Time Blindness: My Son Loses Forty Minutes and Doesn't Feel It
Time blindness isn't defiance and it isn't laziness. It's a brain that runs on 'now' and 'not now.' What it looks like day to day, and what finally helped.
Topic
Executive Function
Why My ADHD Son's Showers Take Forever (It's Not About Being Clean)
He broke it down for me step by step. And the middle part was the one I never would have guessed. Here's what's happening in there.
Where to Start With Checklists, Age 2 Through Teen
Checklists never worked in my house, but that's not a universal law. Age-by-age checklist ideas and formats worth trying, from toddler picture boards to teen apps.
Checklists Have Never Worked in My House. Here's What Does.
I've abandoned every checklist I've ever tried. Chores, mornings, evenings. Here's what gets things done instead, across three very different kids.
I Meal Plan in the Notes App, Including Parties and Camping
Weekly dinners live in my Notes app, along with a decade of Christmas party menus and camping grocery lists I mix and match every year.
Where the Kids' Art Goes: A Magnetic Wall and Three Piles
A magnetic wall near the powder room, a three-pile triage system, and repurposing the keepers into things we use: a salt bowl, a desk coaster, a Christmas ornament.
Routine Charts Fell Apart in My House. Yours Might Be Different.
I've tried routine charts more times than I can count, and they fell apart every time. If a chart might work for your kid, here's what tends to make the difference.
Our Family Command Center Is Two Trays and a Skylight Calendar
No color-coded wall, no matching bins: inbox/outbox trays, a shared digital calendar, and one bin per kid. Plus a fuller list if you're building yours from zero.
A Back-to-School Checklist That Works for Any Kid
A back-to-school prep checklist that works whether your kid is neurodivergent or not. What to start now, what to do the night before, and how to build in decompression time after.