Parenting with Impact

Jenny Drennan Certified Educational Therapist and Founder of WeThrive Learning, Jenny specializes in supporting students with ADHD, and math and writing challenges. Drawing on best practices and the latest research, her practice provides 1-1 support for students and families globally. She is certified by ImpactParents as a Sanity School® behavior therapy program trainer and is attaining her certification as a dyscalculia specialist by the Association of Dyscalculia. Jenny Drennan shares her story and expertise as a coach about supporting teachers and students who struggle with resistance, creating a more positive and collaborative environment in which ADHD children can thrive.Top 10 Ways to Stop Meltdowns in Their Tracks In this FREE insider’s guide from the experts at ImpactParents, learn 10 tips that will actually help you reduce the frequency and intensity of meltdowns for good! Used by parents all over the world, successfully help children manage their intense emotions and triggers so they learn to respond with respect and calm.Listen to this inspiring Success Stories Edition of Parenting With Impact episode with Jenny Drennan about unlocking your child's potential by leveraging their strengths and engaging in collaborative problem-solving conversations.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:Strategies that can be used to collaborate with students and meet them where they areHow the Coach approach can be used to scaffold students towards independenceAsking open-ended questions to help to empower shift their narrative of themselves Related Links:Getting the Right Kind of Help for your Child- And You!Teach Your Kids to Hold Themselves UpWhen School Says NO, How to Get the YESHelping 2E Kids Reach Their Academic PotentialRedefining Success for Parents, Students, and TeachersConnect with Jenny:Website Facebook Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to this milestone Parenting With Impact episode with Elaine and Diane as they discuss insights from 2 seasons of the podcast and the many wonderful guests they have had the privilege and honor to interview. Developing our content and the ways we can support families of complex kids is truly rewarding. A heartfelt thank you to all of YOU who tune in and listen every week!Recommended Treatment for Children and Teens with ADHD Tip-SheetSo -- your child has ADHD. Want to get past the confusion and the stigma really fast? This FREE Guide explains, in the simplest terms possible: What is recommended treatment for children and teens: Ten things to consider when trying to make a decision about medication Exactly what to look for in a behavior therapy training program. Short, sweet, and to the point -- don’t spend hours on the internet scouring. ImpactParents gives you exactly what you need to know without wasting any time or effort. Here is what to expect on this week’s show:We have contributed to supporting hundreds of thousands of families all over the world!Our guest experts offer implementable advice and tools to help families of complex kidsLearning how to map out where you are so you can get to where you want to be Related Links:Join our mailing listParenting ADHD Now!: Easy Intervention Strategies to Empower Kids with ADHDADHD in Reality: Practical Guidance from Parents Who've Been There!Parenting with Impact: Expert Advice to Empower Parents Raising Complex Kids Coming March 8th! Want to share YOUR Success Story with ImpactParents Coaching? Contact TheTeam@ImpactParents.com to be on the show!Connect with Elaine and Diane:www.impactparents.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/impactparents/@impactparentsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImpactParent@impactparentLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impactparents/@impactparentsTwitter: https://twitter.com/ImpactParents@impactparents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode brings you another Success Story from the ImpactParents Community! Dorothy Liu is a recovering Tiger Mother and a work in progress. All her efforts to NOT be the tiger mother archetype she despised still turned her into a Tiger Mom, just one with different stripesAs a certified Personal Development & Leadership Coach & Facilitator, Dorothy leverages her lived experience as a daughter of immigrants and the mother of an adopted daughter born in China in a multi-race family to provide a unique lens to parenting complex kids. Many of Dorothy’s clients are third-culture kids who balance their deep ethnic or ancestral identity with the context of their Western upbringing. Together, she and her clients work to bridge that gap and integrate all sides of their identity to give voice to who they uniquely are. Ten Tips for Calm and Confident Parenting of Complex KidsParenting complex kids can be difficult, even mind-numbing at times. In this FREE Guide you’ll find clear, quick guidance to help you calm the chaos and more confidently prepare your child for greater independence and success! Learn techniques parents all over the world are using to reduce friction and (believe it!) rediscover the joy of parenting. Listen to this inspiring Success Stories Edition of Parenting With Impact episode with Dorothy Liu about overcoming crippling guilt and fear to find the courage to let her daughter "lean into her weird" and become her own empowered person.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:Helping children actualize their optimal potential while respecting cultural expectationsEmploy strategies to create a balance between family life and work lifeEmpowering children to become independent and embrace their unique qualities Connect with Dorothy:resonant-strategies.comLinkedIn Related Links:About Dorothy LiuA Team to Support Parents & FamiliesTo Worried Parents of Complex Kids: You are Not Alone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robin Nordmeyer and Joyce Kubik are long-standing ADHD coaches. They have been working together for over a decade to elevate the field of ADHD coaching through research and delivering services to those living with ADHD, with a specific focus on couples with ADHD.Joyce Kubik, a pioneer in ADHD coaching, has been a Certified Masteries Coach and Professional ADHD Coach for 24 years. She is actively involved in research involving couples where ADHD is present. She wrote the ground-breaking study on ADHD Coaching, Efficacy of ADHD Coaching for Adults with ADHD (JAD 2010), which Harvard Medical School recognized at the Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare event in 2018. She has won awards for coaching and research and is the past president of the ADHD Coaches Organization. Joyce is also the author of four books, including her memoir Unraveling ADHD: How I turned my greatest deficit into my greatest asset.  Robin Nordmeyer, PCAP is an ADHD Coach and founding partner of The Center For Living Well with ADHD. Her coaching experience of 12+ years specializes in the support of helping couples create sustainable loving relationships, as well as helping adults learn how to navigate ADHD in ways that help them thrive in their businesses and careers. She co-led Marriage Uncomplicated, an 8-week workshop and research study designed to help couples impacted by ADHD for three years. She currently co-leads Relationship Reboot for Couples Impacted By ADHD, a group coaching program and curriculum, with the Center For Living Well with ADHD, LLC. You can learn more about The Center, Robin, and the Relationship Reboot Couples Program by visiting their website.  Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Joyce Kubik and Robin Nordmeyer about how couples can better navigate their relationship when both partners have ADHD.Parenting is LeadershipParenting is a leadership opportunity. With the "Parenting is Leadership" Guide from ImpactParents, two frameworks and a dozen core competencies will guide you to up-level your parenting... and improve the most important relationships of your life. Here is what to expect on this week’s show:How can couples effectively manage ADHD in their relationship?What strategies can couples use to create a more collaborative and open relationship?What is the importance of understanding the role of coaching in relationships with ADHD? Connect with Robin:centerforlivingwellwithadhd.orgLinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramEmail Connect with Joyce: joycekubik.comEmail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know that parents who work with ImpactParents are consistently better with communication, learning to let go, putting the onus on the child, reducing micromanagement, working together as a family, learning boundaries, as well has having better tools for managing a family? Get some insight from one of Impact Parents’ Student Coaches, Scott Grabini.Founded in 2014 in New London, Connecticut, Garbini Education and Career Consulting LLC., came about due to the demand and need Founder/CEO/President Scott S. Garbini saw during his time working in the higher education field. It was during this time he recognized the need for students from underprivileged areas and backgrounds who needed College/Career Consulting as well as Life and Executive functioning strategies to be successful during this transition. Whether it was the LGBTQIA identifying students looking for an appropriate college fit that would make them feel at home or the student fully capable of college but needed specific supports due to a learning difference to ensure the transition from High School to college or career is as smooth as possible.Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact Success Story with Scott Garbini, ImpactParents Student Coach, about how the ImpactParents model greatly impacts students in their ability to become college-ready and career ready, and what you need to know to help your complex kids.10 Parenting Tips for School Success with Complex KidsThere are only 10 tips in this FREE parent’s guide from the experts at ImpactParents -- and they’re the only ones you need to give you the foundation to help your kids find school success! Used by parents all over the world, you learn quick steps to lighten the load and help smart kids feel good about school again.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:Navigating the college process for students with ADHD and other learning differencesStrategies for assisting students in achieving their goalsHow you can help your children with ADHD be successful without over-parenting Related Links:Learn more about Scott on ImpactParents Learn more about ImpactParents CoachesConnect with Scott:Garbinied.com Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Complex kid, 19-year-old Leighton Katz was a perfectionist struggling with depression, anxiety, and executive functioning, who embarked on a journey of self-acceptance and discovery to find a balance between her perfectionist tendencies and her unique way of thinking. 12 Tips for Parenting a Complex TeenFrom the experts at ImpactParents (and the moms of 6 young adults!), we promise you this: it’s not too late. In this FREE guide you’ll learn 12 fool-proof tips to improve conversations and reconnect with your teens so you can guide them to become independent and successful. Parents all over the world have better relationships with their teens using these tools. You can, too! Listen to this bonus episode from the archives of ImpactParents with Leighton Katz about finding support and coping with anxiety and perfectionism issues as an adolescent.Here is what was covered on this special archival episode:The challenge of starting tasks she doesn’t want to do, or is told to doThe shift from doing well in school to struggling, and what contributedThe skills and tools she uses now to navigate and cope with her complexitiesConnect with ImpactParentswww.impactparents.comInstagram: @impactparentsFacebook: @impactparentLinkedIn:@impactparentsTwitter: @impactparents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy our second installment of takeaways from the 2022 International Conference on ADHD. Elaine and Diane explore the irony of technology addiction in young people, discussing strategies to help create a game-life balance and avoid the pitfalls of problem screen use, while empowering kids to play to their strengths and stay curious. Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Elaine and Diane as they discuss technology and gaming research as presented at the 2022 International Conference on ADHD.12 Tips for Parenting a Complex TeenFrom the experts at ImpactParents (and the moms of 6 young adults!), we promise you this: it’s not too late. In this FREE guide you’ll learn 12 fool-proof tips to improve conversations and reconnect with your teens so you can guide them to become independent and successful. Parents all over the world have better relationships with their teens using these tools. You can, too! Here is what to expect on this week’s show:The correlation between screen use, excessive gaming, and severe ADHD.Understanding the four types of screen use and the three types of gamers.The risks and benefits of gaming, and how to collaborate with kids on a gaming agreementRelated Links:Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms:  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/health/surgeon-general-social-media-warning-label.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cbOpinion:  Surgeon General:  Social Media Platforms Need A Health Warning:  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/opinion/social-media-health-warning.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb  Connect with Elaine and Diane:www.impactparents.comInstagram: @impactparentsFacebook: @impactparentLinkedIn: @impactparentsTwitter: @impactparents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An 18-year-old perfectionist student, Sophie Didier, diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar disorder, and Tourette's, is forced to confront the challenges of her diagnoses and the stigma attached to them, all while striving to reach her goal of understanding and managing her condition.Improve Conversations and Build Trust with Young AdultsAt ImpactParents we promise you this: it’s not too late. As professional coaches and the moms of 6 young adults, in this FREE guide you’ll learn 12 fool-proof tips to improve conversations and build trust with your teens so you can guide them to become independent and successful. Parents all over the world are improving relationships with their young adults using these tools. You can, too! Listen to this bonus episode from the archives of ImpactParents with Sophie Didier about the impact of multiple diagnoses in complex kids.Here is what was covered on this special archival episode:How having ADHD, bipolar disorder, and Tourette’s impact a young person's lifeThe impact of finding the right medication for a person's individual needsHow to be better equipped to recognize and respond to your child’s needsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debbie Steinberg Kuntz is a licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of Bright & Quirky. When she started her family counseling practice a decade ago, she had no idea this would be her specialty. But her sons, now teenagers, had some unique strengths and challenges that she dove deeply into understanding.Debbie learned that they were ‘2e’ or ‘twice exceptional,’ meaning they are smart and also have unique brain wiring that makes accessing those smarts at times challenging. As she researched and found solutions for them, she started to share the learning with families in her private practice near Seattle. You may know that in the Seattle area, they have many highly skilled, uniquely wired people working for nearby high-tech companies (i.e. Amazon, Microsoft). Debbie’s practice includes many such families, eager for information on raising 2e kids.Top of Form Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Debbie Steinberg-Kuntz about addressing strengths and unlocking the full potential of 2e kids. Top 12 Tips To Help Your Complex KidsGot complex kids? Yeah, so do we. Parenting a complex kid can be frustrating, overwhelming, and isolating. It can also be incredibly rewarding -- with the right help and guidance! This FREE insider's guide  from the experts at ImpactParents includes our top 12 tips to help you create a calm, peaceful home and guide your kids to become more independent every day. Here is what to expect on this week’s show:The "Bright and Quirky" phenomenon and how parents can find help for 2E kidsThe benefits of focusing on your child's strengths over their lagging skillsManaging your child's internet use and creating balance of online and offline learning  Executive Function Podcast EpisodesEp 006 Executive Function Skills: What Every Parent Needs to Know with Seth Perler Anxiety Podcast Episodes Ep 014 Anxiety 101: Letting Go of Expectations, A SUCCESS STORYEp 015 Parenting Anxious Childhood Emotions with Eli Lebowitz 504/IEP Podcast EpisodesEp 077: Accommodations vs. Remediation - What's the Parent's Role? with Elaine & DianeEp 089: Honoring Individuality: ‘Different’ Changes The World with Jonathan MooneyExperimenter Mindset Podcast EpisodesEp 034: Growth Happens in Times of Failure with Beth McGaw COME BACK in April of 2023 to register for our Online Tech Summit in MAY! Connect with Debbie:Brightandquirky.comInstagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you a parent interested in Suicide Prevention, but feeling frustrated in your attempts to get Mental Health Awareness out there? Are you being told to just ‘educate yourself’ or ‘do more research’, but finding it difficult to make tangible progress? If you’re feeling the pain of not being able to get the Mental Health Awareness you need, then this episode is for you.Suicide Prevention Speaker and Trainer, Frank King blends his experience as a 7-times TEDx Talker on Mental Health, a clean, clever stand-up comedian, and as a warrior in his own lifelong battle with depression and thoughts of suicide, for content-packed and eminently listenable keynote presentations and workshops.Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Frank King about suicide prevention and what parents can do to make a positive impact.12 Tips for Parenting a Complex TeenFrom the experts at ImpactParents (and the moms of 6 young adults!), we promise you this: it’s not too late. In this FREE guide you’ll learn 12 fool-proof tips to improve conversations and reconnect with your teens so you can guide them to become independent and successful. Parents all over the world have better relationships with their teens using these tools. You can, too! Here is what to expect on this week’s show:How Frank merged his personal experience with his comedic talent to help others in the workplace who struggle with suicidal thoughts.What is Chronic Suicide Ideation and how can you change your thinking when presented with a challenge?What is the three-legged stool of suicidality, and the importance of understanding how a suicidal person is thinking. It isn’t just about wanting to die. What parents can say and do. If You or Someone You Know is Thinking About Suicide:988 Lifeline  Dial or TEXT 988National Alliance Mental Illness (NAMI) Links Mentioned:The Message of You: Turning Your Life into a Money Making Speaking Career by Judy Carter Related Articles:Articles on Depression for Parents: The Arduous BattleWhat I’ve Learned About Parenting a Teen with DepressionTreating Depression & Anxiety Disorder in People with ADHDWhen Parenting is Scary: Parenting Kids with Depression, Anxiety, and MoreWhat To Do if You Suspect Depression in Your KidSigns of Adolescent Depression Video: Distraction & Depression Connect with Frank:Website Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices