How often do our kids parrot back words that make us cringe? While your two-year-old blurting out “I need coffee!” in the supermarket or using salty language with relatives may get laughs in the retelling, other phrases will break your heart. Phrases like, “I’m stupid.” “I’ll never be good at anything.” Before you demand from your kid, “who told you that?” […]
Category: Parenting
The power of split-second mindfulness
While writing my cool ADHD mom post last week, I found several pages of tips for us ADHD parents. However, as I opened tab after tab in my browser, I noticed a gaping hole. Enough with the cleaning and organizing tips. What about those larger-than-life emotions? Some people go so far as to claim ADHD […]
ADHD & rocking the parenting thing…or not
While ADHD might lead to me forgetting my diaper bag, ADHD helps me rock this parenting thing. — Elizabeth Broadbent, ADDitudemag.com I stumbled across this post recently on ADDitude‘s Be Our Guest blog. I can’t relate. I’ve heard it many ways: “let it go,” “say yes to the mess,” “just be you.” It’s tempting to embrace that mentality. There’s even […]