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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
BrightLane http://brightlane.ca
Pizzeria Librettohttp://pizzerialibretto.com
Brili http://brili.co
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
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
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
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
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,
we’re going to return the books to the library.
Then,
we’re going to check out new ones.
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
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.