Kristin Valerius, PhD, is not only a paediatric psychologist who counsels children for a variety of concerns including ADHD and anxiety, but she also has lived experience with those same diagnoses both personally and within her family.
In this episode, we’re going deep into how to best support our orchid kids with ADHD and anxiety, and how to support ourselves through the process because let’s be honest: it is not easy.
We’re talking about what makes an orchid kid so unique, how to think about self-regulation as a fuel tank with some of us being gas-guzzling SUVs and some of us being little Prius’, and why the term Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is actually pretty misleading.
Kristin will also be giving some amazing tips to orchid parents out there to help them on their journey, like:
By the end of this episode, we hope you’ll have a solid framework to support your orchid child and yourself, know that being an orchid parent can actually be a good thing because it builds resiliency and strength that other parents don’t have to cultivate, and be reminded that you shouldn’t aim for perfection (and in fact, it’s ok to mess up because how you repair afterwards is where the magic really happens!)
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