For Moms with ADHD: How to Shape a Peaceful, Organized Life for Your Family (w/ Terry Matlen, LMSW)

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Published 2022-12-09
Parenting a child with ADHD is challenging — even more so when Mom has ADHD, too. In this webinar replay, Terry Matlen, LMSW, ACSW, will answer questions from overwhelmed and exhausted parents such as:
- How do I help my kids stay organized when I’m always losing things myself?
- How do I get them to bed when I have no set routines?
- How do I help them with homework when neither one of us can sit still and focus?
- How do I deal with the commotion of parenting when I’m so sensitive to noise and disruption?
- Why do I feel so guilty all the time?
- How can I connect with my child when all I want to do is run away?

Download the slides associated with this webinar here:
www.additudemag.com/webinar/parent-with-adhd-strat…

10:16 Is This You?
14:34 Even “Experts” Screw Up
16:17 Purpose of Presentation
21:39 CHARACTERISTICS
22:47 ADHD…is not an excuse; it’s an explanation
23:10 Special Issues Moms with ADHD Face
28:50 How to Manage Living with ADHD
29:48 EASE Acronym
33:01 How to Manage ADD
35:54 Terry’s Top Tips
36:25 Meals
41:32 Family-Parenting
44:55 Personal Tips
51:13 Mom at Work
53:33 Resources
55:34 Q&A

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All Comments (11)
  • @sovereign_soul_starseed
    Wow. Terry's testimony was so spot on. Relate 100%. Thank you so much for sharing. I feel so less alone and pathetic.
  • @leilap2495
    So many great tips! I really want to find a support group outside of a giant group on Facebook. Can anyone tell me where to find them online? I don’t know how to find remote support groups on CHADD and my local group seems inactive.
  • @manifestdigitalagency
    Liked the video in 20:50 when her phone rang in the background and she went "aw I forgot to turn off my phone". LOVED IT!! I feel so seen :face-red-heart-shape:
  • @laurelb4193
    Excellent video! ❤ This is exactly how I’ve always felt as a mom w adhd, even though I finally just figured out it was adhd, and my youngest is almost 18. I remember busting my butt trying to be “class mom” for the preschool and feeling like an imposter. Somehow I thought it would help my kids make friends. Turns out I kinda was an imposter bc many of the other moms lived in sparkling clean mansions and we lived in a dumpy apartment. One time the moms came over for tea time bc it was my turn to host and I remember they busted out laughing when we could hear my neighbor taking a shower through the thin walls. After that I stopped giving a sh*t and trying to be a stellar class mom. A-holes. I love how the speaker says she wants to punch out the perfect mom in the picture, heehee!!!🤣🤣🤣
  • @CatalogK9
    Listening while studying for my Japanese final tomorrow lol