Having A.D.H.D. is one thing, but having A.D.H.D. Kids? That's the icing on the cake.
It totally tips the scale.
Now what's completely worse is when Stuff goes unchecked. Symptoms aren't being managed, there is no rule, order or structure in the home, everyone's overwhelmed, and over stimulated, and self regulation is non-existent.
Now let's look at what's happening here as well, relationships could be at risk.
Kids aren't getting quality sleep, Mom isn't getting quality sleep, everyone is stressed, and the to-do list keeps piling up.
If you are a Single Parent? Shall We paint the picture?
If you have a partner and they also have A.D.H.D., and you have A.D.H.D, and your kids have A.D.H.D..well.. let's just say that we all want our home to be a place or peace and happiness, but this may not be the case with so many strong emotions and energies floating around the home.
Now I would write forever on this page but I think we know that having these situations going unmanaged could lead to a disaster, if one hasn't happened already.
You may feel like there are so many things that you want to change but you're not sure where to start, so you just freeze.
The thought of making change is overwhelming to you. So you just wake up everyday hoping for the best, but deep down inside you know what you want your life to look like, and what you want to achieve, but something is stopping you from making it happen.
So what do we really want?
Positive Relationships and Mutual Respect.
We want our routines to be planned and organized to reduce stress in the morning and before bedtime.
We want to have the time to have fun with each other, instead of fighting a battle every minute of the day.
"How am I supposed to spend time with my Kid when they are in time out?"
"How do I switch from reprimanding them, to taking them out for ice cream, isn't that a reward? But didn't they just misbehave?"
"How do I look forward to spending time with my Child when I am constantly policing and managing behaviour."
"My Husband and I are constantly fighting over how to handle the kids. We disagree on what we think our kids need."
Does any of this sound familiar?