Have you ever paused mid-sentence and thought,
“Wait… did I just make that worse?”
When you’re parenting a teen with ADHD, it can feel like you’re constantly walking on verbal landmines. And the hardest part is this: most of the phrases that backfire sound completely reasonable.
They’re not crue...
If emotional outbursts from your ADHD teen leave your home feeling like a war zone, you’re not alone. Emotional regulation is one of the hardest skills for ADHD teens—and one of the most painful for parents to navigate.
But there is a way to prevent many of these meltdowns before they start.
In...
ADHD teens can be highly sensitive and easily overwhelmed by tone, tension, and pressure. But there is a way to talk so they’ll actually listen… and to listen so they’ll actually talk.
In this week’s video, I share The 5 Rules for Communicating with Your ADHD Teen—practical, compassionate tools ...
If your mornings feel like chaos on repeat, here’s the secret most ADHD families don’t know: Morning success is built the night before.
Without sleep, the ADHD brain runs like an iPhone at 3%.
Homework, motivation, mood — everything crashes at once.
 That’s why I created this new video:
🎥 “5 Nigh...
Your son or daughter with ADHD isn’t lazy.
They’re just out of fuel.
After seven hours of pushing through the school day, their brain has spent all its energy forcing focus and following directions. So when they walk in the door after school, what looks like defiance is often depletion.
If your ...
If your teen’s backpack looks like a tornado hit it… you’re not alone.
But the real disorganization in ADHD isn’t just what you can see — it’s what’s going on inside their mind.
Inside the ADHD brain, thoughts race and collide.
Connections that seem obvious to you can feel invisible to your teen.
W...
At some point, almost every parent of an ADHD teen hears the words:
“Don’t worry, Mom. I’ve got this.”
The truth is, your child is definitely smart enough. They can grasp concepts quickly, ace tests, and impress teachers. But ability isn’t just about intelligence - it’s also about the doing: plan...
Your teen can’t find their hoodie, and suddenly they’re yelling. You ask them to unload the dishwasher, and the cabinet gets slammed. They sit down to do homework and end up in tears.
What’s going on?
It’s not drama. It’s not disrespect.
It’s ADHD—and when emotions hit, they hit hard.
In this w...
If the tension is high in your home—raised voices, short fuses, and that feeling of walking on eggshells—you’re not alone. The good news? These dynamics can improve. When both parents and teens begin to shift how they respond—not just react—real change becomes possible. It takes the whole househo...
Your teen wants to succeed. They really do.
But with ADHD, wanting isn’t enough — activation is the real challenge.
One of the most effective strategies I use in coaching is something called body doubling. And I’ve made a short video that walks you through exactly how to do it — even if your teen...
Executive functioning skills are at the heart of ADHD challenges. These are the mental abilities that help us plan, stay organized, regulate emotions, and complete tasks. For teens with ADHD, these skills develop years behind their peers—which explains so many of the struggles we see in school, a...
Lowering Expectations for Greater Success
As parents of teens with ADHD, we often wonder if we should push harder or back off when our kids struggle. One of the most surprising and effective strategies I share with parents is this:  Sometimes the best way to help your ADHD teen grow is to lower ...
