Child Development Central

Practical, evidence-based information for parents and professionals.

Mark Bertin M.D.

ADHD at a Distance

Understanding what is needed and possible in any situation means framing ADHD as a disorder of self-management.

Steadying Our Communal Raft During Uncertain Times

How can we each continue to act with compassion and generosity if the anxiety and uncertainty persist?

Home Learning During the Crisis

Create structure, monitor work time as well as you can—and trust that we’ll figure out how to catch our kids up when it’s time for that.

Resilience and Routines for Families During the Pandemic

How can we best keep ourselves and our children strong and healthy while housebound and living in a time of pandemic?

Teen Phone Use 101

Caring, supportive parents assume their teen will sort out how to use their new phone well—and then that phone seems to consume everything.

Joy and Gratitude in Difficult Times

A clear-sighted sense of appreciation and joy is not treacle; it’s part of staying strong and resilient.

Mindfulness, ADHD, and Emotion: A Natural and Practical Fit

A new study shows benefit to children as young as 7 years old with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when they practice mindfulness, but not around attention.

Attention Deficit/“Goal-Getting” Disorder

By high school, the core impairments caused by ADHD often impact not only goal setting but “goal-getting” behaviors—including persistence, planning, and foresight.

The Gifted Child with ADHD

ADHD affects the ability to manage life – particularly when situations require sustained effort, consistency and planning. Because of that fact, grades are not the bottom line.

ADHD and Its Impact on Longevity

In a stunning keynote address at the 2018 International ADHD conference, Dr. Russell Barkley reframed ADHD as an under-acknowledged disorder of public health.

The Pivotal Role of Adults in Teen ADHD Care

Too often, 504 plans (academic supports) look good on paper, but don't take into account the fact that many teens with ADHD don't fully see how ADHD is impacting them.

See a Habit to Break a Habit

Simply paying attention, without expecting perfection, creates new options for parents. Without self-judgment, we can explore our tendencies and create opportunities for change.

All of Mindfulness in One Breath

Mindfulness is a marathon. The more we sit in meditation, the more we experience the benefits, which start to unfold with our first mindful breath.

Legal Rights of Students with ADHD

The best approach is to accommodations for ADHD is to support them in the moment, while teaching student skills to be more independent and successful in the future.

Talking Back to ADHD

Pause and realize the difference between a person and their ADHD, then begin to identify where ADHD affects life.

Turning the Page on ADHD

Naturally, change is hard for all kids, and can be harder for those with ADHD. A new school year is the perfect time to pause, reconsider, and set up new routines.

Collaboration When a Family Has ADHD: Like Parent Like Child

Finding an empathetic, mutual path around ADHD aims families towards a shared goal instead of a battle, while adults build the same skills they’re aiming for in their children.

ADHD Summer Reading Challenge

Reading is one of the most crucial activities for children, promoting language development, building knowledge, and setting up academic success, but ADHD can make it hard.

ADHD and Self Compassion

What’s the impact of living life with ADHD, seeing exactly what ‘should’ be done and often not getting there anyway.

Give Technology — and Yourself — a Rest

The brain needs a break to recover from activity just like our bodies do.

Building Resilience: How to Shift Mental Gears

Stress itself can be defined as the perception something is more than we can handle. That may sound like the most clichéd advice ever – but is a foundation of resilience research.

The Myth of Bootstraps

Appropriate supports for families are the only true bootstraps, a community reaching across party politics and pulling everyone up together.

Mindfulness and Peaceful Activism: Post-Election Resolution

In an era of extremism, the intentions behind mindfulness matter more than ever.

Mental Meteorology & Mindfulness

Long past the time for problem solving or learning from experience, rumination and other patterns may amplify stress. Thinking can be the problem, not the solution sometimes.

An Overview of ADHD Care

ADHD affects far more than just attention, and affects not only children but their family and relationships. Here's what you need to know to manage it comprehensively.

Understanding Behavioral Therapy for Autism

Long-term planning for children with autism requires patience and diligence. Behavioral therapy, as time- and labor-intensive as it seems, remains the foundation of skill-building.

The ADHD Healthy Living Summer Challenge

Emphasizing healthy living may significantly improve ADHD symptoms

ADHD Goes to College

Planning for freshman year is probably the last thing a graduating senior with ADHD wants to focus on right now. As a parent, though, worry may already be filling your mind.

More to Happiness Than Momentary Moods

Not every mood occurs in response to experience. Some are driven by our own inner chemistry, but we often link outside causes to these haphazard states of mind.

Academic Planning for ADHD Starts Now

For a child with ADHD, grades are not the bottom line for academic planning. Some students get reasonable marks even while struggling significantly.

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