Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

Good afternoon and welcome. I'm Wayne Cowan and you're listening to

Attitude magazine's ADHD experts audio broadcast. If you're a parent of a child diagnosed with ADHD or learning disabilities,

you know how challenging it is to get your student to start and complete homework.

Some parents have written in here and called it the homework wars or worse.

It can cause all kinds of stress throughout the household and leave us feeling a little

exhausted and a little frustrated. Kids who find school challenging usually find homework

challenging. Today's topic, homework made simple will be of great interest to

you as it is to me.

We will get tips and strategies for getting over the homework hurdles

and easing the emotional challenges

of working with our kids every night.

Today we're very fortunate to have Ann Dolan with us.

Anne has been teaching and tutoring for more than two decades. She founded

educational connections, a tutoring company that has worked with over 8,000 students in the Washington, D.C. area.

Anne is also author of the great book, Homework Made Simple.

Today, Anne, we'll talk about everything parents need to know for successful

homework completion for kids in the third to 12th grades. How to lower the stress levels,

how to deal with all types of procrastinators

and how to help kids stay focused.

So with that introduction, let me turn it over to Anne

and thanks again for being here.

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