Why Can My Kid Do It One Day and Not the Next? (Part 1)

Connect with Samantha: https://everybrainisdifferent.com/ Download the Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Neurodivergent Child: https://everybrainisdifferent.com/ Samantha and Lauren discuss why children may struggle with tasks they seemed able to do the day before (like getting dressed, brushing teeth, or doing homework) and how parents can respond without assuming laziness or defiance. They emphasize a mindset shift: yesterday’s success doesn’t guarantee today’s ability, and parents should get “curious, not furious” by looking for what helped previously and what’s harder now. The episode explains executive functioning and how multi-step tasks involve transitions, planning, organization, impulse control, memory, and sensory tolerance, which can be affected by ADHD, autism, stress, sleep, sensory processing, and environmental factors like rushing or noise. 00:00 Why Kids Seem Inconsistent 02:40 Curious Not Furious 04:03 Executive Function Basics 04:54 Getting Dressed Breakdown 08:37 Hidden Support You Give 11:41 ADHD Inconsistency Research 13:12 Video Games Versus Homework 18:04 Sleep Stress Sensory Environment 22:52 Cant Versus Wont 23:49 Practical Support Ideas 24:42 Part Two And Wrap Up Connect with Samantha Foote! Website: https://everybrainisdifferent.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everybrainisdifferent YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@everybrainisdifferent