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United States · United StatesI’m the mom who forgets about the birthday party. Not in the quirky, lovable, hot-mess rom-com way — just in the regular way, where the invitation has been quietly sitting in my inbox beside its 20,957 best friends. I’m also the mom who doesn’t have one master family calendar but three. Two backups for the one I’ll sure lose. I have a phone with 30 open tabs, none of which contain useful information. Dinner is often rice and beans. Or cereal. Oc…Read Article
“The Birthday Party I Forgot, and Other ADHD Parenting Successes”

Mental Health · United StatesEmpathy is the emotional glue that binds all relationships. I’ve never had an adult client come into my office and say, “My parents took too much time to truly listen to me. That really messed up my childhood.” When children refuse and resist, responding with empathy feels unnatural. After all, defiant children are argumentative. They have a short fuse. They are emotionally reactive. They resent parental directives and defy them boldly. Over tim…Read Article
Your Emotionally Reactive Child Needs Empathy — Not Punishment

Neuroscience · United StatesAugust 13, 2025 Serotonin dysfunction occurs in nearly three-quarters of psychiatric and somatic comorbidities linked to ADHD, according to a new systematic review published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.1 The study identified 182 comorbidities in ADHD populations and found strong evidence linking 135 (74.2%) of them, including 91 psychiatric and 44 somatic conditions, to imbalances in the brain’s serotonergic system. “This association…Read Article