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How to talk to your kids about a diagnosis
It’s important to begin talking to your child in an age-appropriate way about how their brains work so that they can be more effective learners and self-advocates. Dr Liz Angoff (Lafayette, CA) has some great resources for talking to your kids (and other family members!) about their ADHD, Dyslexia, etc. diagnosis.
Parenting
The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Bayne Bryson , Ph.D.
My favorite parenting book ever. A super approachable way to begin supporting healthy brain development and emotional regulation in your kids. There are even short comics to share with them!
My 10+-year old coffee-stained and dog-eared copy —>
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
The Whole-Brain Child but for teens and their parents: “An Inside-Out Guide to the Emerging Adolescent Mind, Ages 12-24.” Dr Siegel offers important insights into the wonder and challenge that is adolescence in an approachable format and practical advice that you can instantly implement. His framework for moving toward a stance of interdependence between parent and adolescent is key to empowering our adults-in-the-making to become responsible, capable, and compassionate people.
I read this with a class of high school seniors and it was such a powerful text to share —>
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