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Living with ADHD is difficult. Since the problem is largely genetic, it often happens that families have both adults as well as children who have this disorder. This can make daily interactions even harder. Dr. Phelan talks about some of the stressors families of kids with ADHD face and what to do about them. He also discusses kids and screens!
How do you get your kids to do the good things you want them to do? Getting up and out in the morning, getting dressed, eating meals, doing homework, and going to bed are all positive behaviors that require daily routines in order for them to be successful. Have you ever noticed that nagging and yelling don't seem to work very well for these issues?
Lots of parent-child conflict is caused not by kids' misbehaving, but by parents not knowing what they can realistically expect from their children at different ages. In other words, it's easy for us parents to get impatient by expecting too much too soon from our kids. When, for example, can kids be expected to potty train, sit still at the dinner table, or get ready for bed by themselves? At what ages are kids most likely to throw tantrums?
Today we are talking about some of the thoughts we have as parents that can contribute to the daily stressors in our lives—and we have plenty of those! Oftentimes we’re talking specifically about how to approach discipline and child behavior in a calm and effective way. Today we’re going to focus a little bit more on the parents.
Today we are talking about some of the thoughts we have as parents that can contribute to the daily stressors in our lives—and we have plenty of those! Oftentimes we’re talking specifically about how to approach discipline and child behavior in a calm and effective way. Today we’re going to focus a little bit more on the parents.
