Parenting The ADD Child: The Daily Diary & Why Your ADD Child Has To Have One.

It's vital that home, school, doctor, etc. work together for the benefit of the ADD /ADHD child concerned.

Collaboration between home and school, especially, is essential. It’s important to have everybody on the same page. A teacher that is sympathetic to the plight of the child with attention deficit disorder and is prepared to help and support the child as well as provide special accommodations can mean the difference between success and failure. The parent and teacher need to work together to help the child succeed.

One especially effective way hat has worked very well for many families is to keep a daily diary that the child carries back and forth between home and school.

The parent writes in the diary the child’s behavior at home as well as any concerns she may have regarding the child's academic progress. And the teacher writes in the diary the child’s behavior and academic progress as well as any homework, assignments and tests.

In this way the school and the home can work together for the benefit of the child.