Mastering Morning Chaos: Tips for ADHD Families with Guest Carol Siege

Summary

In this episode of Quick Wins for ADHD Moms, host Jessica Lewis welcomes Carol Siege, a certified professional coach and keynote speaker, to discuss practical strategies for managing school mornings with neurodiverse children. Carol shares her insights on using simplicity and systems to reduce chaos, emphasizing the importance of structure and routine. The conversation also touches on Carol's personal journey as a mother of four neurodiverse children, highlighting the role of acceptance, patience, and humor in parenting.

Keywords

ADHD, neurodiverse children, school mornings, parenting tips, simplicity, structure, routine, acceptance, patience, humor

Takeaways

• Use simplicity and systems to manage school mornings.
• Plan breakfast menus for the week to reduce chaos.
• Involve children in choosing their breakfast schedule.
• Acceptance is key in parenting neurodiverse children.
• Patience is essential; repetition helps children learn.
• Humor can ease the challenges of parenting.
• Structure and routine benefit children with ADHD.
• Recognize that diagnoses are not the person.
• Encourage children to express their unique perspectives.
• Reinforcement and patience are crucial in teaching skills.

You Can Find Carol Here!

Carol - carol@familypathwayscoaching.com

https://familypathwayscoaching.com/

As a Certified Professional Coach and keynote speaker, Carol supports parents of neurodiverse children as they navigate their family journeys. She received an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s in journalism from New York University and relies on real-world experience to motivate parents who are struggling to raise children who don’t fit the mold.

Carol navigates the process of “becoming” with honest, real and vulnerable stories and has learned from life experience to tap into her most aligned and authentic self. She has a story to tell and is candid in discussing what she has learned from it, negotiating life, challenges, setbacks, and successes. She is open, honest, vulnerable and relatable and knows that life happens -- it's what we do with the experiences that ultimately shape who we become.

Mom to four thriving neurodiverse sons, Carol calls her family a veritable alphabet soup of diagnoses. She speaks with candor and credibility about the challenges facing families like her own and offers hope and practical advice about family dynamics, academic support, and learning to appreciate hidden gifts.

Carol’s relatable and inspirational stories, along with her work through Family Pathways Coaching, help parents understand life really can be so much better.