ADHD and siblings: Tips from an expert
When siblings have different needs, what’s a parent to do? In this episode of “In It,” hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek talk with Dr. Ari Tuckman, a psychologist who works with families and couples. He shares tips for finding balance in parenting kids when one has a learning or thinking difference. And he talks about the importance of the idea that “fair doesn’t always mean equal.” This is part two of a two-part series. In part one, we talked to Becca, a mom of two raising one child with ADHD and one without. Understood.org is a resource dedicated to shaping the world so the 70 million people in the U.S. with learning and thinking differences can thrive. Learn more about “In It” and all our podcasts at u.org/podcasts. Copyright © 2024 Understood for All, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Show Notes
When siblings have different needs, what’s a parent to do?
In this episode of In It, hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek talk with Dr. Ari Tuckman, a psychologist who works with families and couples. He shares tips for finding balance in parenting kids when one has a learning or thinking difference. And he talks about the importance of the idea that “fair doesn’t always mean equal.”
This is part two of a two-part series. In part one, we talked to Becca, a mom of two raising one child with ADHD and one without.
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Related resources
- A kid with ADHD. A kid without. One mom’s story (Part 1 of this two-part series)
- 6 tips for helping kids understand siblings who learn and think differently
- How to deal with sibling rivalry when one child learns and thinks differently
- ADHD runs in the family (Michelle’s story)
Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.
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