Episode 57: Real Strategies for ADHD in the Classroom

Update: 2025-04-22

Description

👀 In this episode, Sharon Collon interviews Dominique Jones about:
✅ Strategies to help teachers implement accommodations, support, understanding, and connection for students with ADHD.
✅ How parents can advocate for their children.
✅ How teachers can work together and connect with children with ADHD.

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

00:00 Finding My Path Beyond School

04:48 From Principal to Author Journey

09:28 Addressing Teacher Overwhelm

12:11 Understanding and Supporting Student Behaviour

15:26 Addressing Child Behaviour at Its Roots

20:17 "Children's Compassion Surpasses Adults"

21:58 "Prioritize Student Relationships for Success"

26:04 Supporting ADHD Students' Organisation Skills

28:18 Empowering ADHD Children Through Support

30:50 Shaming and Advocacy for ADHD

36:48 Parents' Educational Priorities Discussion

39:44 Teacher Self-Care and Student Connection

41:54 Upskilling Teachers for Family Support

44:57 Supporting and Calming Student Conflicts

47:54 Self-Published Books & Educational Workshops

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Through the years of experience working as a teacher and becoming a parent to four, Dominique began to see a common thread in children. A common battle between behaviour and emotions. Parents would often ask for advice when trying to understand why their children behaved a certain way in a stressful situation.

When learning to navigate her own parenting style she realised yelling, arguing and demanding children to behave a certain way was toxic for small children in learning to understand how to respond to big emotions. Our job as parents is to teach our children to became adults that are able to recognise and manage these feelings and know it is normal to struggle to regulate our emotions.

Especially with three boys full of testosterone, she began to identify the different personas children use to respond to stressful situations. This was how the concept behind the picture book series was developed. A way to show children, through a story, that these feelings are normal. It is how we learn to deal with them that changes how feel about ourselves and others.

Connect with Dominique:

Website: https://www.inspiraminds.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiraminds?igshid

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiraminds

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominique-jones-25004a219/

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KEY POINTS

Every child’s behaviour is communication—seek to understand, not just correct.

Teachers and parents both experience overwhelm; compassion and connection are essential.

Simple, in-the-moment strategies can make a profound difference for ADHD kids.

Building strong parent-teacher partnerships benefits everyone.

NEXT STEPS

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WORK WITH Sharon Collon

Sharon Collon helps parents of children with ADHD through her:

ADHD Family Foundations program: Hi there! The ADHD Family Foundations Program is a comprehensive, tailored approach designed to systematically review and improve processes around your home to work effectively with the ADHD brain. This program, perfect for families with primary school-age children, offers practical strategies, support, and tools to make life easier for the whole family living with ADHD. By focusing on creating ADHD-friendly environments and routines, the program aims to reduce chaos, increase functionality, and create more space for positive family interactions. As an award-winning, credentialed ADHD Coach and Parenting Expert, I've developed this program based on years of personal experience and professional expertise to help families like yours transform daily challenges into opportunities for growth and connection.

Enrol Now: https://thefunctionalfamily.com