On the pod today is Meg Flannagan of MilKids.  Meg is a former teacher turned education consultant.  She’s a military wife, and she started MilKids to support military families, but it has since grown into a flourishing education blog. She’s also the author of “Talk to the Teacher”.
Her book is an outstanding resource for ADHD parents because of the sheer amount of structure it provides around communicating with school.
 
 
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
Similarities between
Questions to ask when homework takes too long
How long homework should take
Homework strategies
The lack of breaks and time to move for kids in school
Heavy Screen Use at School
Assigning playtime for homework
Navigating homework resistance
#1 Teaching Secret: Kahn Academy
How to effectively communicate with teachers
“New” Math is in Puberty
School in Japan vs. America
How the book supports school communication record keeping
What to do if the parent/teacher relationship becomes adversarial
Ways to keep the parent/teacher relationship from becoming adversarial

 
Links and Such:
From Our Guest
The MilKids Website
The MilKids Facebook Page 
 
From the Episode:
ADHD Essentials Episode 8 on brain breaks w/Steph Letourneau
"What Teachers Make" slam poetry by Taylor Mali
 
From Your Host:
ADHD Essentials Website
ADHD Essentials Facebook Group