5 Reasons I'm Not Helping My Kid Who Struggles With Executive Functioning
OF COURSE we've got to help our neurodivergent kids get organized! So why are they getting so mad?
Lost hoodies and devices, forgotten homework, missed due dates...
Of course we need to remind our children and teens about everything - otherwise they will forget!
It’s exhausting, but we have to do it, right? We’re their parents, so we need to teach them these skills, or they will fail. So why are our kids getting so angry when we help them?
Does any of this ring true?
“My kid really needs help but gets angry when I try to help.”
“It isn’t my fault that they are disorganized!”
“I don’t understand why my kid is even less motivated when I offer solutions!”
Are you praising your kid’s good grades? Offering lots of great solutions to the problems you notice? Checking your kid’s grades daily? That’s what being a good parent is all about, right?
So why is it backfiring?
“Should I just stop helping my kid?”
Honestly, maybe you should.
“Executive functions are skills everyone uses to organize and act on information.”
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My son Ocean’s executive functio…
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