391: Parenting a Child with ADHD: How to Stay Calm and Connected // Rachel on The Childhood Collective

391: Parenting a Child with ADHD: How to Stay Calm and Connected // Rachel on The Childhood Collective

Author: Cloud10 September 23, 2024 Duration: 34:05
Parenting a child with big emotions, big reactions, and a neurodiverse brain can be a real challenge. 🫠 I know this firsthand because my son Noah has always been spicy and spirited, and he was diagnosed with ADHD at the end of 5th grade. His formal diagnosis has been a huge blessing for our family, as it has given us a way to research ways to support him and to help him understand his own unique brain and body. One of our biggest sources of education has been The Childhood Collective, a website hosted by three moms who are experts in child development. Lori and Mallory are both child psychologists, and Katie is a speech-language pathologist. They offer incredibly helpful online courses, social media content, and a podcast called Shining with ADHD. I was honored to be a guest on their podcast earlier this year, talking about what I have learned in my journey as the parent of a child with ADHD, and they graciously allowed me to re-air the audio from that interview here on 3 in 30. For full show notes, including takeaways, click here. *** Related Episodes:  197: How to Advocate for Your Child in School // Emily Orchard 198: Empowering Kids with ADHD // Dr. Mary Wilde 323: Parenting with ADHD // Alex Gilbert Announcements: Click here for my Parenting ADHD episode playlist! Episode sponsors: BetterHelp: 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to betterhelp.com/3in30 to get 10% off your first month of online therapy. ***

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479: Teaching Kids Life Skills This Summer // Katie Kimball [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:41
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478: What Every Mom of a Teenager Needs to Hear // Emily Ricks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:56
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472: When the World Feels Heavy, Try This // Shannan Martin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:39
Last week, I found out that one of my kids' teachers unexpectedly lost her husband in a car accident. She's in her early 30s with a toddler, and when I was telling Ryan, I just started to cry. I don't often cry, so it su…