309- How to Balance and Structure the Lazy, Crazy Days of Summer for Children with ADHD
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.4 β’ 1.4K Ratings
ποΈ 10 June 2020
β±οΈ 61 minutes
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Summary
The last four months have been challenging enough β learning at home, missing friends β and now summer is here. Ann Dolin, M.Ed., shares strategies for balancing free time with some learning to prevent an academic slide.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:10.0 | Hello everyone and we're glad you can attend Attitudes Weekly ADHD experts |
| 0:18.9 | webinar. We hope that everyone is staying safe and staying well as we approach summer. |
| 0:25.0 | A few notes before we get started. |
| 0:28.0 | If you've listened to one of our webinars before, you know we offer attendees a certificate of attendance. |
| 0:34.0 | When the webinar ends, a post-event survey will pop up. |
| 0:37.8 | It will list three questions about the quality of the webinar, |
| 0:40.9 | followed by three questions title required for certificate. |
| 0:44.7 | If you would like a certificate of attendance email to you you should answer |
| 0:49.3 | those three questions. If you don't want a certificate, then obviously don't bother. |
| 0:54.0 | So the last six months have been challenging enough for many children, |
| 0:58.0 | learning at home, missing friends, staying indoors. |
| 1:02.0 | Now the summer is summers here your children are ready to |
| 1:05.4 | bust out and have some fun. But how is learning and family fun going to compete |
| 1:11.2 | with iPads, TVs, and computers. The unstructured days of summer make it hard to |
| 1:16.8 | balance your child's academics in free time. Competing with the newest tech games and digital |
| 1:22.4 | platforms seems impossible, |
| 1:25.0 | but there are lots of tips and strategies you can use to focus and engage your child throughout summer. |
| 1:31.0 | Anne Dolan is here to give us her ideas about how to best structure this summer break. |
| 1:37.0 | Anne has more than 25 years of teaching and tutoring experience, |
| 1:42.0 | a former Fairfax County public school teacher, she founded |
| 1:45.8 | educational connections, a tutoring and test prep company that has grown to employ 200 tutors |
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