Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care

Raising a Child with ADHD to a Successful & Healthy Adulthood


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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.

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:

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  • Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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