Hi, I'm Rina Ninean and this is Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.

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brand new YouTube channel, Ask Lisa Podcast. Episode 146, what's the best way to help a kid with ADHD?

You know, I always get my Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving.

I'm impressed, Rina.

I would get it probably the week before Thanksgiving because I think Christmas should be a two-month-long celebration.

But it's a thing we always do in our household. But we were in Texas visiting my brother in Austin.

And so we weren't able

to do it as soon as I would like. But I'm one of those believers that Christmas starts the day

after Thanksgiving. I'm not. We take a beat and then we go get our tree. But I do love. I do love

this time of year. It's a ton of work, and it's also really lovely. I remember when my kids were little, though, we were talking recently about sharing on social media. I put up a post that felt so deeply how I felt it. It took it off my Christmas tree. And I wrote, Christmas with little children is so fun. I just wish they would stop touching everything.

That is spot on. That's how I felt. That is a spot on social media. I don't know if I should

have shared that or not, but I did. Oh, if we went back and looked at every single post we did,

it would just be a nightmare. But, you know, one thing we want to touch on is ADHD. I know a lot of parents are struggling

with that, with their children, and I don't know much about it. So I, we thought this would make a

great episode. I want to read you the letter that we got. It says, Dear Dr. Lisa, I really enjoyed

listening to your podcast concerning helping a disorganized teen. It hit home for me as I have a 17-year-old son who is highly

disorganized. Struggles with executive functioning is very messy and very bright. Would you offer any

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