Ep 076: Family Systems Theory: You are Part of a Unit

The family unit. It sounds simple on paper, but how do you really work together as a family, especially when one or more family members have ADHD? Do you know how to run optimally as a family when someone is struggling?

Sharon Saline, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and author of the award-winning book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life and The ADHD Solution Card Deck specializes in working with kids, young adults and families living with ADHD, learning disabilities and mental health issues. Her unique perspective – as a sibling in an ADHD home, combined with decades of experience as a clinical psychologist and educator/clinician consultant – assists her in guiding families and adults towards effective communication and closer connections.

Dr. Saline lectures and facilitates workshops internationally on topics such as understanding ADHD, executive functioning, anxiety, different kinds of learners and the teen brain. Dr. Saline is a regular contributor to ADDitudemag.com and PsychologyToday.com, a featured expert on MASS Appeal on WWLP-TV and a part-time lecturer at the Smith School for Social Work.

Listen to this insightful Parenting With Impact episode with Dr. Sharon Saline about family systems therapy and how to identify what is working and what isn’t within a family unit when one or more members have complexities such as ADHD.

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Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• Identifying factors affecting your complex kid within the family dynamic
• Creating guidance for your complex kid to provide support rather than criticism
• Compassion for yourself is just as important as compassion for your child

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