Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Hi there, Brian so glad to find this podcast as I have read the emotionalize of teenagers and untangled twice now to tune up what I have learned and will be listening to this podcast every week. I do have a question if anybody can address if there is a podcast spec to helping teens deal with a tormentor in their friend group. And all suggestions are welcome.

I listened to an episode from 2023 hoping to gain insight into parenting a child with ADHD and instead had to listen to Reena’s judgements about medicating children. Dr. Lisa is correct to discuss following the standard of care for children who have ADHD. If you actually have a child with this condition, you will know it in your heart. You will watch your child suffer socially and academically. You will see the judgmental looks from other parents who have no idea how hard your kid is trying to comply with society’s expectations of children. The last thing we need is someone like Reena being judgy without experiencing the challenges of parenting a child who is neurodivergent with ADHD. If it was just Lisa on the pod, I would listen again, but no way with this host. Maybe read up on the diagnosis and standard of care before being so judgmental of others.

I value Dr. Lisa’s voice because it is always spot on and backed up by research.

After reading untangled about four times, I stumbled across this podcast. I was thrilled to continue to get nuggets of wisdom from Dr. Lisa. There is truly no one who understands the young mind (especially during the transition through puberty and teen years) as she does! The only reason I took a star off is Lisa and the cohost both whisper-talk. It’s really distracting! This is my problem, not theirs, but I want to throw my phone across the room sometimes.🤣