Chaos & Caffeine - ADHD Parenting Podcast

Executive Functioning & ADHD: 9 Skills Your Child Struggles With (and How to Help!)


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Does your ADHD child struggle with focus, emotional outbursts, or never finishing what they start? The culprit? Executive dysfunction.

In this episode of Chaos & Caffeine, we’re breaking down the 9 executive functions, how ADHD hijacks them, and science-backed, practical strategies to help your child build these crucial life skills.

✅ Why ADHD kids struggle with impulse control, memory, and organization
 ✅ How to teach emotional regulation & task management without the battles
✅ My must-have ADHD tool of the week (spoiler: it’s a game that actually works!)

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This Month’s Sponsor: Play Therapy Supply! They offer incredible products designed to support ADHD families, from sensory tools to therapeutic games that help kids thrive. Check out their fantastic selection at playtherapysupply.com!

 🛑 PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Struggling with your child’s impulse control and emotional regulation? This week, I’m highlighting The Stop, Relax, and Think Board Game from PlayTherapySupply.com! 🎲 

Could Therapy be the Answer? OnlineTherapy.com—because let’s be real, even superheroes like you need a sidekick. Click here to connect with a licensed therapist and start feeling like the rockstar parent you are.

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Danielle is the host of Chaos & Caffeine, a fast-growing ADHD parenting podcast where she interviews leading psychologists, clinicians, researchers, and neurodivergent advocates about what actually helps ADHD kids thrive in the real world. Through science-backed conversations and very real mom-in-the-trenches storytelling, the show helps parents navigate executive function challenges, emotional regulation struggles, learning differences, and the everyday chaos of raising neurodivergent kids.

Each week, Danielle translates complex ADHD research into practical tools parents can actually use — from building routines that support developing brains to helping kids strengthen focus, flexibility, and self-regulation skills.

Listen to the podcast and explore expert interviews at:
https://linktr.ee/chaosandcaffeinepodcast

Danielle frequently speaks and writes about ADHD parenting strategies, executive function development, emotional regulation, screen use and attention, learning challenges like dyslexia, and building resilient neurodivergent families.

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