AP 712: Why You Don’t Have to Be a Perfect Parent to Raise an ADHD Child Well || with Drs. Lori and Mallory from the Childhood Collective

About Progress

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

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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The fear of making mistakes can paralyze parents and prevent true connections with their kids. In this episode I explore this challenge with Drs. Lori and Mallory from the Childhood Collective, focusing on parents of neurodiverse children, particularly those with ADHD. We delve into the societal pressures and internal criticisms that complicate parenting and underscore the importance of striving for connection rather than perfection. Through personal anecdotes and professional insights, we illustrate how embracing mistakes, practicing self-compassion, and prioritizing small steps can lead to more effective and fulfilling parenting. The episode also emphasizes the significance of repair work and offers actionable advice for handling guilt and missteps, ultimately framing imperfection as a gift to our children. Listen to my episode on their podcast! Get the Six keys to parenting a happy and independent child with ADHD Sign up as a Supporter to get access to our private, premium, ad-free podcast, More Personal. Episodes air each Friday! ⁠Get on the waitlist for Italy!⁠ Single traveler survey ⁠here⁠. More for Moms Conference Leave a rating and review Check out my ⁠workshops⁠! Follow About Progress on YOUTUBE! Book Launch Committee Free DSL Training Full Show Notes This episode is brought to you by goPure Beauty, get 25% off @goPure with code PROGRESS at https://www.goPurebeauty.com/PROGRESS #goPurepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The fear of making a mistake can paralyze parents and keep them from having moments of true connection with their kids.
0:14.0	Hi, this is Monica Packer, and you're listening to About Progress, where we are about progress made practical.
0:24.6	Have you ever been judged as a parent?
0:27.6	Without even hearing your answer, I know it is yes, because all parents get judged at one point
0:34.6	or another, whether it's from a well-meaning family member, a stranger at
0:38.2	the grocery store, or even a friend at church. To be a parent means you will be judged. But what
0:45.3	at that judging includes you being critical of yourself? Maybe this is a mix of internalized
0:52.8	criticism and internalized societal expectations, but being
0:58.0	a mom is made more complicated when the way we see and talk to ourselves is constantly under our
1:04.8	own microscope, as if it's better if we criticize our own messy passes at parenting before someone else can.
1:13.0	I find this is especially true when you have neurodiverse children, including ADHD.
1:19.5	You know I have several myself. If you're in that boat, of course you know you love your child,
1:26.0	your children, more than anything else. And when they have special needs like ADHD, you know you love your child, your children, more than anything else.
1:28.6	And when they have special needs like ADHD, you take on additional responsibilities to mold,
1:34.3	to support, and to advocate for them. But because we live in an imperfect world with imperfect
1:40.7	systems, and also because we are humans who have never done this before,
1:45.4	we make mistakes. And when your child has special needs, each mistake can feel like
1:50.9	the mistake that will define not just your parenting, but their lives. Today, I want to offer
1:58.2	some hope for parents of ADHD children specifically.
2:02.6	You don't have to be perfect to parent well.
2:06.2	I invited Dr. Lori and Mallory from the Childhood Collective to talk about the myth of perfect parenting,
2:13.3	what it really means to be a good parent to an ADHD child,
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