145. My ADHD son's new skill to tackle the impulse to "take it too far"

5/11/202619 min

My ADHD son struggles with impulse control. A LOT. And there have been a lot of lectures, we've talked about solutions, we've done "everything" to address the challenge. But what I share in the episode is the only thing that has made meaningful change and it's amazing how rooted in neuroscience it is!

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Becky Jennings· Host0:00
Welcome to Response-Able Parenting, the podcast that shows you how to parent in alignment to your emotions, needs, and goals versus your programming, bad advice, and let's face it, outdated strategies that just don't work. You'll get in-the-trenches support on nervous system and emotional regulation, critical mindset shifts, stronger communication strategies, and more. In this podcast, you'll gain transformational tools that take you from reacting to every frustration, to responding with clarity, regulation, and finally setting the example you desire for your kids. I'm Becky Jennings, your new parenting coach, and this is the Response-Able Parenting Podcast. Let's get into it. Today we're gonna talk about how my son became really successful in overcoming one of his impulses. Now, impulses are very, very, very much the front and center thing that we deal with on a regular basis with ADHD. Impulse control can almost feel like there's no shot at getting this to change, that there's no shot in making any sort of difference, that honestly the only thing that's gonna help is medication because something needs to dull the impulses because it's way too much. But I am here to say that we had a lot of success by following my eight-step process when it came to taking it too far with his friends. Taking it too far, that can always be a really shameful, frustrating, really challenging place

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