Parenting problems: Help! my child’s school struggles remind me of my own | Episode 4

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Published 2024-02-16
For parents with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia, seeing your child struggle in familiar ways can bring up old stressors and traumas. The goal of this expert-led series is to help parents understand and navigate their own feelings and reactions, while supporting a child who learns and thinks differently.

Episode 4 is all about why it’s so important — and so hard — to practice self-compassion. Host and psychologist Dr. Johnson will share mindfulness tips to help avoid negative self-talk and how to create your own “self-compassion statement.”

Episode 4 resources:
Tips for practicing self-compassion as a parent:
www.understood.org/en/articles/parent-guilt-tips

Learn how helping his son navigate ADHD helped this dad make peace with his own ADHD experiences:
www.understood.org/en/articles/moving-past-the-gui…

More about Dr. Johnson:
www.understood.org/en/people/monica-johnson

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All Comments (3)
  • @julienlapierre2020
    It takes a lot of courage to turn inwards when we are struggling and lend out that helping hand. We all have that kindness within us, we just have to find it!