Episode 4: Overcoming Emotional Challenges with ADHD

now that we know why we should be

explicitly teaching social emotional

skills we can talk about practical steps

to enhance emotional development the

first step is mindfulness practice

incorporate mindfulness activities to

stay present and manage impulsivity

mindfulness can be a game changer for

emotional well-being there are a variety

of apps and things to help get started

here another way to help encourage them

to work through big feelings would be

journaling encourage the practice of

journaling to express thoughts and

emotions some personality types love

journaling and some despise it some

prefer an art Journal meet them where

they're at offering a free space to

express themselves in a safe environment

this can be a therapeutic outlet for

processing feelings clly explicitly

teach key concepts of social awareness

skills like circle of control zones of

Regulation big problem versus small

problem good versus bad attention the

social filter and more by doing this you

are concretely giving them options of

what they can do instead of what they

can't you're not alone Follow Little hux

Learners subscribe there is a whole

social emotional playlist series of

videos to help you get started good luck

and thanks for

watching