Episode 44: ADHD and other learning issues in teenagers

Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: Parenting Teens Into Adulthood

Kenneth Wilgus, PhD, P.C.

Christian Parenting, Christianity, Teens, Education, Teenagers, Kids, Kids & Family, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Adolescents, How To, Parenting Teens, Parents

4.9 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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With school in full swing, many teenagers are struggling. How do we know if our adolescent has a learning issue? What's the difference between ADD and just being lazy? Is the COVID pandemic a good time to be identifying our teenager's learning problems? How do parents deal with ADD and other learning problems with teenagers differently from when they are children? Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! [email protected] Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

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0:00.0	You are listening to Feeding the Mouth That Bight You with Ashley Parrish and Jessica Pfeiffer.
0:05.6	A weekly podcast guide on parenting teens and launching them into the world.
0:10.0	As always, we are joined by psychologist and author, Dr. Ken Wilgus.
0:14.5	Hey, everyone, and welcome back on today's episode.
0:17.5	We will be discussing ADHD and other learning issues in teenagers.
0:23.0	Ashley, sometimes it's hard to know when there's a problem. I mean, you know, a lot of times
0:27.4	you get your kid to middle school. They start school year. And the things that we thought
0:31.9	they might outgrow after elementary school are still troubling. Maybe we've had a few comments from teachers or homework is a source of frustration in
0:41.9	the evenings.
0:43.0	I'm not saying that has ever happened in my home.
0:46.8	But, and also right now we're facing a pandemic.
0:50.9	So there are a lot of kids working from home.
0:52.8	And because of that, we're noticing
0:54.6	some issues in their work and their study habits. You know, it's, it's obvious what's going on
1:00.1	at home when they're, when they're studying from home. Right. And I think it's hard anyways,
1:04.9	because we have these teenagers, maybe we're first time parents of teenagers. And we just don't know what is quote
1:13.0	unquote normal. And so in our home, that kind of behavior is kind of normal. And we don't
1:18.8	see it from different eyes. And so we don't even realize there's really an issue until other people,
1:26.6	like you said, teachers or somebody might start
1:29.2	telling us something. It's just hard, isn't it, Dr. Ken, to see issues in your own children?
1:35.1	It is. And, you know, there are certain learning problems that are much easier to spot when
1:39.7	they're little. So if you have a severely hyperactive child, you know, you can virtually always, that can be
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