Put your hats on and then prepare for them to be blown off, because Grace finally read her physical copy of ADDitude magazine, and now, you’re all gonna hear about it. In this substantial Bagel Bite, we’re discussing an article about the cognitive and behavioral benefits of positive parenting for ADHD children and the importance of praise and positivity for all ADHDers, big or small. 


 


Plus, Kristin organizes her paper lumps and gets down with the sickness of shame-based punishment, we name our collective ADHD “Kevin” (so congrats, your ADHD is now named Kevin), and we descend into yet another argument about putting pots and pans in the dishwasher, just to balance out the semi-legitimate journalism work–we wouldn’t want to get a reputation, after all.



Resources


Parenting Styles: How Positivity and Praise Improve Behavior (additudemag.com)