Making friends and keeping friends can be difficult for children with ADHD. Positive peer relationships are 
critical to your child's development and self esteem. You may notice that your child misses social cues, gets quickly bored with the games the other children are playing, or simply acts too impulsively when in social situations.
There are some steps you can take to help your child develop these essential social skills.
Discuss People's Feelings: Look at pictures of different people in a magazine. Ask your child how she thinks that person is feeling and how she came to that conclusion. You may also prompt her to tell you what she thinks might have happened before the picture was taken that caused the emotion.
Role Play Social Situations: Act out different scenarios with your child. "Let's pretend you are meeting me for the first time." Or "Let's pretend you see a group of...
Every Sunday we post, Memoirs of an ADHD Mom, on our 
For many, February is the month of love. We focus on the people we care about and find ways to express our feelings. Perhaps you are in a relationship as an adult with ADHD. Or you are in a relationship with someone who has ADHD. You may even be a parent trying to help your ADHD child with friendships. All of these situations can be very challenging.
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