Sharon Saline > Quotes

“written expression disability, they will significantly benefit from direct instruction, assistance, and accommodations.”
― Sharon Saline, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life

“Why is daily life often harder for kids with ADHD? They seem to struggle academically, socially, and psychologically. They forget things, can’t slow down, find it hard to focus, space out regularly. They are disorganized; they feel overwhelmed; they can’t control their emotions; they miss the nuances of peer interactions. While they like their creativity, their “out of the box” thinking, and their energy, they are usually ashamed of their shortcomings, want to avoid dealing with them, and often feel powerless to change them.”
― Sharon Saline, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life

“Parents know that it can be hard to forgive or move on when there is little or no accountability from their kids or genuine apologies. Their kids want to get it over with, say a quick sorry, and move on. The best option for you is to have a conversation with your son or daughter in a quiet moment, within their twenty-four-hour memory window, about what happened. Say what you need to say, see that it is heard, and ask for some accountability. When the conversation is over, you are finished; you reset and move forward. Compassion creates alliances that are the heart of successful parenting. Drs. Edward Hallowell and Peter Jensen, in their book Superparenting for ADD, emphasizes its importance”
― Sharon Saline, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life