DESCRIPTION:

Recording date:  May 11, 2021

Learn a variety of techniques and visual strategies to help your child (including children with ADHD) improve self-control, increase independence and follow through on more of the things they need to do.

Presented by:

• Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences

Related resources:

• Coping with Impulsivity - presentation slides (pdf)
• Websites:
  • LivesintheBalance.org (collaborative problem-solving)
  • ADHD in Teenagers (Child Mind Institute)
  • ADHD Toolkit - diagnosis and treatment (CHADD resources for families)
  • Parenting Teens with ADHD (CHADD)
    • ADHD and Teens - information for parents (pdf fact sheet)
  • Self-Reg.ca - resources for parents (based on Dr. Stuart Shanker's work)
  • ADDitude.com
  • Understood.org
  • Preschoology.com
• Books you may find helpful:
  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • Self-Reg by Dr. Stuart Shanker
  • Late, Lost and Unprepared by Joyce Cooper-Kahn and Laurie Dietzel
  • Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
  • Dealing with Disappointment by Elizabeth Crary
  • The Explosive Child by Ross Greene
  • Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Clinical Workbook 3rd ed.
  • The Attention Zone: A Parents’ Guide to ADHD by M.W. Cohen
• Free printables from Kidpointz.com
• RJCHC Family Resource Centre - call or email with questions about helpful books, etc.
• RJCHC Community Education Service - additional workshops, courses
• Related FamilySpace sessions (ADHD, self-regulation and more)