Problem Solving Worksheet # 7003

Name:_____________________________________ Date:____________________________

Instructions: Use this form to guide you through the steps of the problem-solving process. Write responses to each step in the spaces provided.

1. Identify the problem. As a family, decide how to define the problem situation and write it down here.

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2. Think of plans to solve the problem. Discuss different plans and write a few of them down here.

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3. Pick the best plan. As a family, decide which plan is the best one to try.
Rating + or - by Teen
Rating + or - by Mother
Rating + or - by Father
Plan 1
Plan 2
Plan 3
Plan 4


4. Try the plan. Write down specifically what each member of the family will do to carry out the plan.
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5. Evaluate if the plan worked. Write down how the plan worked, what you could do to make it work better, what everyone thought of the plan.
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Adapted from Put Yourself in Their Shoes by Parker. Specialty Press, Inc. All rights reserved. This form may be copied for personal use by active members of myADHD.com. For further information refer to:www.myADHD.com.

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