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  Hop on over to Franki Bagdade's substack column, The FAAB Blog , in which she makes a very unique offer to readers of her award-winning book,   I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . (Nope, not sharing what it is -- it only takes a minute to skip over and read Franki's own words about it. For more posts by and about Franki, click  HERE . Book Description I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them  is the ultimate survival guide for parents living through one of the strangest times in history. This " how to guide" will support you even if you are exhausted and burnt out in improving your child(ren)'s behavior. Written by an expert with 20 years of experience in behavioral observation in the classroom, in overnight camp, and more. Franki's storyteller cadence helps the book to read as if it's a casual conversation and pep talk between two parents over coffee. Franki is raw, authentic, and honest about her own "mom fails" and wha...

  Today's shared blog post comes from Franki Bagdade, author of the award-winning book,  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . Can you have ADHD bad an empty inbox asks Franki. Read how she responds here:  Inbox Zero- The Myth, The Legend, The Possibility? For more posts by and about Franki, click  HERE . BOOK AWARDS IAN Book of the Year Literary Titan gold award To purchase copies of Franki's book at 25% discount, use code FF25 at  MSI Press webstore . Want to buy her book and not have to pay for it? Ask your local library to purchase and shelve it. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC?  We help writers become award-winning published authors. One writer at a time. We are a family, not a fa...

  Today's shared blog post comes from Franki Bagdade, author of  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . Franki writes about the beneficial intersection  of movevement/exercise and ADHD in terms of managing cogntiive dysfunction. Well, that is a simplistic description of her blog post. Read the read thing here:  The .with Franki Bagdade M. Ed. LLMSW- | Substack Awards IAN Book of the Year Literary Titan Gold Award For more posts about Franki and her book, click  HERE .. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or fort...

  Today's shared blog post comes from Franki Bagdade, author of the award-winning book,  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . In her post, Franki share Why moms should be recognized during award season . For more posts by and about Franki, click  HERE . BOOK AWARDS IAN Book of the Year Literary Titan gold award To purchase copies of Franki's book at 25% discount, use code FF25 at  MSI Press webstore . Want to buy her book and not have to pay for it? Ask your local library to purchase and shelve it. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC?  We help writers become award-winning published authors. One writer at a time. We are a family, not a factory. Do you have a future with us? Turned away by other...

The author of I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them , Franki Bagdade graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Elementary Education. She received her MA in Special Education from Wayne State University. She is currently enjoying her largest “pandemic purchase” and is half-way through earning her master’s in clinical social work at University of Kentucky. She has spent more than 20 years specializing in the world of children with extra needs, including non-traditional learning environments, camp settings, and everything in between. Her traditional mainstream educational experience includes all types of general classroom teaching, running a special needs resource room, consulting for pre-school through high school resource programs, and conducting training sessions for professional development. Most recently, she was the assistant director of Tamarack Camps, one of the largest overnight camps in North America. Franki is the owner and founder of FAAB Consulting, wh...

  Franki Bagdade, author of I Love Myu Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them , recently published an article AND was interviewed on a podcast The article, "Challenging Behavior Challenging You?" was published in the January/February issue of  Metro Parent. Episode 106 of the Parenting in Real Life podcast is an interview with Franki: "Extinguish Behavior Problems in Kids through Sherlock Holming." Read posts about Franki and her book HERE . You can follow Franki and her great parenting advice at www.faabconsulting.com . Read more posts about MSI Press authors in the news HERE .

Glass half empty or is it really half full? Usually, ADHD is considered a problem. Franki suggests that it has some value in and of itself, such as: 1. Multi-tasking! Have you ever tried to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time? Or maybe it’s the other way around… Well, I can’t do that! I can, however, watch tv/listen and write this blog, sing a song, and pet my dog! **It’s a myth that those with ADHD can’t focus. In reality, most of us struggle with focusing on one thing at a time or on something that isn’t so interesting. For me that’s the laundry. It’s always the laundry. Watch my tik tok to see what I mean! Read the rest of the blog post HERE  to find out the other 9 benefits of ADHD. It was well worth the time. For more posts about Franki and her book, I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them , including excerpts, click HERE . Note: Franki's book has received 59 reviews on Amazon; all of them are 5 stars. For more posts on ADHD, click HERE .   ...