Parenting Dyslexia Podcast

Parenting and Neurodiversity Coach, John Hicks, shares his thoughts on whether having dyslexia is a gift from the perspective of someone who experiences dyslexia, a parent of a dyslexic child and as a neurodiversity coach who supports children and adults with dyslexia. If you would like to get in touch with John then you can via Twitter with @DyslexiaBlogger or via www.parentingdyslexia.co.uk/welcome.

In this episode of the Parenting Dyslexia Podcast I want to explore the concept of psychological projection, and how we can avoid hampering our children’s emotional development by keeping our own ability to ‘project’ in check. 2021 has started with uncertainty about school closures due to COVID-19. The tier system is causing us as parents to adapt to more change and whilst hope is on the horizon with vaccines coming online, we still need to manage how we as parents cope with now, whilst supporting our children. These changes and the uncertainty that comes with managing change will produce a range of emotional responses for all the members of the family, but the intensity of these emotional responses will undoubtedly be exacerbated by experiencing dyslexia or other special educational needs. As parents, we will address these emotional responses in our own way, but we could run the risk of inappropriately addressing the emotional responses (and behaviour) of our children because of something that everyone does subconsciously, psychological projection.

It is September 2020 and this week children are going back to school whilst the Pandemic continues.  For a child with dyslexia school maybe stressful enough and now there is this added stress.  As parents we will be anxious about how our children are feeling and will want to do our utmost to support our children.  In this episode, Parenting Coach, John Hicks shares his thoughts on what parents could do to help their child as they face the current challenges of getting back to school. Join the Parenting Dyslexia Community at https://www.parentingdyslexia.co.uk/welcome. Want to support my work in generating content that helps the supporters of dyslexic learners?  Please check out my Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/DyslexiaBlogger

Today is the 13th August 2020 and it is A-Level Results Day here in the UK.  With 2020 being such an unprecedented year and with our dyslexic learners not having to take their end of A-Level exams despite preparing for them, there will be mixed feelings for our learners as well as for us as parents. In this episode I challenge parents to think about how they are feeling about today and how do those feelings affect how you empower your son or daughter? Want to talk about this?  Join the Parenting Dyslexia Community of more than 2000 members and contact me to arrange a time to talk about what's happening for you emotionally and how you can support your child to unlock their potential. www.parentingdyslexia.co.uk/welcome Or visit my blog for articles about studying with dyslexia based on education, mental well-being and assistive technology: www.studyingwithdyslexiablog.co.uk Want to be a part of my creative process?  Support my work on Patreon and have your say at:  https://www.patreon.com/DyslexiaBlogger

Parenting Coach, John Hicks interviews specialist education solicitor, Nicole Lee from SEN Legal about the legal rights of parents who are looking for support for their dyslexic children in school.  Nicole answers questions on SEN Support, Reasonable Adjustments and Education and Health Care Assessments. Want to know when the next episode will be available or would like to join a community of parents all searching for better ways to help their children shine with their strengths and believe in how their unique way of thinking could change the world?  Then subscribe to this podcast or at www.parentingdyslexia.co.uk/welcome.