Caroline Maguire

On the day of my daughter Lucy’s dance recital, my whole family was a wreck. Lucy woke up at 4 am and graciously woke up the rest of the household with her. Her anxiety had reached peak levels, and she bounced into our bedroom at full speed, shaking us awake with her high energy. I

Does parenting a child with ADHD stress you out? It does for me, at times. While I know it’s hard to manage your anger when things feel like they’re spinning out of control, the following tips will help you as a parent manage your anger and move toward a better outcome for both you and

One day last summer, my daughter arrived for her swim meet in great spirits, as if she could tackle anything. She danced around with her friends, red-cheeked with excitement. When her group was called, she got up on the block, adjusted her goggles, and swam faster than any other six-year-old. She was in high gear,

A client brings me a video of a school play where a hyperactive kid rocks back and forth, fidgets and dances around – having difficulty managing her ADHD symptoms. It is hysterical, but I understand painful as a parent to watch. Unlike other kids her age, the little girl knows her lines and her part.

Years ago, I had a high school freshman walk into my office, and he changed the way I looked at motivation forever. This student, we’ll call him Jackson, was a self-pronounced academic minimalist. When his English teacher asked him to write a paragraph about a book he read, he’d write only a paragraph. If a

“My son will not sit in circle time,” one mother told me of her kid’s challenging behavior. “The principal is constantly calling about my son’s behavior on the bus. What can I do? I am not even there,” another mother bemoaned. “The teacher keeps calling me to complain about my daughter’s slow pace. When my