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Do you suspect your child has ADHD? Don't miss today's show with Dr. Tamara Rosier. She is the author of “Your Brain’s Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD.” She runs the ADHD Center of West Michigan and is president of the ADHD Coaches Organization.

In this episode, we cover:
Understanding ADHD

• What is ADHD? 
• What are the symptoms? 
• Are foster, adoptive, and kinship kids more prone to ADHD?
• How to tell if our child’s behavior is ADHD or caused by the trauma they’ve experienced? 

Treating ADHD

• Importance of early diagnosing and intervention. 
• To medicate or not?
• Should you take a medication break/holiday?

 Parenting Challenges with Raising a Child with ADHD: 

• Managing expectations.
• Emotional management is key.
• Stop comparing your child and yourself to other parents and their “perfect” kids.
• Self-control/Impulsiveness.
• Sticking to an activity - the challenge of finding the balance between encouraging a child to persist and letting go.
• Why can my child focus on a video game but take 3 hours to finish a 30-minute homework assignment? And what can I do about it? 
• What to let go and what to not. Don’t sweat the small stuff. 

 Looking for the Positives of ADHD

• ADHD is not a disorder but rather a trait or neurological difference.
• Strength of divergent thinking. 

Tips for parents raising a child with ADHD.

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Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.

Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:

• Weekly podcasts
• Weekly articles/blog posts
• Resource pages on all aspects of family building