“5 Ways to Infuse Positivity Into Your Child’s Day”
The ADHD brain thrives in environments that are unwaveringly positive, motivating, and encouraging. A kind, uplifting outlook does wonders for neurodivergent youth, who face more than their fair share of negative feedback, punishment, social rejection, and other daily frustrations.
If left unchecked, these challenges can have lasting negative effects.Lift your child’s spirits (and your own!) with these feel-good, strengths-focused tips informed by the principles of positive psychology.Use dinnertime as an opportunity to focus on everything that went well that day and how your child’s efforts contributed to positivity.
Ask questions or prompts like the following:Children with ADHD have their challenges pointed out to them every day by everyone in authority.
What often gets forgotten or overlooked, though, is building awareness of their strengths.Children with ADHD will grow into successful, happy adults not because their deficits were erased, but because their strengths were identified, nurtured, and developed through adolescence and into young adulthood.
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