Why You Can’t Stay Calm with Your ADHD Kid (It’s Not a Character Flaw)

If you’ve ever dealt with mom guilt after losing your cool and wondered why you can’t stay calm with your ADHD kid, this episode is for you.

You get interrupted, your emotions go from zero to 100, and then the guilt shows up. In this solo episode, JoAnn shares how ADHD shaped her own childhood and parenting, why big emotional reactions are not a verdict on you as a mom, and how to start noticing your triggers so you can pause and repair.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why ADHD comes with an emotional component, and why a big reaction to criticism is not proof that you are a bad mom
• Why being pulled away from a project can drain your motivation, and how interest works as fuel for an ADHD brain
• Why you can’t promise to always stay calm, but you can promise to notice your triggers and repair
• How to tell your family your triggers, and how to plan a pause for the situations that set you off
• A simple trick to stay present in a conversation when your attention wants to wander

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Happy Home Ladder, a cooperative family game where you work on one skill at a time
• The Best Mom is a Happy Mom by JoAnn Crohn
• The No Guilt Mom Inner Circle
• Vibe by Adam Grant
• The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
• The No Guilt Mom podcast page
• Follow and review on Apple Podcasts
• Follow on Spotify

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