In this episode of Getting Open, parenting coach Patrick Ney shares powerful tools to help parents shift from control to connection—especially when raising kids with ADHD or emotional challenges. Through stories, neuroscience, and mindset shifts, he shows how healing yourself can transform how you show up for your child.
Parents, answer follow these prompts:
-This is how I was raised.
-This is what I learned about myself in school.
-This is how am now.
About The Calm Parent Summit
This event will include interviews with approximately 15 parenting experts and speakers and will be hosted by All About Parenting—a program that has helped over 60,000 parents and reached hundreds of thousands more through our webinars—this event focuses on the mindset shifts that truly transform parenting. An EARLY page preview is here: https://calmparentsummit.com/
May 15 & 16 2-day Mini Summit
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: “This wasn’t what I expected…”
01:05 – Meet Patrick Ney, Global parenting coach
03:00 – What parents misunderstand about ADHD
06:30 – How parents unknowingly project their own expectations
12:45 – “Who raised me, and how does that show up now?”
18:10 – The cost of clinging to an “ideal child” fantasy
24:00 – Patrick’s poem about life, death, and being present as a parent
30:00 – The “Calm Scale” tool for meltdown moments
33:00 – 3 psychological needs of kids: Relatedness, Competence, Autonomy
41:00 – Sit in the storm with your child
49:00 – Patrick’s closing: You are enough, and your kids need YOU—fully human, not perfect
50:30 – Resources: ComParentSummit.com & AllAboutParenting.com
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