Dr. K explores the challenges of parenting an ADHD child, addressing why they may seem to ignore requests. He provides insights on understanding their world and offers strategies for supporting them. The podcast covers cognitive and emotional difficulties faced by ADHD children, ways to improve attention and organization skills, and the importance of forming healthy habits.
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Quick takeaways
Understanding an ADHD child's perspective helps parents connect and support their unique experiences.
Creating structured routines and habits can empower both parents and children to build sustainable behavioral changes.
Deep dives
Understanding the Challenges of Neuro-Diverse Kids and Parents
Kids with neurodiverse traits often need tailored support from parents due to challenges like cognitive exhaustion, emotional dysregulation, and attentional problems. Parents can leverage their own experiences of struggle to better teach and connect with their children, guiding them towards healthy habits and behaviors.
Importance of Timing in Implementing Structure for Children with ADHD
Creating structure for children with ADHD requires preemptive planning and consistent implementation, rather than reactive enforcement. Parents should engage in conversations with their children to enhance understanding, explain organizational concepts, and practice habit formation regularly to establish lasting routines.
Building Habits and Connecting Dots for Long-Term Behavioral Change
Encouraging habit formation in children with ADHD helps them act automatically even when cognitively exhausted. Parents need to actively connect the dots and guide their children in understanding processes, fostering independent execution of tasks. Practicing structured routines and habits consistently empowers both parents and children in building sustainable behavioral changes.
In today's episode, Dr. K addresses a post from a concerned parent who can't wrap their head around why their child seems to be ignoring them when they make requests. We'll be covering how to understand your ADHD child's experience with the world around them, and how their ignorance of your requests may not be a conscious response.
Learn more from Dr. K in his Guide to Mental Health: https://bit.ly/3THwlO1