Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child

I must admit that I have not finished reading the book, yet. I have been reading, very slowly, actually. I got it with the hope that it would tell me what to "do" about my son. And, while it is giving me some "to dos", it is much more than that. So, I am savoring it. This book, for me, is not just a "how to". It is a call to parent with more consciousness, heart, and connection. Something that would be good for all parents of all kinds of children. It is challenging me to stop trying to "manage" my son, so he fits better into my fast-moving flow of life. It is challenging me to slow down and really see him, listen to him, learn what gifts he brings to the table, and what can I learn from him and this parenting journey. None of that is to say that it denies the frustrating, frightening, and sad parts of parenting a child with ADD. This is fully acknowledged in the book. I often feel like the writers have been looking into my window! I feel empathized with and appreciated and encouraged when I read the book. Shifting from seeing this diagnosis as only something to "get over" or "push through", to something that we will both be living with and learning to incorporate into how we live our lives together, is a major shift for me. I am more hopeful, even in the midst of the maddening aspects of parenting. I am learning to be a much better advocate for my son with others. I have more respect for him, and that allows me to parent him from a much more loving place than a judgmental place. Get this book, it is a breath of fresh air!

The book is certainly affirming and promotes a strength based approach. It is written for parents/people who are new to ADHD. There is not a lot of recommendations/tools other than where/how to get your kid assessed. If you are newly on this journey, this book is fantastic.

This book is so great. I learned that I had ADD as child. My husband is ADD and Dyslexic. Our 7 years old has ADD and Anxiety. It explains all about them so well. It may not tell you "How-to" in specific detail occasion by occasion. However, this book will tell you most important part of how to live with people who has learning disabilities, how to find positive talents within them and how to believe in them. Thorough out the book, it tells you that "Love" is most important skill to live with and support them. By finding greatness within them, it makes easier for you to love and believe them. It made me cry. My daughter just started her 2nd grade. I asked her what she is thinking in the class room. She says that "about how I hate myself!". She moved out from Montessori primary class to traditional hard core and gigantic public school. They have "Student of the Month" award which only those boring slow and untalented, I mean students who does not have gift of ADD, can receive. I can't wait to talk with my daughter today after the school. How wonderful it is to have ADD! It is a gift! Yes, we have to be creative to live in school life which we have to fit in inside of the box. But, I am so proud of her! She is different and talented! I am so encouraged as parent how to unwrap this great gift and bring her into a great life!

This book was incredibly well written, from start to finish.Although another reviewer thought the book was too long, it's only about 165 pages, so I thought it was relatively concise and to the point. One of the complaints was that Hallowell talks about a few of his first hand experiences, such as when his son mastered the Aquajumper at the lake. I really appreciated that key messages from the book, such as loving your child for who they are, including their ADD, were reinforced and brought to life with real world examples.As a whole, though, I found the book to be both very reassuring and informative. In some ways, I'm now actually happy that my daughter has ADD-- she's just like I was at her age. Now I don't have to worry over her future because not only is she going to be fine, but she does have hidden gifts that I look forward to unwrapping. In addition, there is a lot of practical advice and recommendations to help manage the challenging parts of ADD. It made me feel good that we had already started doing most of them, but some new/different ideas will be worth trying, and I look forward to it.I loved the book, and would recommend it to just about any parent, but definitely any parent who suspects their child may have ADD. Great read!

Very interesting reading. Well written and easy to follow. Good perspective and very positive attitude. useful to parents who just discovered the ADD issue, as well as the more 'experienced' ones. Section on how to deal with schools is also interesting, even though I would have liked something deeper. Valuable source of info. I would recommend it.

A bit too 'American' for my liking, but good advice

Great interesting read

Valued, I love it

Just great