Althea Press Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids: 60 Fun Activities to Help Children Self-Regulate, Focus, and Succeed

أنصح به لكل الاكفال الذين يعانون من تشتت الانتباه وفرط الحركه تخبر فيه الكاتبه كيف ممكن تتعامل مع شخصيتك وتتحدث مباشره للاطفال بشكل عملي ومقنع

As a parent it can be difficult sometimes in the day to day chaos to remember children with ADHD don‘t function the same as those without. With this book not only did my child begin to understand themselves but as a parent it also gave insight and served as a reminder that, yes there are differences, those differences can be managed so that they are not resulting in negativity. Additionally I would highly recommend the „anger management for kids“ workbook in this series. It is an absolute must especially as many children with ADHD tend to struggle in regulating this particular emotion.

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The problem is that helping your child understand their ADHD and the way their brain is working and not working, the reasons they struggle, is not something you can hand them a workbook and let them figure out on their own. It's better to skip the "long and boring" parts and just do the activity with them than skip the entire book. Maybe it does work best for older kids, rather than younger, but whatever the age I would work through it with your kid. My son was in his early teens when we worked through the book a couple pages at a time. There was a lot of technical language so we took turns reading the paragraphs aloud and then he did the activity and we talked about it. I know he (and I) didn't understand or retain everything but I felt like it was worth sifting through for whatever nuggets of wisdom we did retain. I see people criticizing this but he (an absolute hater of busywork and worksheets) really loved doing the workbook (WITH me). There are games in it that are definitely not intended to be played alone. At one point he said, and I quote, "This lady who wrote the book really understands me and how my brain works!" There is a sense of deep affection and compassion. The author mentions that she has two children with ADHD and there was never a feeling of contempt or judgment for the things someone with ADHD struggles with and feels stupid, shamed, and judged through their whole life because "this shouldn't be so difficult for you". I feel that reading this book and doing the activities together was a healing and bonding experience for my son and I. It built up his self-esteem and confidence and he learned a lot from the book. The "Emotions Bingo" game included in the book was a huge hit for both of us. You roll dice and then describe the last time you felt the emotion that matches the number. We both liked that game so much that we actually took it out of the book, and we regularly play it just for fun or use it on hard days to get past a difficult interaction or problem. It opens up a conversation about emotions in a way that my son is willing to participate in. I am not forcing him to tell me how he feels, it's not pressured because it's the game. And when I share an emotion he isn't taking it personally because it's just part of the game. The game creates a non-threatening way to share emotions that makes them less overwhelming to yourself and others. I thought this was a great activity book. We liked it so much that I bought the Anger Management for Kids book by the same author to do a couple pages a day with my son and he likes that too. It says ages 8-11 but I went ahead and got it anyway. I am not ashamed to admit that I, an adult in middle age, have found the simple format and explanations of what is going on in your brain with strong emotions like anger to be helpful and the exercises are something we are using every day. This year, as my son is older, we are reading ADHD 2.0 by Hallowell and Ratey together just a few pages at a time. But I feel like the ADHD Workbook for Kids was great for a kid's first self-help book and I would recommend it for any kid with ADHD but only if DONE WITH A PARENT.

it should totally help with many areas of this issue. Am very happy with the purchase and fully recommend it. I think it will be an esteem builder for sure. She is very excited to start using it.