Comments on: Control ADD or ADHD with a Smart Phone http://childrensmd.org/browse-by-age-group/control-add-or-adhd-with-a-smart-phone/ A St. Louis Children's Hospital Blog Sat, 12 May 2012 03:20:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Kauwe http://childrensmd.org/browse-by-age-group/control-add-or-adhd-with-a-smart-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Daniel Kauwe Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:12:24 +0000 http://childrensmd.org/?p=471#comment-310 nice article Kathleen! the same would apply for adults i think...it's kind of sad but i think sometimes it's like we have to treat ourselves like little kids and "parent" ourselves... this will give me some food for thought regarding handling my own ADHD... shiny object! nice article Kathleen!

the same would apply for adults i think…it’s kind of sad but i think sometimes it’s like we have to treat ourselves like little kids and “parent” ourselves…

this will give me some food for thought regarding handling my own ADHD…

shiny object!

]]> By: Kelly Ross, MD http://childrensmd.org/browse-by-age-group/control-add-or-adhd-with-a-smart-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Kelly Ross, MD Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:01:41 +0000 http://childrensmd.org/?p=471#comment-306 Kathleen, I love this. I use my own phone to prompt my kids about daily routines. Like you, I am a big believer in "positive parenting". So, I try to give them reminders on the front end instead of nagging or yelling on the back end. The phone sits on the kitchen counter and has one alarm tone when its is for bed, one when they should be half-way ready for school in the morning and one when its ti...me to leave for school. The kids picked the ring tones. My mom is terrific and has set her phone with the same alarms. So, when she "subs" for me in the am, no change in their routine. In the morning, when the dog barks, its their friendly reminder that it is time to leave for school. This alarm has gone off so many times in meetings at the hospital that now its an inside joke, even with higher administration. The barking dog alarm goes off in the middle of a meeting, everyone laughs and someone says, "Time for school!" Kathleen, I love this. I use my own phone to prompt my kids about daily routines. Like you, I am a big believer in “positive parenting”. So, I try to give them reminders on the front end instead of nagging or yelling on the back end. The phone sits on the kitchen counter and has one alarm tone when its is for bed, one when they should be half-way ready for school in the morning and one when its ti…me to leave for school. The kids picked the ring tones. My mom is terrific and has set her phone with the same alarms. So, when she “subs” for me in the am, no change in their routine.
In the morning, when the dog barks, its their friendly reminder that it is time to leave for school. This alarm has gone off so many times in meetings at the hospital that now its an inside joke, even with higher administration. The barking dog alarm goes off in the middle of a meeting, everyone laughs and someone says, “Time for school!”

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