064: What Really Matters When Parenting Kids with ADHD
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Our culture defines expectations of our parenting priorities. When we become parents, we latch onto those expectations and adopt them as our own. The problem is, those priorities were created for neurotypical kids and we are raising kids with differences. If our child is different, our parenting should be different too. That means that not everything that matters to our culture really matters for our special brand of parenthood. In this episode of the podcast, I outline what truly matters when raising kids with ADHD (and/or autism).
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The Insider’s Guide to ADHD, by Penny Williams
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I help parents of neurodivergent kids decode behavior and raise regulated, connected children through my SIGNAL Parenting™ framework — a science-informed, compassion-centered alternative to outdated discipline models. I'm the award-winning author of Boy Without Instructions and host of the Beautifully Complex Podcast. My core belief: Behavior isn't the problem, it's the signal.
Join me as I help parents, caregivers, and educators like you harness the realization that we are all beautifully complex and marvelously imperfect. Each week I deliver insights and actionable strategies on parenting neurodivergent kids — those with ADHD, autism, anxiety, learning disabilities…
My approach to decoding behavior while honoring neurodiversity and parenting the individual child you have will provide you with the tools to help you understand and transform behavior, reduce your own stress, increase parenting confidence, and create the joyful family life you crave. I am honored to have helped thousands of families worldwide to help their kids feel good so they can do good.
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I would really appreciate transcripts of your blogs. I am a visual and not an auditory learner.
Loved this episode! I’m starting to learn to let go of many things with my ADHD daughter. I try and ask myself, does this truly matter in the long run? Now if I could only get my husband on board. 🙁
Thank you Penny, you have truly been a life saver for me.