Jill Kolstad, M.Ed.
Your Child Is Not Giving You a Hard Time. Your Child Is Having a Hard Time.
When your child ignores, disregards, or otherwise disobeys you, punishment is an understandable consequence. It’s also not always...
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Jill Kolstad, M.Ed.
- Jan 28, 2020
- 1 min
Do I Have ADHD? The Ultimate Quiz for Teen Girls
Typical symptoms of ADHD in girls — like daydreaming, non-stop talking, tardiness — are too often shrugged off or mistaken for flakiness...
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Jill Kolstad, M.Ed.
- Jan 28, 2020
- 1 min
Q: Why Does My Teen Blame Everyone But Himself?
Sometimes, when teens face challenges they feel unequipped to meet, they disengage. That may mean cutting class, forfeiting assignments,...
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Jill Kolstad, M.Ed.
- Jan 28, 2020
- 1 min
Q: How Can I Counteract My Son’s Apathy and Inspire His Motivation?
How can I motivate a very bright teenager who seems incapable of getting started on tasks or projects that aren’t personally interesting?...
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Jill Kolstad, M.Ed.
- Jan 28, 2020
- 1 min
“I’m Waging a Civil War Inside My Brain”
ADHD is a perplexing, frustrating, and disruptive condition still too often questioned and misunderstood. We are smart, people say. We...
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Jill Kolstad, M.Ed.
- Jan 28, 2020
- 1 min
You’re Going to Need Bigger Carrots: Middle-School Discipline Truths
When your child gets to middle school — notoriously tough years as kids figure out who they are outside of their parents’ influence while...
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