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ADHD and Addictions: What You Need to Know
By James J. Crist, Ph.D., author of What’s the Big Deal About Addictions? While estimates vary, about 5 percent of children and 2.5 percent of adults are thought to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Symptoms can include inattention, distractibility, … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged ADD, addictions, addictive disorders, ADHD, Free Spirit author, substance abuse, teens
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4 Ways to Grow Confidence in Struggling Learners
By Ezra Werb, M.Ed., author of Teach for Attention! A Tool Belt of Strategies for Engaging Students with Attention Challenges Are you a confident person? Perhaps you’re confident in specific activities, but with others you feel you don’t have a … Continue reading
Top 19 Posts of 2019
Before we jump into a new year of fantastic advice on the Free Spirit Publishing blog, let’s celebrate the top posts from 2019! We rounded up our most popular posts this year for your (re)reading pleasure. Got a favorite we … Continue reading
Posted in Free Spirit News
Tagged ADHD, books, classroom strategies, conflict resolution, creativity, differentiation, early childhood education, elementary education, feelings, friendship skills, growth mindset, middle school, movement, SEL, self-care, self-regulation, social skills, teacher professional development, teens, thinking skills, trauma
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8 Free Professional Learning Opportunities for Educators
Watch these edWeb and ECI webinar recordings, and you may be able to earn continuing education credits in 90 minutes or less. (All webinars are free, but you may be charged a small fee for continuing education credits.) You’ll find … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged ADHD, character ed, children with special needs, classroom strategies, early childhood education, gifted students, leadership, mental health, mindfulness, PBIS, positive behavior, SEL, special education, special needs students, stress management
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Diagnosis: Awesome! The Benefits of ADHD
By Eric Braun, coauthor of How to Take the ACHE Out of Mistakes This post was originally published on February 24, 2014. For many parents, my wife and me included, the journey toward a child’s diagnosis of ADHD begins with … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Disabilities, Parenting
Tagged ADD, ADHD, Free Spirit author, improve focus, improve focus in children
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