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The other day I got an email from a mom who has an ADHD child. She was frustrated by the lack of support within her community for ADD Students and their families. She asked me about training to become an ADD Coach.

I gave her some advice and several places to check into (if you’re interested in my suggestions, email me at brenda@addstudent.com) and I told her that there aren’t many coaches who work with students because it’s one of the more difficult segments to work with. I mean, you might be unhappy with your child’s progress in school, but what do they think?

Most ADD Students think that they are doing just fine and don’t need any help. The real deep down reason is that they already feel bad enough about themselves – they know they are smarter than their grades indicate – and adding an ADD Coach to the mix is just further confirmation of their feelings.

I believe that working with teens and adolescents who have ADHD to help them succeed is extremely important. You’re affecting a young person’s life for the better, and you’re making a positive impact on all of our futures. I also think that working with these kids face to face, one on one, and with a compassionate heart is the only way it should be done.

There aren’t a lot of ADD Coaches out there, fewer still who work with students, and even less who work face to face.

I think that parents are the logical group to target for making some changes around this. What do you think?

If I could put together a training program for you, as a parent, would you be interested? What would you want to know?

I’m giving it some thought, and I would love to hear your ideas, too. Let me know.

I’m thinking of creating a quiz that would give you more insight into your child’s learning style – auditory, visual, kinesthetic, etc. The quiz would be free.

Would you be interested? Do you think your child would take it? (I’ll keep it as short as possible.)

Please leave a comment and let me know. Thank you!

I just wanted to wish all of you with your wonderful, sweet, lovable ADD kids a Happy Mother’s Day. Enjoy!