Skills Building Group

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After attending the Information Advice and Guidance session, the parent /carer is invited to an ADHD specific Skills Building Group to help them to understand and better manage their child’s ADHD. Parents learn to tune into their child and gain practical strategies to deal with everyday difficulties.

Children and young people with ADHD need a different style of parenting. That's why the ADHD Foundation runs a special programme for parents and carers whose child is diagnosed with ADHD.

This programme begins by helping you to see the world through your child or young person's eyes, and to build their self-esteem and your own, which is fundamental to their future success as an adult with ADHD.

• We look at many different ways of encouraging good behaviour, communicating effectively, and helping them to gain self-esteem, self-control and social skills
• We help your child to get organised, and to tackle negative attention seeking, oppositional behaviour and conflict
• We help you become advocates for your child, build on your new skills and seek new solutions.

Your relationship with your child is the foundation for helping him / her to work through their ADHD with positive outcomes.

We believe that communication - being open to change and sharing ideas with other parents and carers - is the best approach. You, as parents and carers, are the best people to help your children, with the right support.

Sessions are designed so that you build on information and ideas from previous weeks, so regular attendance ensures you will get the most out of this programme.

There is no 'quick fix' in tackling ADHD.  It is a journey we go on together.

For further help and support, try our Information, Advice and Guidance Service.