Beautifully Complex cover image

Beautifully Complex

266: A Summertime Plan that Can Work for Everyone, with Penny Williams

May 23, 2024
Expert Penny Williams shares strategies for neurodiverse families to make summer rewarding: create visual plans, explore interests, embrace challenges, and foster connections. Tips include using tools like Post-it calendars, trying new activities, and prioritizing bonding time. Summer is about growth and relationships, not just managing tasks.
23:46

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

  • Creating visual schedules using tools like post-it calendars can aid in making plans tangible for kids and reduce meltdowns.
  • Encouraging kids to explore their interests and passions during the summer is crucial for building confidence and competence.

Deep dives

Planning Strategies for Summertime

Planning for the summer break is essential to reducing stress and ensuring smoother days. Creating visual schedules using tools like post-it calendars or Mighty and Bright schedule boards can aid in making plans tangible for kids. Weekly planning sessions involving kids in the process help build executive functioning skills and provide a sense of ownership and control. Planning also helps mitigate time blindness, reducing meltdowns and fostering flexibility.

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner