Episode 27: Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: 10 EF Mistakes Even Great Parents Make

Dr. Noreen Russell and Daniel Vozinelek hosted the fifth episode of the Executive Functioning TV show, "Connected Executive Functioning in the Real World," focusing on common mistakes parents make when helping children with executive functioning challenges. They discuss ten specific mistakes including mistaking skill deficits for character flaws, talking too much to teenagers, becoming the child's executive functioning system, focusing on outcomes rather than process, waiting until everyone is frustrated to seek solutions, trying to fix everything at once, confusing compliance with genuine growth, assuming children should be developmentally further along than they are, correcting more than connecting with their children, and expecting consistent progress when development is inconsistent. Both hosts share personal experiences as parents of children with ADHD, autism, and anxiety, emphasizing that these mistakes often come from a place of love and frustration rather than intentional poor parenting. They emphasize that the next episode would focus on positive strategies parents can implement instead.