hey all struggling stepmom here who isnt affected by adhd but desperately wants to help my stepson  what is the best way in your opinions to redirect and reinforce someone with adhd my 7 year old stepson doesnt seem to respond to positivity nor negativity   long story short im at a loss as to how to help him ive tried everything in my teacher repertoire and mother portfolio tried heart to heart talks explaining the why asking nicely yelling cussing guilting im not proud of those and i regret that theyve happened i just get so angry that he makes bad choices   this morning okay you forgot the dogs water forgetfulness happens but intentionally not taking the adhd medicine so that you can be silly in the mornings not okay rubbing lotion into the carpet instead of your skin not okay brushing your teeth sans toothpaste and water not okay and its every morning we go through this same thing every single day im exhausted of it and i just want to get through to him i dont want to resent him and i dont want him to resent me i want him to think back on his childhood as happy not all of us fussing at him not all the parent-teacher conferences that explain how awfully hes behaved in school