Parenting ADHD with Confidence: How to Handle Defiance, Forgetfulness & Emotional Outbursts | Cindy Goldrich
Parenting a child with ADHD can feel overwhelming with the constant reminders, emotional outbursts, forgotten tasks, and daily power struggles. But what if the key isn’t more discipline… but deeper understanding?
In this episode of Family Dialogues, ADHD expert Cindy Goldrich shares practical, research-informed strategies to help parents move from frustration to connection. Learn how to support your child’s executive function challenges, reduce conflict, and build independence without shame, punishment, or burnout.
Whether you're navigating ADHD parenting, emotional regulation struggles, or daily routines, this episode offers actionable tools to create a calmer, more connected family dynamic.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why ADHD is not a behavior problem but a skill gap
- How executive function challenges impact memory, motivation, and routines
- The powerful mindset shift: “Parent the child you have”
- Why reward charts and punishments often fail with ADHD children
- How to reduce power struggles and defiance through collaboration
- The difference between enabling vs. supporting your child
- Simple strategies to build independence and responsibility
- How to communicate effectively: “Be brief, firm, and gone”
- Tools to support emotional regulation and self-awareness
- Why connection, not correction is the foundation of lasting change
Key Takeaways:
- ADHD brains work differently; understanding this changes everything
- Children with ADHD are not lazy or unmotivated: They need skill-building support
- Strong parent-child relationships reduce conflict and improve outcomes
- Small shifts in communication and mindset can lead to major family transformation
Resources & Programs Mentioned:
- Special resource for listeners - www.PTScoaching.com/DrBurke
- PTS Coaching
- Calm and Connected Parents Program
- ADHD Parent Coach Academy
- ADHD Teacher Trainer Academy
- Eight Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD (book)
- Substack (Cindy Goldrich)
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- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ptscoaching
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ptscoaching
