For parents with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia, seeing your child struggle in familiar ways can bring up old stressors and traumas. The goal of this expertled series is to help parents understand and navigate their own feelings and reactions, while supporting a child who learns and thinks differently.

Episode 4 is all about why it’s so important — and so hard — to practice selfcompassion. Host and psychologist Dr. Johnson will share mindfulness tips to help avoid negative selftalk and how to create your own “selfcompassion statement.”

Episode 4 resources:
Tips for practicing selfcompassion as a parent:
https://www.understood.org/en/article...

Learn how helping his son navigate ADHD helped this dad make peace with his own ADHD experiences:
https://www.understood.org/en/article...

More about Dr. Johnson:
https://www.understood.org/en/people/...

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