Calm Parenting Podcast A Script to Explain Your Child’s Diagnosis or Struggles (Part 1) #490
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Jun 18, 2025 Learn how to positively communicate with children about their diagnoses, focusing on their strengths instead of weaknesses. Discover effective strategies to engage kids during summer while nurturing their confidence. The discussion critiques labeling, especially in conditions like ADHD, and offers practical tools for skill development. Personal anecdotes enrich the conversation, showing how families can better understand and support each other through challenges.
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Avoid Fear in Diagnosing Kids
- Labeling children's weaknesses often creates fear and negative self-perception.
- We must focus on strengths and understand weaknesses arise from arbitrary standards.
Focus on Strengths, Not Weaknesses
- Asking children to fix inherent weaknesses wastes their energy and hampers strengths.
- Strengths and weaknesses are complementary; success comes from focusing on strengths.
Kirk’s ADHD Writing Strategy
- Kirk Martin shared his challenge writing this podcast due to his ADHD struggles.
- He used hiking, exercise, music, breaks, and time compression to stay focused and finish the episode.