Are you a parent who has ADHD? It can be so challenging to navigate parenting while also navigating ADHD - and Dr. Sharon Saline joins us this week to talk about this very thing. We talk about the common struggles that we hear within the ADHD community and what we can do to ease some of the stress/anxiety around parenting while ADHD-ing.

Do you know what kind of unique brain your child has? Listen in to learn from Dr. Saline as she explains ADHD and how we can support those struggling with it.

What We Talked About:

• 5 C's of ADHD Parenting

• Strength-based thinking and attentive awareness

• ADHD Awareness

• Motivation outside-the-box thinkers

• Executive functioning skills

• Managing yourself first so you can be there for others effectively.

Things to Remember

"Development is in the child's favor. The brain matures over time."

"Remember that ADHD is a disorder of self-regulation. Children cannot manage themselves the way they want to."

"We wanna help children try to feel good about what they are able to do. It's critical."

-Dr. Sharon Saline

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Dr. Sharon Saline.  Dr. Saline is a friend of the pod, a licensed, clinical psychologist, and the author of “What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew”.

In this episode, Dr. Saline and I talk about the effects of the pandemic on children and families.  We discuss the data on mental health pre- and post-pandemic, moral injury, the effect it is having on social skills, and ways to manage the anxiety we're all experiencing.

What do we do when our child gets an ADHD diagnosis? How do we best support a child with ADHD? As a mom of a child with ADHD, as you’ll hear in this episode, getting a diagnosis was relief and fear of the unknown all wrapped into one.

In this week’s episode, I speak with Dr. Sharon Saline, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and author of the award-winning book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life and The ADHD solution card deck. 

Dr. Sharon specializes in working with children, teens, young adults and families living with ADHD, learning disabilities, high-functioning autism and mental health issues. 

Her unique perspective comes from being a sibling in an ADHD home, combined with decades of experience as a clinical psychologist and educator/clinician consultant. This helps her in guiding families and adults towards effective communication and closer connections. 

Dr. Sharon Saline, author of What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life, joins Rachel and Steph to discuss her goal of improving the connection between parents and learners with ADHD through improving conversation. She walks them through her 5C’s of parenting which are self-control, compassion, collaboration, consistency, and celebration. They also dive into a conversation about medication. 

Families, are you overwhelmed with the challenges of raising a child with ADHD, autism, or learning disabilities? Or are you like so many families who are wondering if your child may be an alternative learner, but just aren’t sure?

Even if you are just looking for some ways to connect with your child and restore some peace and balance to your home.. This episode is just what you need to hear. 

Dr. Sharon Saline, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and top expert on ADHD, anxiety, learning differences and mental health challenges and their impact on family dynamics. 

In this episode, she brings her unique perspective as a sibling of a child who wrestled with untreated ADHD, combined with decades of academic excellence and clinical experience, and uses it to guide families as they navigate from the confusing maze of diagnoses and conflict to success and deepened family connections.

Angela is joined by Sharon Saline, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist, who is an expert in how ADHD, learning disabilities and mental health issues affect children, teens and families. They discuss improving memory and focus, taking on your child's risky behaviors, when to use a primary care provider over a counselor, how she decided to become a counselor, and how she focuses. See her ADHD card deck, and learn more at Sharon's website.

Join us for our very first panel discussion episode!

In this episode of Mentorships in Education, we welcome a panel consisting of Atty Maureen Graves, Dr Sharon Saline, and Steve Waters CEO, Teach Well Alliance.  Mentorships in Education is brought to you by Just Education, LLC and is hosted by Judith Epstein. Judith has a Master's degree in Education with a concentration in Language Acquisition. She is certified in special education with post-graduate coursework and professional development in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Social Thinking, and Collaborative & Proactive Solutions and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT). Judith created Just Education, LLC to compile a free resource library for mentors of students who struggle on a wide variety of topics that are all related to education and student success.

Dr. Sharon Saline has focused her work on ADHD, anxiety, learning differences and mental health challenges and their impact on school and family dynamics for over 30 years. She’s channeled this experience and expertise into her book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life. She recently published The ADHD Solution Deck: 50 Strategies to Help Kids Learn, Reduce Stress & Improve Family Connections.

As we move into the winter months, the wake of the pandemic always just ahead of us, Dr. Saline is here to talk about ADHD Parenting under stress, particularly when COVID comes home.

Dr. Sharon Saline a clinical psychologist in private practice in Massachusetts who is a top expert in how ADHD, learning disabilities and mental health issues affect children, teens and families. Dr. Saline has worked extensively with schools on mental health issues in the classroom, interpreting psychological evaluations and improving teacher/parent communication. Her unique perspective, namely growing up in a household with a sibling who wrestled with untreated ADHD, combined with decades of clinical expertise, assists her in guiding families from the maze of emotions, conflict and stress toward successful dialog, interventions and connection.

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

Welcome to the ADHD bookclub podcast series where I have been discussing the chapters in a brilliant book called, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew by Dr. Sharon Saline © copyright Sharon Saline, Psy.D. 2019. Today on the show, I'm super excited to share with you the interview that I had with the author and share with you so much wisdom. We talked about everything parenting and ADHD and I was so inspired by it all. Thank you, Dr. Saline, for all the work you do to help us better navigate the challenges that ADHD can present us in our parenting.

Sharon Saline is a renowned expert on ADHD, anxiety, learning differences, and mental health challenges, and their impact on school and family dynamics. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and author of the excellent book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew.

In this episode of Mentorships in Education, we welcome Dr. Sharon Saline, Psy.D. Mentorships in Education is brought to you by Just Education, LLC and is hosted by Judith Epstein. Judith has a Master's degree in Education with a concentration in Language Acquisition. She is certified in special education with post-graduate coursework and professional development in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Social Thinking, and Collaborative & Proactive Solutions and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT). Judith created Just Education, LLC to compile a free resource library for mentors of students who struggle on a wide variety of topics that are all related to education and student success.