Raising Girls with ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Daughters
My decades of experience in education have taught me one great truth. For boys, school is an interruption of their social life. For girls, school is their social life.Therefore, when a girl is struggling in school, her entire identity is threatened. ADHD causes inexplicable and inconsistent behavior that can cause her to be isolated or rejected by her peers.Enter Jim Forgan and Mary Anne Richey. Their sensitive, detailed, and utterly practical new book provides parents and educators with invaluable insights into the world of the girl with ADHD. Further, it offers wise and experienced counsel on how caring adults can assist and guide girls through this complex journey. I highly recommend this extraordinary book.--Rick Lavoie, author ofThe Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out ChildandIt's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child With Learning Disabilities Find Social SuccessA must-read for every parent of a daughter with ADHD! Thorough yet easy to read, this book provides parents with the necessary information to successfully navigate the many challenges that accompany raising a daughter with ADHD. From choosing the best fit for preschool for a 3-year-old to dealing with cutting behavior or eating disorders in a teen, the authors offer practical approaches for managing behaviors, building self-esteem, and teaching the self-advocacy and social skills so essential to success in the world. After readingRaising Girls With ADHDand developing their own Dynamic Action Plan, parents will feel better prepared to face the many challenges and expectations the years will bring. --Patricia O. Quinn, MD, coauthor ofUnderstanding Girls With ADHDand author ofAttention, Girls! A Guide to Learn All About Your ADHDA must-read for every parent of a daughter with ADHD! Thorough yet easy to read, this book provides parents with the necessary information to successfully navigate the many challenges that accompany raising a daughter with ADHD. From choosing the best fit for preschool for a 3-year-old to dealing with cutting behavior or eating disorders in a teen, the authors offer practical approaches for managing behaviors, building self-esteem, and teaching the self-advocacy and social skills so essential to success in the world. After readingRaising Girls With ADHDand developing their own Dynamic Action Plan, parents will feel better prepared to face the many challenges and expectations the years will bring. --Patricia O. Quinn, MD, coauthor ofUnderstanding Girls With ADHDand author ofAttention, Girls! A Guide to Learn All About Your ADHD