Laura Pina and Gillian Hayes’ work on ADHD parenting strategies was recently featured in both PsychCentral and The British Psychological Association!
PsychCentral: “New App Helps ADHD Moms Manage Stress”
“Instead of focusing an individual in need we are looking at how to build and design technology for the family as a whole and what’s beneficial for them,” said Laura Pina, a Ph.D. student in computer science. “We wanted to help parents to be the parents they want to be.”
British Psychological Association: “Parents of kids with ADHD and stress”
Presenting the device at the recent International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare in Germany, Microsoft researcher Laura Pina PhD said the key is ensuring parents do not forget their coping strategies in the heat of the moment when dealing with children with ADHD.
“Instead of focusing on an individual in need we are looking at how to build and design technology for the family as a whole and what’s beneficial for them,” she said.