Where the F Is My Village
If you're a parent raising a Tricky Kid, and you know who you are, your home life is likely a dumpster fire. And when it feels like it's only your house that's a dumpster fire, who can you even talk to about it? Where the F is My Village is a podcast for people raising Tricky Kids. If you are looking for your people, you have found them. So come join us, so you can feel supported and also laugh at the craziness that comes with raising these special tricky children.Your Tricky Kid may have a diagnosis like ADHD, Anxiety, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, a learning disability, or any number of other struggles. These Tricky Kids need vigilant caregivers who advocate for them in school, at the doctor, and everywhere else. Who can these caregivers talk to when life gets to be too much? Who will believe the crazy, and often hilarious, things that happen in their homes? Us.
Where the F Is My Village
After School Restraint Collapse and Masking: Why Our Kids Fall Apart After School
If your child is grumpy, angry, emotional, and a hot mess after school, you may find it confusing because their teacher says they were great all day for them. Well, research shows that children fall apart after school BECAUSE they were great all day. They used all their emotional energy and self control up at school and when they are home they let it all out.
Today Stefanie discusses this behavior and how in neurodivergent kiddos these reactions can be even bigger due to masking. Neurodivergent kids put on a mask to try to hide their natural ADHD, OCD, or ASD reactions to things. They mask and pretend to be "normal" (aka neurotypical) all day long and they are exhausted by the time they get home. We discuss what this looks like and how to give love and support when your child needs safety and rest.
A Podcast for People Raising Tricky Kids
