308 Raising Kids While Being a Hot (ADHD) Mess
I Have ADHD Podcast
Kristen Carder
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
If you’re parenting with ADHD, you already know—it’s a lot. The meltdowns (sometimes yours), the forgotten school forms, the overstimulation, the guilt spiral after snapping at your kid… and then the vow to do better next time.
In today’s episode, we’re talking about how to be a good enough parent, even when ADHD makes it hard. You’ll learn the 5 essential building blocks every ADHD parent needs (hint: perfection is not one of them), and how to model one of the most powerful relationship skills there is: repair.
Because here’s the thing: ADHD brains mess up sometimes. We say the wrong thing, lose our cool, or zone out when our kid really needs us. That doesn’t make you a bad parent. What matters most is what you do next—and this episode will show you how to turn those moments into meaningful connection.
We’ll also talk about:
You don’t need to be perfect—you just need to show up, own your mistakes, and keep trying. And guess what? That’s exactly what your kid needs to see.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there. If you're a parent with ADHD, I have a question for you. Do you ever feel like your |
| 0:05.6 | emotions hijack your parenting? Like some days, everything feels smooth, you're present, connected, |
| 0:11.5 | and even keeping up with all of the chaos. And then other days, you're snapping, |
| 0:16.1 | shutting down, overwhelmed, or stuck in a loop of guilt for not showing up the way that you wanted to. |
| 0:21.7 | All I have to say is same. |
| 0:23.9 | Parenting is the hardest job in the world. |
| 0:26.5 | But parenting with ADHD, it's next level. |
| 0:29.8 | We blurt things out. |
| 0:31.1 | We lose our patience. |
| 0:32.0 | We get distracted when our kids want our attention. |
| 0:34.1 | And whether your child is 3, 13, or 33, the emotional roller coaster |
| 0:39.9 | of parenting just doesn't seem to ever stop. Maybe you're in the thick of raising little |
| 0:45.8 | ones, trying to balance patience with overstimulation. Or maybe your kids are already grown |
| 0:51.8 | and flown, and you're realizing that ADHD has really |
| 0:54.9 | shaped your parenting in ways that you're still figuring out. |
| 0:58.2 | Maybe you're a grandparent, and you want to break old patterns and show up differently for |
| 1:02.4 | this next generation. |
| 1:04.1 | No matter where you are in your parenting journey, there is one skill that can change |
| 1:08.1 | everything, and that is emotional regulation. That's exactly why I'm |
| 1:13.3 | teaching a live master class on Tuesday, March 25th at 1 p.m. Eastern, and I want you to join me. |
| 1:21.3 | I'm going to share a simple ADHD-friendly tool to regulate your emotions so that you can |
| 1:25.8 | respond with intention instead of reacting |
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