TPP 144: Psychotherapist Dr. Sharon Saline on What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

It’s been a while since I’ve done a show focused primarily on ADD/ADHD and this is a really powerful one. My guest is Dr. Sharon Saline, a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families who are dealing with ADHD and other learning disabilities. In addition to being a regular contributor to ADDitude Magazine, Sharon is the author of the new book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life. In today’s episode, we cover a lot of ground—everything from what a child’s emotional journey is like as he or she comes to understand and accept the way their brain is wired and the correlation between anxiety and ADHD, to how parents can help ADHD kids reduce outbursts and more successfully collaborate with their kids. Sharon also shares with us what she calls her “5 C’s of ADHD Parenting”—her key to successfully supporting these creative kids—as well as gives us her thoughts on medication and ADHD. Get ready for a multitude of takeaways and insights for parents of all differently wired kids, not just those with kids who have attention issues. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Things You'll Learn from this Episode: Sharon’s “5 C’s of ADHD Parenting” — self-control, compassion, collaboration, consistency, and celebration What a child’s emotional journey typically looks like as they come to understand what it means to have an ADHD brain Why reward systems and praise can work well for kids with ADHD as most are not wired to be intrinsically motivated Ways we can support our child through their negative thinking or negative self-talk The most common emotional challenges faced by kids with ADHD The relationship between ADHD and anxiety Sharon’s thoughts on medication as a tool for supporting kids with ADHD Resources Mentioned: Dr. Sharon Saline’s website What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life by Dr. Sharon Saline Dr. Saline on Twitter Dr. Saline on LinkedIn Dr. Saline’s Facebook Page Dr. Saline on YouTube Support the show Connect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're listening to this podcast, it's probably because a child you love and care for is differently wired.
0:07.0	Are they also struggling in their current educational setting, seen only for what they're doing wrong, while longing for positive relationships with peers and others?
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0:47.0	to learn more about what a strength-based assessment could mean for your family.
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0:55.0	Living with ADHD is like living with a thousand paper cuts.
0:59.0	It's not trauma with a capital T. As I like to see it.
1:02.7	It's a thousand little small things
1:05.1	that create these small kinds of traumas.
1:09.0	And so shifting focus helps them, when you shift focus, it helps them when you shift focus it helps them in a small way shift
1:16.4	their own focus.
1:18.8	Welcome to Tilt Parenting a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids.
1:29.0	My name is Debbie Reber and I'm the host of this show and I'm excited to be sharing this
1:34.2	episode with you because it's been a while since I've done a show focused primarily
1:38.8	on ADD 80HD and this is a really great one. My guest is Dr. Sharon Saline, a licensed clinical psychologist
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