#145: The Bedtime Struggle is Real: One Tool to Help Your Child Stay in Bed
Shining With ADHD by The Childhood Collective
Release Date: 02/26/2024
#160: What Every ADHD Parent Needs to Hear
Shining With ADHD by The Childhood Collective
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#158: Balancing Structure & Flexibility: Summer Strategies for Kids with ADHD
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#157: ADHD and Nutrition: Separating Fact from Fiction with Dr. Taylor Arnold
Shining With ADHD by The Childhood Collective
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#154: Why Kids with ADHD Lie and What to Do About It
Shining With ADHD by The Childhood Collective
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#153: Understanding ADHD in Girls with Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw
Shining With ADHD by The Childhood Collective
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#151: Growing up With Undiagnosed ADHD with Therapist Holly Blanc Moses
Shining With ADHD by The Childhood Collective
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EPISODE #145: The Bedtime Struggle is Real: One Tool to Help Your Child Stay in Bed
The Childhood Collective
2/28/2024
SUMMARY
Parenting expectation: The teeth are brushed, the jammies are on, and the white noise is humming softly. You spend a few soft moments with your child, give them a kiss, and tell them goodnight. The little cherubs stay in bed all night, and the entire family wakes up rested. Parenting reality: When bedtime hits, your kid has never been thirstier, and they HAVE to get water. The door must be cracked at the exact right spot. They need you to adjust the bed because something is itchy. You’ll get them settled, and 30 minutes later, they will have built a full-on marble run instead of staying in their bed. Bedtime struggles can be a universal experience, but they are particularly prevalent among children with ADHD. In this episode, we share one simple yet effective strategy that provides children with both security and boundaries, empowering them to settle into sleep independently.
MEET OUR TEAM
We are Lori, Mallory, and Katie. Lori and Mallory are child psychologists, and Katie is a speech language pathologist. Most importantly, we are moms, just like you.
After working with families over a combined total of 40 years, we saw a need to provide ongoing support and education to parents raising children with ADHD.
OFFERS AND AFFILIATE INFORMATION
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Creating Calm is a video-based course that will teach you simple, step-by-step strategies to help you parent a happy and independent child with ADHD (ages 4-12 years old). Whenever and wherever you have an internet connection. Use the code PODCAST for 10% off!
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Hungryroot offers “good-for-you groceries and simple recipes.” We have loved having one less thing to worry about when it comes to raising kids. As always, we want to help you, so we’ve got a code for 40% off your first box. Just click the link and use CHILDHOOD40 in all caps to get the discount.
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We can’t have your attention and not mention Time Timer. This helps with activity transitions, independence, and building executive function skills. Head to and use the code TCC to get a site-wide discount.
LINKS + RESOURCES
Hungry Root - Code CHILDHOOD40
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