6 ways to make homework less of a battle when your kid has ADHD
Tonight's homework is a single worksheet. It's been 50 minutes. Your kid has sharpened every pencil in the house, visited the bathroom twice, and is now face-down on the floor insisting it's impossible. You can feel your patience slipping by the second. If homework battles turn your evenings into a standoff, you're far from alone, especially if your child has ADHD. About 1 in 9 US kids have been diagnosed with the condition , and the American Academy of Pediatrics says it can profoundly affect a child's academic achievement. For families managing ADHD, the after-school stretch is often the hardest part of the day. The resistance usually isn't a matter of defiance. Executive function, the set of skills needed for getting started, planning and keeping track of steps, develops more slowly in kids with ADHD. That's why a child can freeze in front of an assignment they're fully capable of…