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Default Jul 29, 2008 at 02:04 PM
 
I have a lot of ADHD symptoms and am a parent too. It does make parenting a challenge, as well as other parts of my life. I can be very forgetful and flit from one thing to another, and my kids do take advantage of this. For example, I will tell them to do something and then I will totally forget and so won't hold them accountable. So I try to write some of the things down, for both me and them. For example, before I leave for work, I will make a list with 3 chores that they should do. That way they have it in writing and when I return from work, I can read the note and remember what all I had asked them to do. Just seeing the note is a memory prompt for me, even if I don't read it.

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