We come to parenting with all the patterns we learned in our own childhood. Together in this podcast, we uncover the roots of our reactivity and grow in education, capacity, awareness, and skills so we will be able to respond vs. react to our strong-willed children. The beauty of this process is as you become a ResponseAble Parent, the "misbehavior" of your children will lessen, the yelling will fall away and a new level of companionship and cooperation will take its place. Welcome to the journey of ResponseAble Parenting. Take a deep breath in, slow exhale out, and let's get...
Latest episodes
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22 min
169: Is this stopping you from loving your ADHD child unconditionally?
Part of parenting an ADHD child is that the volume of challenges can really chip away at the well of unconditional love. And you wake up one day realizing there is a long list of c…
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18 min
168: You're not a bad parent, you're just listening to the wrong directions
A client told me this week "I wish someone could fix me so I could fix my son." It broke my heart. I knew exactly what she meant. And I wanted to share something with everyone in t…
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38 min
167: The Good Girl Grew Up and Now She's Yelling
Rage is getting louder. Rage is feeling more ever present in the world of women in their 40s. And rage is influencing our parenting and our relationships. Rage is a key indicator o…
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22 min
166: The meltdown over a football card…
In this episode I share how my ADHD son had a huge tantrum over not being able to run back inside as we were driving to school to grab some football cards. I share my clucky proces…
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37 min
165: Does your ADHD child lash out physically?
In this episode I share the findings from 4 studies that look at the physical aggression of ADHD children. I connect the dots from these studies to what is likely happening in your…
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29 min
164: Your anticipation of the fight with your ADHD kid, is likely causing the exact fight you don't want!
Over the past week so many parents shared with me that managing their child's mood was like walking on eggshells. They were constantly scanning for things that would trigger their…
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24 min
163: The hope and sadness rollercoaster of parenting an ADHD kid
In this episode I share this duel reality so many parents with ADHD kids experience. The hope of something new "working" and the sadness that comes almost instantaneously as we thi…
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29 min
162: The chronic hard moments that end in lectures or fights
I'm no stranger to a lecture. In fact, that's all my body knows as a solution for high conflict. That's all my dad did and I'm drawn to that as the solution to the hard moments wit…
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24 min
161: Why does my ADHD kid LOVE to fight with me?!
This episode is for you if your ADHDer is prone to conflict. If your child appears to seek out a sibling, escalates with you quickly after hearing an answer they don't like, has to…
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33 min
160: Frustration INTOLERANCE and how to not join your ADHD kid in their meltdown
In this episode I break down a very intense moment between my ADHD child, his grandparents, and us (his parents) when his idea didn't go exactly as he wanted. I share how the momen…
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24 min
159: Does your ADHD kid tell you what they're doing INSTEAD of doing what you just asked!?!?!
This was a HUGE ah ha moment for me and my ADHD son this summer. We've been in this pattern for as long as he's been able to talk. I ask him to do something, he tells me what he's…
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24 min
158: My ADHD kid can't tolerate losing!
This episode I share how a bowling trip went from pure chaos to a moderately enjoyable evening. If you have a child who hates losing, will do everything in their power to change th…
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36 min
157: Why so many high-achieving moms feel exhausted with Dr. Anne Welsh
Get ready for an amazing conversation with Dr. Anne Welsh, a psychologist, executive coach, working mother, and the author of the upcoming book, Ambitious Mother: From Surviving to…
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36 min
156: Prep your ADHD kid for a successful back to school with Dr. Norrine Russell
With only a couple weeks left of summer, we can intentionally get our ADHD kids prepped for back to school with the help of the amazing Dr. Norrine Russell. Dr. Russell is going to…
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30 min
155: Does your ADHD kid think they're "the bad kid?" And do you agree?
In this emotional episode I share a deeply pivotal moment in my son's ADHD journey. This is the episode for every parent who's said the unplanned, unfiltered thing and immediately…
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54 min
154: Dr. Siggie! What to do instead of punishments
The one, the only, Dr. Siggie is on the podcast!! Dr. Siggie is a globally-recognized child behavioral and developmental specialist, known to millions of parents as the "Child Whis…
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16 min
153: Why is it so hard to say YES to your ADHD kid?
This past weekend we had experienced several bumpy moments with my ADHD son. Things that we had been working on that weren't clicking the way I had hoped. Then we had a decent chun…
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24 min
152: If my ADHD kid is like this now…what will they be like at 18?!
This week I spoke to over a dozen parents. Every single one said a version of this "If they're like this now…what will they be like as a teenager? As an adult?" This fear is REAL f…
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28 min
151: Get out of "The Reactive Trap" with your ADHD kid
You know that moment, you ask your kid to do something they HAVE to do…like brush their teeth. You get met with a reaction that's far greater than the request. And within seconds y…
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31 min
150: Why is my ADHD kid MEAN!?
Have you noticed that when your ADHD kid is dysregulated it comes out as being plain nasty?! For lack of a better word, they turn into a total asshole! New EEG research shows that…