Parenting Hacks To Keep You Sane

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I am Dr. Diana Mercado-Marmarosh. I'm a family medicine physician practicing in rural Texas. I used to be hindered by my adhd, but I now. See it as a gift that helps me show up as a person. I was always meant to be both in my work and in my personal life. In the past two years, I've come to realize that unlearning some of my beliefs and some of my habits were just as important as learning the new set of.

Okay, so today's theme is one that I've been coaching a lot of my clients on, which are. What are the parenting hacks that could keep us sane? So A D H D, and how to chill or how to keep us sane. And so I'm so excited to talk to you guys about this. It's a discussion that is real. So here's some strategies that might be helpful and please feel free to send me a text or an email.

Leave a comment in the podcast letting me know if these are some of the hacks that you yourself are using or you want to use. If you tried them, did they work out or not? I can't wait to share the story. So first of all, , you need to establish a routine. Children with A D H D tend to thrive on routines and structure.

How we do this, it doesn't have to be necessarily step by step, but the more that you have a daily routine regarding meals or homework or playtime and bedtime, the more likely you can provide stability and predictability for your child. Number two, use some visual aids. These could be anything like calendars or chore charts to-do lists.

They can be very helpful, not just for the children, but also for you so you know what's coming up. And I have found some of these really nice big. Chore charts or to-do lists like at the Dollar Store or the Dollar Tree, and they can help your child stay organized and stay focused on the task. And it could be very rewarding to just check it off, know what is expected next.

Number three, provide positive reinforcement. This is a very powerful tool that can. Help your child realize that they have gifts and they have strengths. And no matter how small a task is that they completed, it can help to boost their self-esteem and to encourage good behavior. So if you notice that they picked up their laundry and they actually went.

Put it where it needs to be done, thank them for that. Or if they, if you notice that they took off their shoes and they left them in the same place where you had already had a discussion that they should be at, so that you know where to find them, like positive reinforcement can really make a difference.

Or saying, Hey, I really like how you handle that, or, I really liked what you did with that interaction, can make a big difference. Number four. Is mindfulness. It's a technique that can help you manage stress and stay calm in the face of a challenging situation. When we as parents are practicing mindfulness, it can be a way to role model for your kid that they.

Can to stay present in the moment and practice. Mindfulness can be done in different ways. It might be that you stepped out into nature and took a walk for a few minutes. It might be that you did a three minute Headspace meditation or that you did a three minute tapping solution meditation, or it could be you chose to slow down long enough to see what was going around you and b