ADHA Moments Explained on Ask Mom Parenting with Sue Donnellan
Sue Donnellan Shares Parenting Children with ADHD: How to Know When to Connect & When to Correct!
Parenting Children with ADHD: How to Know When to Connect & When to Correct
Parenting a child with ADHD can feel like living in a constant guessing game:
Am I supporting the diagnosis… or enabling the behavior?
Do I hold the line… or hold space?
How do I discipline a child whose brain doesn’t respond to discipline the same way?
In this episode, we dig deep into the razor-thin line between connection and correction …and why both are essential if you want your child to build self-control, not shame.
You’ll learn how to recognize when your child’s brain is in dysregulation mode (and literally can’t hear you), versus when it’s time to teach accountability and follow-through.
We’ll cover:
- How to read your child’s body and tone for signs their brain is “locked down” vs. “ready to learn.”
- The My Lead First™ method for setting expectations in advance so correction doesn’t turn into combat.
- The real reason typical punishments and consequences backfire with ADHD kids - and what actually builds discipline.
- Simple sensory resets that reopen the brain for listening, reasoning, and self-regulation.
- How to balance compassion with accountability - so you’re not excusing bad behavior, but you’re also not crushing your child’s confidence.
This episode is for every parent torn between empathy and exhaustion, wondering if their child “can’t” or just “won’t.” You’ll walk away knowing when to lead with connection… and when to lead with correction - without guilt, confusion, or chaos.
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Sue Donnellan
As a mother who has balanced raising four kids (including triplets) with a full-time business and a husband who deployed to combat five times, I fully understand the demands on parents to successfully manage a busy family life. The steep learning curve of going from one to four children almost instantly kickstarted my methods for nurturing four unique individuals. My no-nonsense, judgement-free parenting style created an environment of freedom, flexibility and self-initiated learning for our kids. After twenty years in the trenches, parenting four happy, prosperous people, there is much to share that will make the entire process stress-free, effective and fun.
Randee Moore
Randee Moore is a mom of two, a copywriter and marketing strategist who’s obsessed with learning and personal growth. With a background in psychology, she’s passionate about exploring research based ways to parent with purpose and intention. She runs on caffeine, recharges in nature, and never leaves home without a good book.
