football

What does your child really need in order to live in their strengths?

I promise it's going to help a heckuva lot more than nagging them to finish their homework.*

*Need advice on homework? Sign up for coaching with me, and we'll work on that too!

Maren Goerss

I believe every child and every adult has the superpowers the world needs. I’m here to help you discover and celebrate those superpowers in yourself and in each other. I was a kid, a college student, a classroom teacher, a parent, a spouse, a homeschool teacher and podcaster, and now a coach with ADHD. I have a Master’s Degree in Education, my Positive Discipline coaching certificate, and my ADHD coaching certificate, but my biggest contribution is my experience and confidence in you. You have everything you need inside you. I’m here to help you find it and to give you the tools to create a family and the life of your dreams.

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