PAP 026:

How to Create a Parenthood that Works for Raising Kids with ADHD

In this episode of the Parenting ADHD Podcast, I’m talking about why traditional parenting norms don’t work for kids with ADHD, and how to create a parenthood that works for your kid. Here are the steps I talk about in detail in this episode:

    • Destroy traditional parenting ideals and norms. Cast them out of your mind.They don’t work for ADHD.
    • How to be a detective and learn your child’s truth.
    • Use that truth as your guide to rewrite the plan for your parenthood, being sure expectations are developmentally appropriate, and respect who your child truly is.
    • Focus on the positive more than the negative. Create opportunities for success, and for building confidence. (Many kids with ADHD feel they are “stupid,” “bad,” or “broken” and this helps to counter that.)
    • Don’t expect the “norm,” and don’t expect perfection.

Some of this episode overlaps with episode 017: Throw Out the Traditional Parenting Rulebook. That’s how crucial and powerful this lesson is — that I repeatedly talk about it. 🙂

Resources in this Episode

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