ADHD Parenting

“The Empathy Playbook for Parents: Helping Kids (and You) Navigate Unfair Treatment and Tough Relationships” [Video Replay & Podcast #587]

Access the video replay, listen to the podcast episode (#587), download the slide presentation, and learn how to get a certificate of attendance for this ADHD Experts webinar originally broadcast on November 20, 2025.

ADHD Expert: Sharon Saline, Psy.D. Updated on December 9, 2025
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Episode Description

Many children with ADHD endure misunderstanding, criticism, or unfair treatment from family members, teachers, siblings, and/or peers who don’t fully grasp the roots of their behaviors. These experiences can leave kids feeling discouraged, isolated, or “less than.”

As a parent, it’s tough to know how to talk with your child about ADHD — and how others may respond to it. “The Empathy Playbook for Parents” will provide practical scripts and advice for having honest, compassionate conversations about ADHD without being defeatist, while also helping your child handle tricky relationships they cannot avoid. You will also learn how to navigate negativity toward your child from adults in their lives. Together, we’ll explore how to model empathy, strengthen resilience, and strategize solutions for difficult conversations.

In this webinar, Dr. Sharon Saline will explain how to:

  • Talk with your child about ADHD in realistic, supportive, and empowering ways
  • Help your child navigate unfair treatment from family members, teachers, and peers.
  • Teach your child how to establish boundaries, self-advocate, and protect their self-esteem in difficult relationships.
  • Engage in productive conversations with other adults who do not understand ADHD and its effect on your child’s behavior and performance.

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Obtain a Certificate of Attendance

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Meet the Expert Speaker

Sharon Saline, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist and author of the award-winning book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life and The ADHD Solution Deck (#CommissionsEarned)
specializes in working with children, teens, emerging adults and families living with ADHD, anxiety, learning disabilities, autism, twice exceptionality and mental health issues. Her unique perspective, as a sibling in an ADHD home, combined with decades of experience as a clinical psychologist and educator/clinician consultant, assists her in guiding families and adults toward effective communication and closer connections. She lectures and facilitates workshops internationally on topics such as understanding ADHD, executive functioning, anxiety, motivation, different kinds of learners, and the teen brain. Dr. Saline is a regular contributor to ADDitude and Psychology Today, a featured expert on MASS Appeal on WWLP-TV, and a part-time lecturer at the Smith School for Social Work. Her writing has been featured in numerous online and print publications including MSN, The Psychotherapy Networker, Smith College Studies in Social Work, Attention Magazine, ADDitude Magazine, Psych Central, and Inquirer.com. Learn more at www.drsharonsaline.com. 

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