The MindfulMama Collective

29/04/2026

29/04/2026

Co regulation is only there to initiate calm before asking about feelings and experiences. It is not the whole resolve. If this is all you use to regulate your child you will be encouraging your child to seek others to soothe them and not learning how to do it them selves.

28/04/2026

When your young ADHD child experiences a feeling- maybe the other child has taken his toy, or the other child has stopped playing with them, they are unsure what to do with it. They just feel uncomfortable. So they direct the behaviour at what they think the reason is. This behaviour is not acceptable but learning has the be directed in the right area. Helping your child identify their feelings encourages them to come to you before the behaviour begins.

27/04/2026

27/04/2026

Children with ADHD can respond to consequences if they are tailored for them, consistent and immediate. If they are consistent and timed so that the child knows when the consequence begins and ends. This can support their learning instead a timely manner that suits their development age.

26/04/2026

26/04/2026

Adding things like structure and routine is much easier when your child is young. They don’t already have a filing cabinet of misunderstandings and failures to back up their decision making. It is also easier to support their nervous system to be comfortable by not always adapting your environment and your entire family, as when they get older they will be expect to have their decisions prioritised.

25/04/2026

25/04/2026

Children with adhd are not able to assess risk. This can result in their nervous system overly sensitive and anxious so the are worried about everything or that they do things that they don’t think about and end up hurting themselves or others. This is the delayed development of the PFC and can affect an adhd child for much longer than a NT child. ADHD is more than meltdowns and overwhelm.

24/04/2026

Young children with adhd need to learn perspective. This can overlap in much of their emotional lives. The way they see the world is very different in that it is always through a protective lens. Their toy, their opinion, their idea etc. as they get older that will become harder to tackle. So learning about others and their perspective can help in many ways as they grow into adhd teens and adults.

23/04/2026