“Options: Generate a variety of possibilities before deciding what to do.” This is particularly important in ADD families, because it is the tendency of the person with the ADD to bring premature closure to the discussion just to avoid bearing the tension of the discussion itself. Don’t feel everything has to be wrapped up in one meeting. Get the problem out and then let everybody take a few days to think about it, to come up with various options and solutions. It is much easier to think freely when you are not under pressure. Be very careful not to bully anyone into some agreement too soon.
