If you're parenting a child with ADHD, you've probably noticed the usual dad playbook doesn't work. Raise your voice, take away the tablet, repeat. I ran that play longer than I'd like to admit, and it didn't work for me either. My son had a late diagnosis at 16, and I truly didn’t realize what that meant until I joined my wife in Sanity School. My aha moment was when they explained your child’s executive function may be 3-5 years behind that of other kids in some areas. Look
For about two years, bedtime battles were the worst forty-five minutes of my day. My youngest needs water. Then the bathroom. Then one specific toy that had not been touched since last Christmas. I would start out patiently and finish in the hallway doing that quiet, angry whisper every dad knows. What fixed it was not a trick. It was an earlier bedtime, the same boring routine every night, and me deciding to stop negotiating at eight o'clock. I'm not a sleep expert. I'm a da