How Parents Can Support Kids With ADHD

ADHD can affect attention, impulse control and activity levels. For some young people, this means restlessness and difficulty sitting still. For others, it can mean daydreaming, disorganisation or finding it hard to complete everyday tasks. Dr Michael Carr-Gregg

Please enjoy this edition of SchoolTV, where leading ADHD experts answer common questions and share practical advice on:

• Connection before correction
• Scaffolding not just instructing
• Collaborate on solutions
• Prioritizing movement, diet, sleep, and exercise

Episodes include:

• What is ADHD?
• How Parents Can Support?
• ADHD Across Genders?
• Common Misconceptions?
• Diet and Nutrition?
• For several other video series on this topic please follow the link here to the ADHD edition of SchoolTV

Children with ADHD possess incredible strengths like creativity, deep empathy, hyper-focus, and out-of-the-box problem solving. However, navigating environments built for neurotypical brains can sometimes feel overwhelming for them.

Whether your child has received a recent diagnosis of ADHD, or perhaps you suspect your child may meet the criteria for an ADHD diagnosis, or maybe you have received a late in life diagnosis yourself – wherever you are in your journey – this edition of School TV offers a series of bite-sized, relatable videos exploring how families can better understand ADHD and support their children to build confidence, strengthen emotional regulation and navigate everyday challenges more successfully.

Philippa Gibson
SCEGGS School Counsellor