As parents, we struggle when we see our children struggling. No one teaches us how to parent, and certainly no one teaches us how to parent a child who is struggling with ADHD, anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges. It can be easy to feel as though we must be doing something wrong if our children are having trouble managing day-to-day stressors or events. The reality is that you may be doing the exact same thing as the ‘parents next door’ but will not get the same results because a child with ADHD or anxiety, etc, will not respond to those same parenting strategies as a typically developing child might. It doesn’t help that the world of parenting advice is filled with well-meaning but often conflicting advice that is not tailored to you or to your child.
The good news is that there are strategies that we know work better for kids with mental health challenges. When we work with parents, we see ourselves as your partners. We know a lot about the specialized parenting strategies that help children with ADHD or anxiety. You are the expert on your child and your family. We teach general guidelines for effective parenting and then work with you to find the best ways to apply those guidelines to your particular child and family. As anyone with more than one child knows, different children require different things from their parents, so we know the importance of helping you understand the underlying principles so that you can apply them flexibly to your particular child in a given situation.
One benefit of this approach is that your understanding of these parenting principles will allow you to be a consistent source of support as your child faces stress. Rather than seeing a therapist for 45 minutes once a week, they have the benefit of a parent who is familiar with the way that their challenges show up and who can coach them through a challenge right in that moment. Particularly for children with ADHD, research shows that parent training is the most effective first-line therapeutic intervention. If you think that your child requires specialized parenting support, please reach out to us to see if our approach might be a good fit for you and your family.
The good news is that there are strategies that we know work better for kids with mental health challenges. When we work with parents, we see ourselves as your partners. We know a lot about the specialized parenting strategies that help children with ADHD or anxiety. You are the expert on your child and your family. We teach general guidelines for effective parenting and then work with you to find the best ways to apply those guidelines to your particular child and family. As anyone with more than one child knows, different children require different things from their parents, so we know the importance of helping you understand the underlying principles so that you can apply them flexibly to your particular child in a given situation.
One benefit of this approach is that your understanding of these parenting principles will allow you to be a consistent source of support as your child faces stress. Rather than seeing a therapist for 45 minutes once a week, they have the benefit of a parent who is familiar with the way that their challenges show up and who can coach them through a challenge right in that moment. Particularly for children with ADHD, research shows that parent training is the most effective first-line therapeutic intervention. If you think that your child requires specialized parenting support, please reach out to us to see if our approach might be a good fit for you and your family.