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

Hello everyone, this is Wayne Callan for Attitude magazine. Glad you can be with us.

So the school year is winding down or is over for some of you. It's probably not an understatement to say that it was long and

tough with the IEP meetings and homework challenges, social skills challenges, and

meltdowns that may have occurred, yours and your child's

Parents approach the summer break in a couple of ways

Either they feel their child deserves a break from the rigors of school and should chill out, spread his or her

wings and have fun. Other parents are worried that their child will slide

academically so they have a regular regimen of academics during the summer,

reading every day, which I think is always a good idea,

math, facts, and so on.

Perhaps the best bet is to have a measured approach, some routine and structure and some fun.

The fact is children with ADHD do best with structure, plenty of it.

Talking with your child, you can work to establish schedules and goals for the

summer that includes fun and relaxation. We are pleased to have Sarah Tannenbaum

to walk us through how to create those schedules and goals and to find a balanced

approach to the summer. Sarah is an associate director of the Summer En Richmond

Institute at Judge Baker Children Children's Center, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School, and a staff psychologist at the Center for Effective Child Therapy at Judge Baker Children's Center.

Dr. Tannenbaum has extensive experience

delivering evidence-based treatments

to caregivers and children ages 3 to 18 years old

in individual group, family, and parent only formats.

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