The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More

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<b>Guide kids of all ages on their path to independence and success!</b> <i>The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids</i> is a wake-up call, a clear path for action, and a message of inspiration, providing a reality-based recipe for raising complex kids, while not making yourself (or your family) crazy in the process. Parenting expert Elaine Taylor-Klaus of ImpactADHD.com walks you through a proven coach-approach method that provides essential tools for clearly setting effective and realistic expectations for your kids to eliminate daily battles and constant upheaval. It doesn’t matter if your child has ADHD, anxiety, learning disabilities, autism, depression, ODD, or attachment issues—complex kids struggle with some aspects of life and learning, and they need your understanding and support. A coach-approach will help you communicate, collaborate, and guide kids of all ages on a path to independence and success. Here are some of the challenges, coach-approach messages, and strategies you will learn: <b>Challenge: “This Kid Is Really Smart, but . . .”</b> Coach’s Reframe: Parent from Inspiration --&gt; Strategy: Shed the Shoulds <b>Challenge: “I’ve Tried Everything, but Nothing Works</b>” Coach’s Reframe: Start with You --&gt; Strategy: Relationships over Tasks <b>Challenge: “My Kid’s Just Not Motivated” </b> Coach’s Reframe: Executive Function --&gt; Strategy: Use Motivation <b>Challenge: “Where Do I Start?” </b> Coach’s Reframe: Take a Marathon View --&gt; Strategy: Take Aim With <i>The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More, </i>your family can rediscover peace…and thrive.