DEEP DIVE: When Your Kid Doesn't Fit the Mold
b'We\\u2019re doing a Deep Dive into our best episodes around a single topic. Find the Spotify playlist for this \\u201cDeep Dive\\u201d here.\\nThis group of episodes is about parenting kids who don\\u2019t fit the mold. This week, we\\u2019re revisiting our episode of that name from 2021\\nSooner or later, most parents discover that their kid doesn\'t fit society\'s mold in one way or another. But there\'s "quirky" kids with unusual haircuts, and then there\'s the kids who\\xa0really\\xa0do their own thing, with or without peer approval.\\xa0In this episode, we\'re talking about the latter.\\nThose parents will recognize what Dr. Perri Klass calls "the pivotal moment": "not just one moment of extreme behavior in your kid, but the last in a series of impossible-to-explain-away behavior that resonates with the parent\'s long-considered and long-avoided fears. It crystallizes in a parent\'s mind all the floating anxieties and worries of many months."\\nIt\\u2019s especially challenging for us when our kids are outside the norm because we can\'t help but think\\xa0what will become of this kid?\\xa0But at those times, we\'re forgetting two things: not only do our children have the ability to grow and develop, we\'re going to become better parents along the way, as well.\\nWhen it comes to our non-mold-fitting kids, there\'s reason to hope that the world will someday be wide enough. Albert Einstein\\xa0didn\\u2019t fit the mold either,\\xa0and things worked out pretty well for him. Which isn\'t to say he didn\'t cause his mom some sleepless nights along the way.\\n\\nHere are some links to writing on the topic that we discuss in this episode:\\nDrs. Perri Klass and Eileen Costello:\\xa0Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn\\u2019t Fit In\\ngreatschools.org:\\xa0How to support your unique, quirky child\\nchildmind.org:\\xa0Sensory Processing FAQs\\nslate.com:\\xa0What About Kids Who Don\'t Fit The Mold?\\nDana Basu:\\xa0How to Cope When Your Child is Different\\nAndrew Solomon:\\xa0Far From The Tree: Parents, Children, And The Search For Identity\\n\\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'