Welcome to Parenting Breakdown!

 

In this episode, Matt and Rachel discuss how messages about difference and worth show up in high-achieving school communities - and what schools and parents can do to counter them. 

 

Topics explored:

 

- A listener question about how to help her kid with ADHD who is feeling inadequate under the weight of achievement culture

- Matt's experience growing up within high achieving schools and feeling like an outsider

- The medical vs social model of disabliity and how it can help parents use a broader lens to support their kids

 

Parenting Highlight of the Week:

- Rachel shares a story from a parent who let her child quit a sport, despite the parent's complex feelings about it.

 

Parenting Pivot of the Week

- Matt talks about his penchant for hiding sweets in the house (away from the kids) and wonders what the impact of this action has on the whole family.

 

References:

- Dr. Ross Greene, Lives in the Balance: https://livesinthebalance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ALSUPGuide2020-1.pdf

- APA: Models of Disability: https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/psychology-teacher-network/introductory-psychology/disability-models

 

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