Who started it...
It is the first question out of every parent's mouth, and it is the one that makes the next ten minutes harder.
You walk in. Both of them are talking over the top of each other. One is crying, one is furious, and you have about four seconds to work out what happened. So you separate them. You pick a side. And on Thursday the same fight happens again.
You have already read the ADHD books. What you need is the words, in the first ten seconds, while you are dysregulated yourself.
Sibling conflict in an ADHD home runs on a specific set of neurological differences. Executive function that sits years behind chronological age. Rejection sensitivity that turns a look into an injury. A brain that finds boredom genuinely dysregulating, and a sibling right there who reacts fastest. Different wiring, different tools.
Some houses have one child diagnosed and one who is not. Some have every child diagnosed, and a parent who recognises a fair bit of themselves in it too. Both houses are in this room. These are whole family strategies, built for the ADHD brain and steady enough to hold for the neurotypical siblings and for the adults, because what you are changing is how the house runs.
What the three hours cover
A real run sheet, not a vague agenda.
There is a script in every block, and the first one lands inside twenty minutes.
Script: the child who starts it on purpose.
What you walk away with
- The Script Bank. Every script from the day in one place, so at 5pm you are reading rather than inventing.
- Tools that work on the whole house. Built for the ADHD brain and steady enough for the neurotypical siblings and the adults, so you run one system instead of three, whether one of your children is diagnosed or all of them are.
- A teen version of every tool. Crouching to a seven year old's eye level does nothing for a fifteen year old, so you get both and you stop guessing which one to reach for.
- A next step for every strategy. What to do when a tool does not land the first time, so you have somewhere to go with it instead of shelving it.
- The Parent Playbook. Yours to keep, so you can listen properly on the day instead of taking notes.
- The replay for 6 months. Watch it again in December when the holidays come round, and in February when term resets everything, so the tools come back to you at the point you need them.
Who is running it
ADHD COACH
Sharon Collon
Founder of The Functional Family. PCC credentialled ADHD coach and parenting consultant, ADDCA trained and ICF certified, with more than 40,000 families supported.
Mum of three boys. Her house has ADHD, autism, tic disorder, ODD, OCD and SPD in it. She is not observing this from the outside.
PSYCHOLOGIST
Jacquie Ward
Registered psychologist and a mum to a neurodivergent child. She holds the clinical framework and the developmental science, and she will tell you honestly when something needs more than a strategy.
Most parenting content gives you lived experience or clinical rigour.
Here you get both in the same room, answering the same question about your house.
What parents took home
Amanda
"Having the scripts of what I should say in the heat of the moment. Attention is stimulation, look to find micro connections. Bring on the tickle monster."
Trish
"I've been following you both for many years now and I was very excited to see the two of you come together and create this course, thank you both for your passion to bring us this information ❤️."
Andrea
Thank you Sharon and Jacquie for sharing your wisdom... our competent captains! I feel seen, validated and equipped ❤️."
9.25 out of 10 average recommendation score from May's feedback survey.
Before you ask
What if only one of my kids has ADHD? What if they all do?
My kids are teenagers. Is this relevant?
What about my own brain? I think I might be ADHD too.
Will this stop the fighting?
I cannot make 1pm on a Sunday.
What if I buy it and never get to it?
Should I just book one-on-one coaching instead?
What you get
What's included:
- Three hours live with Sharon and Jacquie, so you get a coach and a psychologist on the same problem, and you can ask about your own house on the night
- The Script Bank, so at 5pm you are reading rather than inventing
- The Parent Playbook, so you can listen properly instead of taking notes
- A teen version of every tool, so the strategies still work when walking away is not an option
- Live Q and A, so your specific house gets a specific answer
- The replay for 6 months, so the holidays and the February term reset are both covered
$297 $197 including GST
Or just $49.25 a fortnight with Afterpay or Klarna. One login covers your household, so bring your partner at no extra cost.
We begin Sunday 11 October at 1.00pm AEDT. Bookings close 11.59pm Saturday 10 October. Access to the replay portal and the Playbook lands in your inbox straight after you pay. If it does not turn up, check your junk folder first, then hit reply on any of my emails and we will sort it out.
You have been the referee for a long time.
Nobody ever says well done, ref.
Sunday 11 October, 1.00pm to 4.00pm AEDT. Replay yours for 6 months.
Are you an OT, psychologist or allied health practitioner?
We licence the full session to allied health and education providers for $1,100, which lets you give the content to your client families for a year. Email [email protected] and we will send you the details.