Parents of children with ADHD need support too
A child’s ADHD is a challenge for the whole family: mornings like a battlefield, homework in instalments until the evening, emotional outbursts, notes home from school, comments from relatives (“you’ve simply spoilt him”) and the chronic exhaustion of a parent who is trying everything. Traditional parenting methods often fail, because the ADHD brain needs a different approach – and that is neither the child’s fault nor the parent’s.
The group combines a workshop with support. The workshop part covers specific strategies based on what we know about ADHD: how to give instructions that get through; how to organise studying and chores (external support for executive functions); how to respond to outbursts; how to work with the school and insist that adjustments are made. The support part is sharing experiences with parents who really know what your everyday life looks like – without judgement and without advice from another planet.
The group is led by a psychologist specialising in ADHD. We also welcome parents of children who are being assessed. At our centre we also offer ADHD assessment and TUS for children – together, these can work as a coherent family support system.
What does it look like in practice?
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