190 How to Be a Good Parent

I Have ADHD Podcast

Kristen Carder

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The only way to be a perfect parent is to toss out the word "perfect" altogether. Our expectations and emotions can easily get in the way of effective parenting when we make things all about US instead of all about what our kiddos need.

In episode 190, I'm serving some spicy advice on ways we can all grow and improve as moms and dads to our little ones.

You'll find that my tips don't have a lot to do with the actual kids, and that's because there is work we as adults need to do before we expect things from our children.

It doesn't have to be right 100% of the time. You can begin to develop skills that will build connections with your kiddos and make your job as a parent feel so lovely. It can actually be fun.

Listen in with your partner or when you have a quiet moment alone to yourself. And if you'd like to join a supportive community to help get you through the day-to-day, I'd love for you to become a part of my coaching group.

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0:16.0	Welcome to the I have ADHD podcast where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD. I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD.
0:20.0	Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting, relationships, working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder.
0:29.0	I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B.
0:39.0	Hey what's up?
0:40.0	This is Kristen Carter and you're listening to the I have ADHD podcast episode
0:44.9	number 190. I am medicated. I am caffeinated and I am ready to roll. Hello, how are you?
0:54.4	I am so glad that you're here with me today.
0:56.3	I'm so glad that you decided to press play on this podcast.
1:00.0	I know that you're busy.
1:01.6	I know that you're overwhelmed. I know you've got a ton to do, and yet here you are with me today in this space.
1:08.6	I am so glad, so grateful for your time and attention.
1:13.5	I promise you this episode is going to deliver.
1:18.4	We're going to talk today about how to be a good parent. Yes, you. Even you with ADHD can develop the skills to be a good
1:29.0	parent. We're going to talk all about it today. I want to say first of all that you definitely 100% do not have to be perfect.
1:39.0	I think that ADHD years are very prone to black and white thinking. I don't think. I know.
1:45.4	80 years are very prone to black and white thinking. So we either think we are a good
1:49.9	parent or a bad parent. We think we're either doing it right or we're doing it wrong. And I want to first
1:56.4	relieve that pressure and say, listen, you do not have to be perfect. It doesn't have to be right
2:01.9	100% of the time. You can begin to develop skills that
2:06.0	will build connection with your kiddos and make your job as a parent feel so lovely.
2:14.0	It can actually be fun.
2:16.0	I can't believe that I am saying that,
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