Ep.165 Father Friday: Dad Don Andrews on Just "Letting Them Be" and Verbalizing to Our Neurodivergent Kids How Deeply We Love Them

"It's just different, that's all. He just needs a little bit of extra help."

About This Episode: It's Father Friday!!!  I had a great conversation with Dad Don and I just loved what he had to say about raising a neurodivergent child. Here are just some of the things we discussed:

-Overthinking how to "have a good day" and avoid meltdowns
-Reframing: Your child just needs assistance.
-Trying to figure it all out in the preschool years
-"People are just people. You don't have to 'otherwise' them."
-The importance of verbalizing our feelings and love for our kids
-Finding compassion and turning off the "something's wrong" narrative

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