W E L C O M EG TA PA R E N T S O F K I D S W I T H A T T E N T I O N A N D O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L C H A L L E N G E S

G R O U P M I S S I O N

To help Attention & Organizationally Challenged Kids Succeed by providing parents with:

• Learning opportunities

• Mutual Support

• Connections

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O U R S P O N S O R S

T O P T I P S F O R PA R E N T I N G K I D S W I T H AT T E N T I O N & O R G A N I Z AT I O N C H A L L E N G E S

A N D R E A D E L V E C C H I O C H I L D & FA M I LY T H E R A P I S T

AT T E N T I O N & O R G A N I Z AT I O N A L LY C H A L L E N G E D K I D

A N D R E A D E L V E C C H I O

O N E TA S K AT A T I M E

P L E A S E

A C C E P TA N C E

• This is how their brain functions

• Notice the good things

• It takes time to develop strategies

• Share successes

K I D S D O W E L L I F T H E Y C A N

• Identify lagging skills

• Problem solve with kids

G E T E N O U G H S L E E PH E L P A V O I D A D H D - L I K E S Y M P T O M S B Y E N S U R I N G K I D S

S C R E E N T I M ES U P P O R T G O O D S L E E P H A B I T S B Y M A N A G I N G

R E M O V E D I S T R A C T I O N S

• Could you do your homework in a train station?

• Help teach self-control

H E L P K I D S T R A I N T H E I R F O C U S

• Mindfulness, yoga, meditation

• Breathing exercises

• Visualizations, calm imagery

M O V EF I N D T I M E I N Y O U R C H I L D ’ S D A Y T O

TA K E B R E A K S

L E T K I D S S E L F - PA C E A N D

C H A N N E L T H E I R S K I L L S

• Help kids select situations where they will be successful.

• Team or individual sports, clubs, youth groups, music lessons, drama troops, etc.

M A K E T I M E F O R C R E AT I V I T YA T T E N T I O N C H A L L E N G E S A N D C R E A T I V I T Y A R E L I N K E D

T E A C H T H E M T O P L A N

• Planning is hard.

• Kids naturally seek pleasure.

• Put the undesirable before the desirable.

T E A C H T H E M T O P L A N

First,

Then,

T E A C H T H E M T O P L A N

First,

we’re going to return the books to the library.

Then,

we’re going to check out new ones.

T E A C H T H E M T O P L A N

First,

finish your homework.

Then,

you can play Minecraft.

R O U T I N E SI N D U C E C A L M W I T H P R E D I C TA B L E

U S E L I S T S & V I S U A L S C H E D U L E S

• Make it fun

• Lets kids own their routine

• Also helps parents follow routines

C O L L A B O R AT E W I T H Y O U R C H I L DM A K I N G S E N S E O F I T A L L

L I S T E N M O R E T H A N Y O U TA L K

• Ask for their ideas about what can be done differently.

• Come up with a plan, try it out.

• Agree to check-in on how the plan is going.

C O N C L U S I O N

• We aren’t going to change our kids’ nature but we can work with them.

• Make small changes to address specific problems they face.

Q U E S T I O N S ?A N D R E A D E L V E C C H I O