Essential parenting Course for ADHD
A short course to explore 6 key aspects of parenting AN ADHD CHILD that REQUIRE different To Traditional APPROACHes And 6 strategies THAT SUPPORT THOSE APPROACHES
6 video course to support you to parent a child with ADHD
As parents, you are the best placed educators of your children. You want them to flourish and thrive. You can see they are struggling and here is a course that can equip you with practical strategies to learn coregulation skills.
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ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder
that impairs executive function
It is possible to train the brain to be more focused and attentive, calm and competent, but we need specific tools and strategies to strengthen the executive functions.
The Executive Functions (EF) are part of the prefrontal cortex of the brain and are responsible for decision making, planning, following through with ideas and actions. But they are also responsible for selecting, sticking with, and switching between tasks, for self-monitoring and flexibility control, and impulsivity and emotional regulation.
ADHD is genetic and impacted by environmental conditions and is characterised by a hyper stimulated nervous system and arousal of the stress response (fight, flight, freeze). Managing Adhd symptoms requires an understanding of the nervous system and how to reset the brain and settle down after overstimulation.
Course Content
Course Content
Introduction
Introduction to the course: how to support executive impairment
Model CALM
When you see disregulation think “my child is finding something difficult, they’re not being difficult”
Model CURIOUS
When you see escalation or shut down, think “my child is trying to tell me something but they don’t know how to”
Model CLARITY
When you see chaotic choices, scattered mind, half started tasks think “my child needs scafolding not scolding”
Model COMPASSION
When you see unpredictable moods, think “my child is overwhelmed by something, how can I validate their feelings?”
Model BRAIN COACH
When you see risky behaviours,
random choices, spontaneous
decisions, think “my child can’t see
the bigger picture”
Model TIDY MIND
When you see your child give up, lose
track, zone out, think “my child needs a
prompt not a prod”
Conclusion
Learning Outcomes
- Learn how to identify what your child needs when they are disregulated and how to calmly show them tools to settle down again.
- Use tried and tested strategies to develop executive functions so that your child learns for themselves how to manage their ADHD symptoms.
- Increase your own self confidence to support your child's neurodiverse needs.
- Build up your own resources toolkit and by practicing the recommended tools with your child, feel better equipped to manage co-
regulation. - Find ways to connect and celebrate with your child, encouraging them to notice and verbalise their difficulties rather than think they are being difficult.
About The Course Leader
Alexandra Loewe, BMus, MA, DipTCA, ADHD Coach, Life Coach, Mindfulness Coach
Alexandra Loewe has worked for 25 years in education and mentoring, working with young people to develop their social and creative skills, with elderly with dementia to regain communication pathways and with adults and children on the autism and ADHD spectrum.
She has worked in schools as a mindfulness practitioner and runs workshops in emotional intelligence and mental resilience, incorporating mindfulness practices, and has an online video course in Mindfulness for ADHD.
In 2015 Alexandra trained as a Life Coach specialising in neurodiversity and now works as an ADHD coach with recently diagnosed adults and children. She runs parenting programmes to support parents with neurodivergent children and adolescents and offers “ADHD in the work place” training days to support neurodivergent employees.
Qualifications
- Youth Mindfulness Practitioner
- Qualified Personal Performance Life Coach (The Coaching Academy)
- MA Arts Management in Education (City University)
- Performance and Communication Skills Diploma (Guildhall School of Music)
- BMus Music (Birmingham University)