PARENTING THE ADOLESCENT WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER  (AD/HD)

Adolescents with ADHD / ADD can often place a tremendous strain upon family relationships.  This can impact parents’ ability to meet the needs of all family members, including the adolescent with ADHD / ADD. While ADHD /ADD is not caused by poor parenting, parents need knowledge about the condition, its treatment and parenting strategies that will help minimize the negative effects of the disorder and make life more manageable for the whole family.

For parents of adolescents diagnosed with ADHD / ADD ages 11 – 17, this course will continue for seven weeks.

The objectives of the course are to:

a) increase parent knowledge and understanding of ADHD / ADD

and how this disorder interacts with their teen’s environments.

b) to make parents aware of strategies that can be applied to make life more manageable for the family and for the teen.

Participants will be provided with a course book and appropriate handouts.  Confirmation of your teen’s

ADHD / ADD diagnosis is part of the registration process.

Please call Cheryl at 774-1821,

Course Outline (Seven MONDAY evenings)

Introduction to ADHD / ADD and its impact on the individual and the family.  Understanding adolescent development, common behaviours of adolescents with ADHD / ADD, problem solving, conflict resolution, listening skills, behaviour management, dealing with the school, siblings and peers.

Facilitator: Cheryl Nicholson, B.A. Advanced (Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Linguistics), M.A. Educational Sociologist (Imminent), 

LD Intake / Destination Employment Coordinator for LDA Manitoba.

Location:  Herzing College

Address:  723 Portage at McGee

Dates:   Mondays, Feb 9th to March 23, 2010

PARENTING THE CHILD WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER  (AD/HD)

Children with AD/HD can often place a tremendous strain upon family relationships. ADHD is not caused by poor parenting, however, how the child interacts with his or her environments over time will have a lot to do with the outcome.  Parents have a lot of control in the environments of the child, and may be able to help provide a positive outcome for the child.

This course is for parents of children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD ages 5-11 and will continue for seven weeks.

The objectives of the course are to:

a) increase parent knowledge and understanding of ADD/ADHD and how this disorder interacts with the child's environments and,

b) to make parents aware of management practices that can be applied to make life more manageable for the family and the child.

  Participants will be provided with a course book and appropriate handouts.  Confirmation of your child’s

AD/HD diagnosis is part of the registration process.

Course Outline (Seven Tuesday evenings)

Introduction to ADD/ADHD and its impact on the individual and the family.  Understanding child development, common behaviours of children with ADHD, problem solving, conflict resolution, listening skills, behaviour management, dealing with the school, siblings and peers.

Facilitator: Marilyn McKinnon B.S.W

Executive Director- The Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba

Location:  Herzing College

Address:  723 Portage at McGee

(parking is available at the back of the building)

Dates: Tuesday evenings, Feb 9th to March 23, 2010

Learning Disabilities

Association of Manitoba

617 Erin Street

Winnipeg, MB  R3G 2W1

Phone: 204-774-1821

Fax: 204-788-4090

Email: ldamb@mts.net

Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba is a non-profit, United Way of Winnipeg funded organization, dedicated to providing education and training regarding Learning Disabilities and Attention.