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34: Executive Functioning with Elaine Taylor-Klaus

Published: Dec. 1, 2022, 1:29 p.m.

On this week\u2019s edition of Soaring Child, we\u2019re joined by Elaine Taylor-Klaus, who\u2019s an author, parent educator, and certified coach, as well as the CEO of ImpactParents.com. She co-created the Sanity School Behavior Therapy Training Program to support parents of ADHD kids.

A lot of kids with ADHD have poor executive functioning skills, which help us organize, think, plan, and prioritize. It\u2019s basically how our mind works to get everything done. Executive functioning includes memory issues, emotional management, hyperactivity, sequencing, action, and engagement. These all interact with one another, so the challenge isn\u2019t in just one area. With ADHD, executive functioning can be impacted significantly, with kids not knowing how to complete tasks even if their mental abilities are quite high.

Parents of children with ADHD need to be trained to understand how to create an environment that\u2019s supportive for their kids who have difficulty with executive functioning. The parents\u2019 behavior is a critical factor in helping kids change. So is nutrition and mindset. Shifting our perspective allows for behaviors to change, which in turn changes the outcome.

Make sure you\u2019ve pinpointed the right problem by breaking it down and looking at what\u2019s really happening. Take it in small parts to solve the bigger behavioral issues. As a parent, you can do it. You just can\u2019t do it all at once.

You should also enroll your child collaboratively in the process of understanding how you can solve this problem together. This gives them a sense of ownership.

Our kids need positive parenting in the context of understanding executive function and setting appropriate expectations. To feel seen, respected, and regarded in the relationship is the core of all of it.

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Key Takeaways:

[3:13] Why Elaine started Impact Parents

[5:11] Why parents have to be trained first for their kids with ADHD

[6:46] The role of nutrition in treating ADHD

[8:22] Why mindset matters

[13:21] Definition of executive functioning

[15:06] The different areas that are impacted in executive functioning

[17:46] The Coach Approach to Parenting

[24:13] Working toward long-term goals

[36:23] Parenting teens with ADHD

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How To Connect With Elaine:

https://www.impactparents.com

https://impactparents.com/podcast/

https://impactparents.com/blog

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Memorable Quotes:

\u201cA lot of the behavior management comes from really connecting to our kids in a relationship and building trust so that we can guide them to make healthier, better choices for themselves.\u201d

\u201cOur job as parents is to understand what's going on with our kids well enough to accept it without judgment and blame or shame.\u201d

\u201cUnderstanding the extent to which they're struggling with executive function is really important in helping them learn to navigate it.\u201d

\u201cIf you're problem-solving on homework and you're trying to make sure they get it turned in and the real problem is getting started, then you're not tackling the right problem.\u201d

\u201cWe have to let go of that fierce attachment to the outcome in the short term and really invest in our relationship with them in the long term and in their relationship with themself.\u201d

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