How to talk to ADHD kids about worry, anxiety & rumination

If you have a child or student with ADHD (diagnosed or suspected) who experiences worry or rumination regularly, this episode is for you! And if you're NOT a caregiver, parent or teacher, many of the tools I share about understanding our brains can still apply to adults, especially if we're trying to dismantle a lifetime of negative messages and begin healing our inner child.     In this episode I talk about:   my personal journey as a parent navigating worry with my 7yo son why kids with ADHD are more prone to worry, anxiety & rumination the effect of gaslighting: why telling them 'there's nothing to worry about' doesn't help how we can empower our kids through self-understanding and simple & fun metacognitive tools that will help them feel less helpless and more in control how I talk to my kid about worry (including examples) understanding worry as one part of many parts that make up who we are activating curiosity (a fantastic 'hack' for ADHD interest-based brains) to stop misplaced fear in its tracks the neurology of the limbic system, amygdala and its adaptive evolutionary advantage for human species how to make talking about anxiety hilarious and interesting for kids, to keep them engaged and in the driver's seat repetition of these tools to embed new beliefs and self-identity in neural pathways and more!   Resources/books mentioned:   No Bad Parts, by Richard Schwartz Internal Family Systems Therapy with Children, by Lisa Spiegel Inside Out, a children's animated film by Pixar Hey Warrior (a picture book on Worry for kids) by Karen Young   DISCLAIMER: This episode is general information and not intended as therapy or advice for your specific situation. Please seek your own medical advice about mental health matters that concern you or your children.   Join 30K neurodivergents who use our evidence-based ADHD Planners: https://futureadhd.com/Follow on IG - @future.adhd   @adhd.nervous.systemFollow on TikTok - future.adhd

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Future ADHD is a podcast hosted by Grace Koelma, Founder & Educator at Future ADHD. Future ADHD exists to serve neurodivergents who have a deep sense that — while they struggle with self regulation and executive functioning on a daily basis — they’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for their brain. Being diagnosed with combined type ADHD at 33 helped make sense of my entire life — and while I wholeheartedly support an empowered and strength-based approach to ADHD, I also hold space and honour the daily complexity and difficulty of being neurodivergent in a world that isn’t designed for us. Over decades, we have accumulated layered self-beliefs and negative messages that plague us — after a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and simultaneously too much, and not enough. Know this... There is so much that can be done to help you find balance, clarity and homeostasis (and no, your ADHD is not something that needs to be cured - it’s the key to unlocking your greatest wholeness and potential). I know, because I’m walking that journey alongside you. If this resonates for you, and you want to join a community of brilliant, like-minded people, and learn more about your neurodivergent mind, then come along. Join me for a new episode or interview each week, as I explore methods backed by science, including polyvagal theory & nervous system nourishment, breathwork and self care, planning & organisation, neural plasticity & unconscious programming, mindset and self-perception, and habit forming. Come check out my science-based planners and other resources at futureadhd.com.