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Your Pre-Teen Is Betting Online: What to Say and Do Now

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Pre-teens are not supposed to be gambling—yet the digital world has made it shockingly easy. Offshore platforms, loot boxes, crypto casinos, and social betting apps require little or no age verification. Research published by the Massachusetts state government indicates that children introduced to betting-like activities by age 12 are four times more likely to develop problem gambling later in life. For families managing ADHD, the stakes are even higher: studies show a significant positive correlation between ADHD symptoms and problem gambling severity, driven by shared traits of impulsivity and reward-seeking.

How Kids Start Swearing — And How to Respond

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You’ll learn at what ages kids usually begin cursing, how swearing fits into development, and how to handle it when it’s attention-seeking, playful, or driven by anger and frustration. The focus is on practical, evidence-informed strategies that work for both young children and teens—and that fit the ADDRC’s mission of supporting self-awareness, emotional regulation, and respectful communication for people with ADHD and their families.

ADHD and Allergies: The Hidden Link

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This article explores the well-documented association between ADHD and allergic conditions, including asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and food allergies. You’ll learn what the research shows, why these conditions overlap, what mechanisms may drive the connection, and what practical steps you can take. Whether you’re managing your own symptoms or supporting a child, this knowledge can help you advocate for more comprehensive care.

Are You Taking Your ADHD Out on Your Child with ADHD?

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​Harold Robert Meyer | The ADD Resource Center haroldmeyer@addrc.org   http://www.addrc.org/  Reviewed 03/21/2026 – Published 04/02/2026 ​​Listen to understand, not just to respond​ When two ADHD brains collide at home, the sparks that fly aren’t random—they’re neurological. If you have ADHD and your child does too, your shared wiring can turn everyday moments into emotional wildfires. Recognizing your own … Read more

How to Correct Your Child Without Resorting to Guilt Trips

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Children with ADHD experience more correction, criticism, and consequences than their neurotypical peers — often for behaviors they can’t fully control. When those corrections come loaded with guilt, the result is shame rather than learning. Shame shuts down the brain’s capacity to reason and self-correct. Over time, it erodes self-esteem, fuels defiance, and damages the parent-child bond. Understanding the difference between accountability and emotional manipulation is one of the most important skills a parent of a child with ADHD can develop.

Lying to Your Parents: Rebuilding Trust

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When you’ve messed up again, the last thing you want to do is face it. Admitting the truth feels like handing your parents a megaphone so they can broadcast that you’re a “fuck-up.” To protect what’s left of your self-esteem, you tell a lie—not because you’re a bad person, but because you’re trying to hide from your own disappointment. You can break this cycle by realizing that a mistake is a temporary event, but a lie is a permanent stain on your character.

When Your Child Asks Why: Talking About Antisemitism and Hate

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Children with ADHD already know what it feels like to be misunderstood, judged unfairly, or left out. That lived experience gives them a unique capacity for empathy — and makes conversations about prejudice and hate both personally meaningful and developmentally important. When they see news reports of synagogues vandalized or Jewish communities targeted, their questions deserve honest answers. Silence doesn’t protect children from a difficult world. It leaves them to make sense of it alone, often with incomplete or frightening information. Engaging them thoughtfully builds resilience, moral clarity, and the courage to stand up for others.

What steps to be taken if your young child is being bullied at school? What to do? How to do it?

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If your young child is being bullied at school, focus first on safety and emotional support, then move in a calm, documented way up the school chain of command, and escalate outside the school only if the bullying continues or involves threats, serious harm, or discrimination

When Every Choice Feels Like a Trap: ADHD and the Fear of Making Decisions

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Decision-making fear is one of the most overlooked—and most disruptive—aspects of living with ADHD. This article explains why the ADHD brain is especially vulnerable to decision paralysis, explores the role of executive dysfunction, emotional dysregulation, and rejection-sensitive dysphoria (RSD), and offers practical, brain-friendly strategies to help you make decisions with less anxiety and more confidence. You don’t have to be stuck forever.

How to Be a Good Body Double for Someone with ADHD

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​​Harold Robert Meyer | The ADD Resource Center   Reviewed 02/20/2026 – Published 02/20/2026 ​​Listen to understand, not just to respond By Harold Robert Meyer and The ADD Resource Center | February 2026 Someone you care about has ADHD and has asked you to be their “body double.” You agreed to help, but now you’re unsure about what … Read more

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