12 Issues Parents of ADHD kids need to fix in themselves!

12 Parents of ADHD children need to fix in themselves! Issues Photo by Nathan Cowley TheADHDMinimalist.com

Reduce Stress! The uncscious stresses of the parents can be the underlying cause of ADHD TheADHDMinimalist.com 1

Focus on the future! What are your long term parenting goals? TheADHDMinimalist.com 2

Avoid Stalemates! As soon as we think we 'KNOW' what our child thinks or feels we adjust our response to suit our assumptions. 3 TheADHDMinimalist.com

Are you operating out of counterwill? TheADHDMinimalist.com Understanding counterwill in yourself and your child is key. 4

Discard Parental guilt! Photo by Nathan Cowley Why do we feel guilty for things outside of our control? TheADHDMinimalist.com 5

Poorly individuated adults can not foster individuation in children. Are you individuated? 6 TheADHDMinimalist.com

Do Not Parent out of fear of others! Often we overreact to our child's behaviour because we are embarrassed. TheADHDMinimalist.com 7

Do a 'Self Check' before taking on difficult parenting tasks. TheADHDMinimalist.com 8

Watch your tone of VOICE! Often it's not the fact that parents say NO that causes a negative reaction in the child. It's the frusteration and irritation in the parent's voice that the child reacts to. TheADHDMinimalist.com 9

Take Responsibility for the emotional climate in your home! 10

Say NO to extra activities. Many children today are attention starved. They need more time with mom and dad not more extracurricular activities. 11

Parents need to seek healing for problems in their own lives. TheADHDMinimalist.com 12

None of us are Perfect Parents Have an attitude of compassionate curiosity towards yourself as you work out issues in your own life, so you can be the best parent you can be! TheADHDMinimalist.com Conclusion 1

Conclusion 2 If... part of the PROBLEM of ADHD/ADD comes from the environment in which the child lives, then THERE IS HOPE that making changes in the ENVIRONMENT will LESSEN THE EFFECTS OF ADHD on the Child! TheADHDMinimalist.com

Good Luck You are the most significant person in your child's life! Strive to be the best YOU, you can possibly be! TheADHDMinimalist.com