Worksheet
Mindfulness for Families With ADHD: Establishing and Sustaining a Practice
The Mindfulness for Families With ADHD Worksheet supports parents and children in establishing and sustaining a mindfulness practice that fits real family life. Consistent mindfulness can help strengthen emotional regulation, compassion, and resilience, as well as attention - skills that are often impacted by ADHD. This worksheet focuses on realistic, flexible approaches to mindfulness, emphasizing recommitment rather than perfection and integrating practice into everyday routines.
How to Use This Worksheet
Families can use this worksheet to clarify why they want to practice mindfulness and identify the skills they hope to develop. Encourage caregivers to create simple, scheduled practices for themselves and their child, along with informal mindfulness moments woven into daily activities such as eating, walking, or shared play. The worksheet supports planning, recommitting after lapses, and adapting practices as family needs change, with an emphasis on meeting challenges compassionately rather than critically.
Who This Worksheet Is For
- Families raising children with ADHD
- Parents seeking consistent, realistic mindfulness routines
- Caregivers wanting to improve emotional regulation and compassionate responding, not just focus
- Therapists supporting family-based mindfulness skills
- Families looking to reduce stress and strengthen connection
Expected Outcomes
- Increased consistency with mindfulness practices
- Improved emotional regulation for parents and children
- Greater awareness of attention and stress patterns
- Reduced family stress and reactivity
- Stronger sense of connection and shared routines
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References
Bertin, M. (2014). Mindful parenting for ADHD: A guide to cultivating calm, reducing stress, and helping children thrive. New Harbinger Publications.
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