Parent Coaching

Does your child have ADHD?

Do you feel like you’ve tried reading all the books and articles and none of it worked?

Do you want to better understand their brain?

Would you like to have less arguing in your household?

Do you feel like you have no time to take care of yourself?

Do you judge yourself for your child’s behavior?

Do you have ADHD yourself and get overstimulated by your child?

You want to support and nurture their strengths, you’re just not sure how?

I’ve felt many of these things myself. Even as a social worker, and an ADHDer myself, it wasn’t until my oldest child was diagnosed that I really did a deep dive into learning everything I could about ADHD. Then, I recognized how I needed to adapt my parenting approach based on brain science and I started seeing positive shifts in my daughter’s behavior.

Our children are doing the best they can. They don’t mean to forget things, not listen, frustrate us, get upset easily, etc. Once we understand how their brains work, we can make adaptations to our parenting approach that can reduce the frustrations, yelling, negotiations, and guilt.

The parent coaching process involves you sharing your areas of strength and concern in your parenting approach. We’ll evaluate your current level of understanding of how ADHD brains operate and fill in any knowledge gaps gaps. We’ll review your areas of challenge and find creative solutions to overcome challenges.

Common themes in parent coaching include:

• Improving morning or bedtime routines

• How to make requests of your children so they can follow through

• Reducing arguments

• How to model skill building

• Building meaningful connection with your child

• How you can help your child regulate their emotions

• Regulating your own body and reactions in order to help your child manage theirs

• How to parent an ADHD child when you have ADHD yourself

• Encouraging your child’s interests