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Resources & Links:
- Get Your Curated Podcast Playlist
- Focused Strategy Sessions with Kate
- The Divorce Survival Guide Resource Bundle
- Phoenix Rising: A Divorce Empowerment Collective
- Kate on Instagram
- Kate on Facebook
- Kate’s Substack Newsletter: Divorce Coaching Dispatch
- The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast Episodes are also available YouTube!
- Seven Step Mindset Reset for Divorce
- Elaine’s website
- Elaine on Twitter
- Elaine on LinkedIn
- Elaine on Facebook
- Elaine on Instagram
- Bless Her Heart – She Just Doesn’t Understand ADHD (article)
About This Episode
Maneuvering through a divorce is tough. Co-parenting can be even tougher. Parenting a diagnosed or newly diagnosed child with ADHD or neurodiversity post-divorce, well, things can feel downright suffocating at times. This week on the podcast we’re talking about parenting a perfectly imperfect complex child in the midst of a divorce.
My guest Elaine Taylor-Klaus is an author, parent educator, and certified coach. She’s the co-founder of ImpactADHD.com and co-creator of Sanity School®. When my son was diagnosed with ADHD, Elaine’s work truly impacted the way that I moved through my son’s diagnosis, parenting, co-parenting with my ex, and everything that came after that.
Seriously. Elaine’s work was a lifesaver for me.
Learn more about Elaine Taylor-Klaus:
Elaine Taylor-Klaus is an author, parent educator, and certified coach. The co-founder of ImpactADHD.com, co-creator of Sanity School® (an online behavior therapy program), and co-author of Parenting ADHD Now! Easy Intervention Strategies to Empower Kids with ADHD, she provides coaching, training, and support for parents of complex kids – and parents raising kids in complex times. Her newest book, The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety and More was released in September. Elaine has served as a parent advisor for the American Academy of Pediatrics and on the national Board of Directors of CHADD. She is the mother in an ADHD++ family of six.
What you’ll hear about in this episode:
Getting an ADHD diagnosis for your child. (4:20)
Now that you know what you are dealing with, what happens next? (5:00)
Moving from ‘fix-it’ mode to ‘understanding’. (8:29)
How to deal when one partner in the co-parent has ADHD and you have a child diagnosed with ADHD too. (16:31)
What to do when one parent is in denial about a diagnosis. (19:05)
Steps to help empower your child to find control where they can and help them feel good. (20:26)
Choose one thing to be important at a time and not try to do everything at once. (38:26)
What to do when your co-parent partner is criticizing your way of parenting.
Disclaimer
The commentary and opinions available on this podcast are for informational and entertainment purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal or psychological advice. You should contact an attorney, coach, or therapist in your state to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem.