Book Review: Kristin Wilcox Reviews Franki Bagdade's "I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them"
In Psychology Today, Dr. Kristin Wilcox, co-author of the award-winning book, Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain, reviewed I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Liked Them by Franki Bagdade.
She writes:
[Right-sizing expectations] is a major theme throughout the book. Understanding your child and what is reasonable for you to expect from them is crucial to the parent–child relationship. I know my ADHD son will not listen to me if he is hyperfocused on a particular task, yet I still get annoyed when I am talking to him and being ignored. It took some time, and learning about his ADHD, to realize he does not ignore me on purpose; he truly doesn’t hear me speaking to him when his ADHD brain is otherwise engaged. I need to get his attention first or wait until he reaches a break in what he is doing before discussing something with him. I had to right size my expectations for how my son behaves, and how his ADHD brain works. It is all about setting reasonable expectations for your child.
Read the rest of the review HERE.
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