Homeschooling with A.D.H.D. Parenting with L.O.V.E.
Do your kids with ADHD struggle with penmanship? You’re not alone. Many, many kids need ADHD handwriting help from an early age. And, once again, it all goes back to the unique struggles of the ADHD brain. Executive function is what helps us organize our thoughts and carry them out. Because that is sporadic inKeep Reading…
Getting enough sleep is a major problem for kids and adults with ADHD. I’ve been a light sleeper for years, but I had no idea it was related to ADHD until I started researching symptoms. Personally, I CANNOT go to sleep without reading first. If I try to just lie down, my mind will raceKeep Reading…
Homeschool planning season is typically an exciting time of year for parents. We get to get out our planners, write up lesson plans, and schedule our days to make sure we cover all of the objectives for the year. But if you’re homeschooling children with ADHD, it’s not that simple. I still feel the excitementKeep Reading…
We’re parenting three children who have ADHD/ADD in our family. (The jury’s still out on the toddler, so far.) To add to our unique situation, both my husband and I also have ADD. Fun! Naturally, we have to make use of a LOT of creative tips and ideas for homeschooling ADHD students. We’ve shared lotsKeep Reading…
As most of you probably know, we have children who are living with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder. In fact, both my husband and I also have ADHD/ADD. We’ve written extensively about life with ADHD here on the blog, so when I learned about Integrated Listening Systems – a natural therapy for improving attention andKeep Reading…
We’ve been writing about homeschooling with ADHD here at Look! We’re Learning! for quite a while, but I (in typical ADD fashion) have been procrastinating with this eBook. I’ve wanted to write it for months, but it seemed overwhelming and just..impossible. I did mention I have ADD, right? But here it (finally) is! This eBookKeep Reading…
I tell my son to go to his room. Instead of walking down the hall, he stands rooted to the ground, yelling that he won’t go. When I turn to walk away, he rushes at me, grabbing my arms and trying to force me to look at him. Sound familiar? Welcome to the world ofKeep Reading…
Are you living with a child who has sensory processing disorder? At least two of our children do and we’ve been working with them at home. In a perfect world, they would be seeing an occupational therapist, but that’s not in our budget or covered by our insurance. So if you’re trying to learn howKeep Reading…
One of the challenging things about homeschooling a child with ADHD is helping him or her learn to think critically. Kids who have classic ADD tend to avoid any kind of sustained mental effort, especially when the topic is challenging. And that’s my Tigger. She’s linguistically smart, but she’s not a natural at math. WhenKeep Reading…
I’ve been sharing about my decision to return to homeschooling this fall after enrolling my kids in public school for a few months last school year. One of the major reasons why I decided to take a homeschooling break was because I was burned out. Three of our kids have ADHD, as do I, andKeep Reading…
We have two boys in our family with ADHD. Since one has classic ADHD with hyperactivity and one has limbic ADHD (which is characterized by a distinct lack of energy), they require very different parenting styles. Complicating this issue is the fact that we also have a daughter with ADHD and both my husband andKeep Reading…
In case you haven’t noticed, I talk about ADHD on this blog a lot. Like here, here, and here. 🙂 Several of us in our family are living with various types of this disorder and, for me as a homeschooling mom, ADHD poses quite a few challenges. I recently had the chance to talk inKeep Reading…
I blog about boys’ learning and learning styles, both of which are fascinating. Finding out more about a boy’s learning style can be truly helpful and can make a bit difference in his learning life. If you have a bodily-kinesthetic learner use these tips to help him learn. Teaching boys who have a bodily-kinesthetic learningKeep Reading…
We’ve been using unit studies in our homeschool for years. Personally, I love them. They’re flexible and adaptable, which is perfect for keeping our kids interested in the lessons. We can write them ourselves, buy them from others, or make them up as we go. If you’re unfamiliar with the unit study approach to homeschooling,Keep Reading…
Since kids with ADHD tend to be more active than other kids, it’s easy to think that physical education isn’t that important for them. Wrong! Depending on the child, PE can be even more important for a child with ADHD. Because the ADHD brain has trouble organizing thoughts and carrying out instructions, kids with ADHD may beKeep Reading…
In our family, we have kids who have both ADHD and SPD. In truth, the two conditions can have some of the same symptoms: inattentiveness, hyperactivity, etc. But SPD comes with its own unique set of challenges and usually affects one or more senses more than others. *Note: I am not a medical expert inKeep Reading…
ADHD and poor attention span go hand in hand. In fact, inattentiveness is one of the consistent symptoms of ADHD that is evident in all people who have it. So, our kids with ADHD naturally have trouble maintaining attention, especially if they don’t like the subject at hand. The good news is that we canKeep Reading…
Raise your hand if your child loves using a tablet. *everyone’s hand in the world goes up* Digital devices are everywhere these days. And it’s pretty common for kids to use screen devices, such as tablets, computers, and TVs, all the time – even for educational purposes. For kids with ADHD, though, excessive screen timeKeep Reading…
Let’s face it. Taking a test is a stressful experience for almost everybody. I mean, you’re being quizzed on what you remember from weeks and weeks of classes in a silent room and you can’t ask for help. How could it not be stressful, right? For kids with ADHD, test taking can be extremely frustrating.Keep Reading…
For kids with ADHD, the inability to concentrate can become frustrating, especially during schoolwork. Personally, as a woman with ADHD, I get irritable when I have to read something two or three times in order to understand it. Multiply that by 10 and you have my kids’ feelings when they can’t understand something. It’s extremelyKeep Reading…
We homeschool, but I believe strongly in the value of homework. I realize that this is probably a carryover from my public school education, but I think it can be valuable (if done right). Tigger is the only child in our family who has homework, since she’s in fourth grade this year. I don’t assignKeep Reading…
