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Well, life interfered with living yesterday, so here are the Show Notes! Just two resources this week! Here's the link for adult ADHD symptoms and support. Also, really great resources for kids and teens. Gobble it all up! Help the people you love to have better lives. A caller wanted to know more about how anxiety works from a biological standpoint. Here's the information you need! Have a great week and a super fun Halloween! Claudia Join me on Facebook at Dr. Claudia McCulloch. Sign up for the Sunday newsletter. Don't miss at thing!
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Image by Maike und Björn Bröskamp from Pixabay When they’re about ten years old, kids will start shutting you out. Don’t take it personally. They think they know enough to fly a bit. This is good news. It means they’re developing in a healthy fashion. They won’t answer direct questions, but you’ve gotta stay close. How do you do that? Rule 1, re-establish trust. You had that when they were small, but now, the rules have changed and so, must you. Bite your tongue, don’t violate their confidences and don’t impose your problems on them. Rule 2, get into their world. Familiarize yourself with the latest pop culture. That way, if you have a concern, you can anchor it in those themes. Rule 3, spend brief, but frequent periods of time with them. Make it fun. Say nothing judgmental. Rule 4, observe yourself critically. Go slowly, learn from your interactions and repair any missteps. Redefine yourself as the parent of an emerging adult. That should help. Good luck out there! Claudia Join me on Facebook at Dr. Claudia McCulloch. At DrClaudia.net, click on the "Ask Me" button and send me a question. Sign up for the Sunday newsletter. Get the week's 5 Parenting Pointers and blog posts delivered to your digital door. Don't miss a thing! Image by Artsiom Horsky from Pixabay
Is there something in your life that’s valuable to you, but you’re accepting a discount on it? What about the affection and attention of those you love? Do you find yourself being more available and supportive than others are to you? You’re there for them, but they’re not for you. At some point in our lives, we start to think about the time we have left instead of the time we’ve lived. You know that when you have little money, you have to spend it wisely. Reach out to someone who’d like to hear from you. Take the time to play another game of Connect Four or read that book for the millionth time. Love makes you healthy. It releases oxytocin and it makes you feel good. The benefits of being loved run neck-and-neck with loving others. It’s never perfectly balanced, so don’t be an emotional accountant. Take what you get and give what you can. If you’re angry about it, talk to them. Most some people are doing the best they can. Claudia Join me on Facebook at Dr. Claudia McCulloch. At DrClaudia.net, click on the "Ask Me" button and send me a question. Sign up for the Sunday newsletter. Get the week's 5 Parenting Pointers and blog posts. Don't miss a thing! Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
As parents, we interrogate our kids daily. It leaves little room for having real conversations with them.
From middle school on, they start to put up boundaries, so make it easy for them. Consider these 5 questions.
Once they know what to expect, they’ll start paying attention to the events in their day so they’ll have answers. Claudia Join me on Facebook at Dr. Claudia McCulloch. At DrClaudia.net, click on the "Ask Me" button and send me a question. Sign up for the Sunday newsletter. Get the week's 5 Parenting Pointers and blog posts delivered to your digital door. Don't miss a thing! |
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