Reply To: Add mom needs coping techniques

[theresalynn]

I can relate to being a mom with AD(H)D inattentive – it is very challenging.  I have 5 kids – very close in age and was drowning for many years.  I was not diagnosed until very recently – with 4 teenagers and a 7 year old.  The diagnosis explained a lot! I developed my own coping skills when they were babies and the main one was to stick to a schedule of sleeping.  Naps were guarded time for me – no appointments, no visitors.  I used that time to try to get my battery recharged back from 0 to at least 15 or 20 to get through the rest of the day!  And bedtime was firmly set at 8pm for all!  I just couldn’t deal with little kids still being awake at 11pm!  This is just one thing among many, but it made a difference for me.

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