| Children with ADHD really have it tough today. Not only | | | | Now it's the second comment that typically leads to |
| do a lot of them struggle in school, with relationships, | | | | the most trouble and conflict when trying to raise a |
| and at home, but they are also faced with the ghosts | | | | child with ADHD (or any child for that matter). I bet |
| of our pasts. If you think about, most parents get their | | | | you've heard a ton yourself, and maybe you've also |
| particular approach to raising children from one direct | | | | said it before: |
| source: their parents. | | | | "My parents would never put up with this type of |
| From our parents, we tend to develop a style that | | | | behavior from me when I was a child." |
| considers: | | | | While I understand the comment, I've got to tell you |
| | | | that your parents would never be able to raise your |
| 1. What we felt worked. | | | | child today, the way they raised you. Times are |
| 2. What we felt did not work. | | | | different. It's that simple. Children today are different |
| And just maybe we also add in our own personal | | | | than they were 10 years ago, and certainly different |
| flavor of parenting based on what we would have | | | | than 20+ years ago. |
| liked to experience ourselves. | | | | Now add in a child with ADHD who is being raised in a |
| At one point or another, I often hear two very | | | | society with such incredibly overwhelming |
| common phrases in my office. The first is that many | | | | expectations. Don't get me wrong here. I'm not |
| parents don't want their children to make the same | | | | questioning your parents. That's not it at all. Instead, I |
| mistakes they did. That's admirable, and I sort of feel | | | | want to point out that times have changed. Society |
| that way too. But then again, the mistakes we made | | | | has changed. Technology has changed, and our |
| are the ones that brought us to where we are today. | | | | dreams keep getting bigger and bigger. |