481- Parenting Styles That Work for Neurodivergent Children
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Historically, parenting leaned heavily on punitive approaches. But, as Caroline Mendel, Psy.D., shares, research indicates that balancing warmth with limit-setting is important to raising well-adjusted children, especially when a child is neurodivergent.
Free Resources on Parenting Neurodivergent Children:
- Download: The ADHD Library for Parents
- Read: How Praise Triggers Better Control in the ADHD Brain
- Read: Sample Routines for Kids with ADHD
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:20.0 | Hi everyone my name is Annie Rogers and on behalf of the attitude team I'm so pleased to welcome you to today's 80-HD expert's presentation titled Parenting Stiles |
| 0:26.9 | that Work for Neurodivergent Children. |
| 0:30.6 | Leading today's presentation is Dr. Caroline Mendel. |
| 0:33.4 | Dr. Mendel is the senior director of clinical services for school and community programs |
| 0:39.1 | and a psychologist in the and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. |
| 0:54.0 | She specializes in the assessment and treatment of youth with ADHD, disruptive behavior, |
| 1:00.2 | and other co-occurring conditions. |
| 1:03.0 | In today's webinar, we will discuss the shift |
| 1:07.0 | from an authoritarian style of parenting |
| 1:10.0 | used just a generation ago |
| 1:12.0 | to the approaches used today that really elevate |
| 1:15.4 | resilience and social emotional awareness. |
| 1:18.8 | According to research, balancing warmth with limit setting is important to raising well adjusted |
| 1:26.0 | children especially when those children are neurodivergent. So today our |
| 1:31.6 | expert will highlight evidence-based parenting strategies that address emotions and challenging behaviors and help build a positive relationship with your child. |
| 1:44.6 | We would like to begin today's webinar by asking two poll questions to our live audience. |
| 1:50.8 | The first is, do you strive to use a parenting style that is similar to or different from the one that your parents or caregivers used with you? |
| 2:02.0 | And piggybacking on that. parents or caregivers used with you. |
| 2:03.0 | And piggybacking on that, |
| 2:05.5 | how well do you feel that your family members |
| 2:09.4 | support your efforts to develop and use positive parenting techniques right now. |
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