Summary of Dr. Sharon Saline & Laura Markham 's What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew

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#1 ADHD is hard for parents to deal with as well. They struggle academically, socially, and psychologically with their kids. They forget things, can’t slow down, find it hard to focus, and are disorganized.

#2 The goal of this book is to give you a road map to be an effective parent via the voices of children and teens with ADHD. You’ll elicit and listen to your child’s stories about having ADHD, and respond empathically, supportively, and calmly.

#3 The FIVE C’s model relies on two things: strength-based thinking and attentive awareness. With strength-based thinking, you focus on your child’s capabilities to help them build competence, self-confidence, and pride. With attentive awareness, you observe, listen to, and acknowledge what your child is saying.

#4 When kids are faced with defeat, it’s because they don’t see other options for themselves in that moment. When you put your heads together to invent alternatives and explore new choices about an issue that matters to you, the Five C’s Parenting kicks in.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669380580

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

ADHD is hard for parents to deal with as well. They struggle academically, socially, and psychologically with their kids. They forget things, can’t slow down, find it hard to focus, and are disorganized.

#2

The goal of this book is to give you a road map to be an effective parent via the voices of children and teens with ADHD. You’ll elicit and listen to your child’s stories about having ADHD, and respond empathically, supportively, and calmly.

#3

The FIVE C’s model relies on two things: strength-based thinking and attentive awareness. With strength-based thinking, you focus on your child’s capabilities to help them build competence, self-confidence, and pride. With attentive awareness, you observe, listen to, and acknowledge what your child is saying.

#4

When kids are faced with defeat, it’s because they don’t see other options for themselves in that moment. When you put your heads together to invent alternatives and explore new choices about an issue that matters to you, the Five C’s Parenting kicks in.

#5

Many parents of kids with ADHD struggle to understand how to raise them. They were raised by authoritarian parents who told them what to do, and they don’t want to go through that with their children.

#6

The Five C’s parenting approach is designed to help you build on what you do that already works while offering you new ideas and perspectives to help you through difficult parts.

#7

You can’t deal with any situation effectively if you are constantly emotional triggered or out of control. Being aware of your feelings and what is bubbling inside you is the first step toward a positive alliance with your child or teen.

#8

The third option is to Sniff the flower, blow out the candle: extend your pointer