What do we do when our child gets an ADHD diagnosis? How do we best support a child with ADHD? As a mom of a child with ADHD, as you’ll hear in this episode, getting a diagnosis was relief and fear of the unknown all wrapped into one.   In this week’s episode, I speak with Dr. Sharon Saline, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and author of the award-winning book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life and The ADHD solution card deck.    Dr. Sharon specializes in working with children, teens, young adults and families living with ADHD, learning disabilities, high-functioning autism and mental health issues.    Her unique perspective comes from being a sibling in an ADHD home, combined with decades of experience as a clinical psychologist and educator/clinician consultant. This helps her in guiding families and adults towards effective communication and closer connections.    Listen in as we talk about:   What is ADHD? The three types of ADHD How to help our kids build working memory Why understanding extrinsic vs. intrinsic motivation is important Dr. Sharon’s 5 C’s of ADHD parenting approach What makes kids with ADHD extra special   Resources mentioned in this episode Download: The 5 C’s of ADHD Parenting The Gift of ADHD by Lara Honos-Webb What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew   Connect with Dr. Sharon   On Instagram On Twitter   LinkedIn Facebook Blog www.drsharonsaline.com    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com 

This week’s episode is a coaching call with Erin, mom of two girls, nine year old Callan and seven year old Nora.   Erin has been experiencing self-doubt in parenting her oldest daughter, who is incredibly sensitive and whose Worry Brain takes over in stressful situations.   I give Erin actionable tips and strategies that she can use to help Callan find more calm and trust from within. Be sure to listen to the end to hear how the strategies were implemented!   We talk about:   Reassuring your sensitive kids What to do when one sibling feels like the other “has it easier”   How to navigate feeling like you aren’t doing enough as a parent Tips to make sure our kids’ needs are being met   Resources mentioned in this episode Join My Membership List of Boundaries Worry Brain Blog Post Connect with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com  Book a complimentary consultation call

How do we reparent ourselves, and what does it even mean to begin with? In this week’s episode, I speak with Leslie Priscilla, a first generation non-Black Xicana with Rarámuri lineage. She is a mother to three biracial children and a certified Parent Coach with over 13 years of experience.    She shares with us her knowledge and insight on reparenting our own inner child so that we can show up and be the parents we’ve always wanted to be.   Listen in as we talk about:   The changes she’s making to parenting in LatinX culture   What reparenting is and why our own healing is important Why reparenting ourselves can feel uncomfortable and disrespectful in relation to how we were raised The importance of self-compassion and tips to visualizing it How to break patterns of anger   Leslie shares her medicine by offering coaching, workshops, support and advocacy for Latinx/Chicanx families locally, nationally and internationally via Latinx Parenting. Leslie’s vision is of a movement rooted in children's rights, social and racial justice, the individual and collective practice of nonviolence and reparenting, intergenerational and ancestral healing, cultural sustenance, and the active decolonization of oppressive practices in our families towards liberation.   Resources mentioned in this episode Free Parenting Reset Challenge Parenting From the Inside Out by Dan Siegel and Mary Hartzell    Connect with Leslie   On Instagram On Twitter Www.Latinxparenting.org       with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com 

This week’s episode is a solo episode with me. I share strategies you can use if your partner is not onboard with peaceful parenting.   What I’ve learned in my own peaceful parenting journey is that our partner’s resistance can oftentimes come from fear. Fear that you think they’re a bad parent, or fear that the kids won’t turn out well.    Listen in as we talk about: How to encourage peaceful parenting without shaming your partner The three big ideas to help your partner consider peaceful parenting How peaceful parenting tools can help you build connection with your partner Two tips for intervening when your partner is having a hard time parenting   Resources mentioned in this episode: Peaceful Partners Cheatsheet   Connect with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com  Book a complimentary consultation call

This week’s episode is a coaching call with Ray, dad of two girls: a six-year-old and one-year-old.   Ray shares his challenges with us about regulating his own big feelings when he’s feeling overwhelmed by noise or arguing between his daughters, as well as how to set limits when you’ve stopped yelling (mostly!)   We talk about actionable strategies and tips that Ray can incorporate into his daily routine, as well as talk about:   Why yelling hurts our kids more than we know How to intervene with your kids in a kind way   Tips to repair the relationship with your child after crossing a yelling boundary Ways to encourage fun, playfulness and genuine laughter   Resources mentioned in this episode Get my Special Time Guide here 21 Day How to Stop Yelling at Your Kids E-Course Siblings book Connect with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com  Book a complimentary consultation call

Sometimes our kids have challenges that can’t be fully addressed with peaceful parenting. Sensory processing challenges/disorder can cause challenging behaviour if you’re not aware of what’s going on.    In this week’s episode, I speak with Dayna Abraham. She helps us understand what sensory processing challenges are and what we can do to help our children. Dayna is the founder of the Calm the Chaos® Framework, best-selling author of The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day and founder of the popular blog, Lemon Lime Adventures.   Dayna helps parents and education professionals unlock the unique super powers in children so they can live a more peaceful life filled with clarity, connection and empowerment by providing them with a proven plan designed to Calm the Chaos® of everyday life.      Listen in as we talk about:   How Dayna came into this work through the challenges her son faced at school What our 8 main senses are   Examples of “bad” behaviours that may actually be sensory processing challenges What to do when you notice your child having sensory processing challenges Are sensory processing challenges more common than they used to be?   When she’s not writing, you can find her drinking lots of coffee and being the best sidekick possible for her own three Superkids.    Resources mentioned in this episode Get Your Free Sensory Poster Pack Connect with Dayna   On Instagram On Facebook https://lemonlimeadventures.com/         with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com

This week’s episode is a solo episode with me and we talk about empathy.   If you know me or have been following my peaceful parenting techniques for a while, you will know that I always come back to empathy. It’s so important for our kids to feel genuinely heard and understood by us.   Listen in as we talk about: Does empathy make our kids weak? Why empathy is important  How to empathize, especially when it’s hard Why we can be fearful to show empathy The reasons why our kids might want us to stop showing empathy   Connect with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com

This week’s episode is a coaching call with Keri, mom of a 5 year old and 3 year old, with one more on the way.   Keri has been having a hard time getting her strong-willed 5 year old to cooperate. They often found themselves in ugly power struggles! We discuss actionable strategies that you can use to transform the conversation and avoid power struggles altogether.   Listen in as we talk about:   Why our strong-willed kids fight for control   An overview of the three big ideas of a strong-willed child  The importance of pausing before setting a limit  Power games to help our kids feel powerful and in control What to do when your strong-willed kid doesn’t want to go along with ‘play’   Resources mentioned in this episode Get my Special Time Guide here Strong-Willed Child Cheat Sheet here Connect with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com 

In this week’s episode, I speak with Yolanda Wiliams, the woman behind Parenting Decolonized.   As a single mom, racial justice educator, and Positive Discipline Coach, Yolanda empowers parents with tools to decolonize their mindsets and divest from white supremacy in order to raise the next generation of emotionally-well, liberated, free-thinkers and in the process, form deeper more intentional relationships with their children.    Listen in as we talk about:   What it means to decolonize parenting How colonization shows up on a micro level in terms of parenting Yolanda’s tips for anti-racist parenting Why white supremacy hurts everybody How white parents can have anti-racist conversations with their kids   She is unapologetically dedicated to serving the black parenting community, to celebrating the culture and beauty as often as she can, and to helping actors become accomplices in the fight for intersectional racial justice.   She started this work after having her first child at 37 years old and learning as much as she could about children and their brain development in 2017.    Resources from Yolanda https://www.whiteaccomplices.org White Supremacy Culture Characteristics Book: Raising Anti-Racist Kids: An Age by Age Guide for Parents of White Children   Resources from Sarah PEPS Anti-Racist Resources for Parents The White Parent's Guide to Raising Anti-Racist Kids To understand more about being Black in North America Book: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey   Connect with Yolanda   On Instagram On Facebook On Twitter YouTube www.parentingdecolonized.com    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com 

This week’s episode is a solo episode with me. I share why we don’t usually need to make things a ‘teachable moment’ and if we do, how to avoid the common traps parents fall into.   When we try to turn every difficult moment into a lesson, or a teachable moment,  we actually might be causing more harm than good. Spoiler: Usually the teachable moments are for our own struggles.    Listen in as we talk about: Why we try to correct unwanted behaviour with teachable moments The reasons why it's not helpful overall My tips on what to do instead of making it a ‘teachable moment’ How to help our kids develop empathy without using shame Connect with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com