Real World Parenting – Détails, épisodes et analyse

I love podcasting and the platform we've built with Real World Parenting. I could do this all day every day. That being said, this year I'm focusing my energy on my practice and on doing national and international trainings.

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I truly appreciate your ongoing support, and I'm eager to reconnect with you for a fresh and empowering podcast in the future.

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Tune in for a heartfelt account of navigating the complex emotions of sadness, joy, and overwhelming feelings that come with adoption. Dr. Laura Anderson invites Kaitlyn Moreau Thibodeaux on to share her experience in adopting a child and what she has learned along the way. Learn about the importance of making space for both the challenges and joys, and why embracing the full spectrum of emotions is crucial in serving your child in the best way possible.

What You Will Learn:

• The effects of going viral
• Sitting with the scope of real experiences people share in the comments
• Do not avoid the hard parts, so there is room for the good parts
• Adoption is both painful and beautiful

https://www.tiktok.com/@kaitlynmoreau2

• Finding a shared kid language to better communicate
• Navigating public tantrums
• Sometimes nothing is wrong, sometimes kids are just weird
• The more we can connect with kids the better
• The yeti series
• Have grace with yourself
• Look at things with a joyful perspective

It can feel lonely when your child is struggling. At the end of the day you don't get a prize for being the most tired parent - ask for help, find community. The burden of motherhood is eased a lot when you're not alone. This week Dr. Laura Anderson invites Jessica Secrest to share her experience and tools for loving an amazing child whose behaviors can be hard to like.

Jessica Secrest is a mom of 2, ages 4.5 and 3. Her eldest child was diagnosed with ADHD in 2023 and she shares tips, strategies, and struggles that come with caring for a neurodivergent child. She is an advocate for Body Positivity and works to show her kids that you can be happy no matter your size. Jessica is a big believer in finding your village in motherhood and shares her motherhood journey with her best friend Emily. She is known for sharing their childcare swap arrangements, expressing the importance of leaning on your village and taking time to spend with your spouse when you can.

What You Will Learn:

• It takes a village

• Reinforcement to counteract the negative

• Don't give up - there will be trial and error, but you will find something that works for you

• Tips for getting your child to listen and hear what you say

Resources:@ApplesauceandADHD

• Longevity and personal health is possible
• Buffering yourself against feedback from observers
• Boundaries in resiliency, find the line between you and other people on your team
• Reframe your self talk, this is a critical piece of whether you feel energized or defeated

Neurodiversity refers to the idea that there are all kinds of brains and celebrating neurodiversity encourages us to move away from pathologizing the way that different people learn and think. I urge you to challenge the beliefs we have about the status quo. Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC joins Dr. Laura today for a conversation on the many sides to neurodivergence and how supporting children in this may require a change in perspective. They cover the importance of the affirmation of neurodiversity, teaching your child to advocate for themselves, and staying curious.

Emily Kircher-Morris, M.A., M.Ed., LPC, inspired by her own experiences as a neurodivergent person, is dedicated to destigmatizing neurodiversity and supporting neurodivergent people of all ages. She started her career in education and is now in private practice near St. Louis, Missouri as a licensed professional counselor, where she specializes in supporting neurodivergent kids and adults (and their families).

What You Will Learn:

• How to affirm and support neurodivergent teens

• How neurodivergence can result in anxiety

• How accommodations can impact a neurodivergent person

• There are ways to connect around this that help everyone feel successful

• Supporting teens in reclaiming and embracing those identities

Resources: https://neurodiversitypodcast.com/Neurodiversity Universitywww.neurodiversity.universityTeaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroomhttps://www.freespirit.com/teaching-strategies-and-professional-development/teaching-twice-exceptional-learners-in-todays-classroom-emily-kircher-morris-2e-learnersRaising Twice-Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kidshttps://www.routledge.com/Raising-Twice-Exceptional-Children-A-Handbook-for-Parents-of-Neurodivergent/Kircher-Morris/p/book/9781646322145

The power struggle that occurs when your child doesn't get the help they need leaves all parties feel like they're failing. If your child is struggling and you feel like you've exhausted your resources or haven't yet found the right support that works and are looking to expand to new modalities, Neurofeedback training may be the support you and your child need. Mom on a mission Dianne Kosto joins Dr. Laura Anderson for a conversation on what Neurofeedback training looks like and how it can help regulate your child's brain and make life easier. Dianne Kosto, is the CEO and Founder of SYMMETRY Neuro-Pathway Training, which provides Neurofeedback services and systems to individuals, families, therapeutic programs and professionals across the USA, Canada, and Mexico. With the knowledge that Neurofeedback saved her son's life and restored hope for her family, Dianne is a Mom on a Mission to make Neurofeedback technology available to individuals and families so they can avoid the trauma her family experienced as a result of her son's brain dysregulation.

What You Will Learn

• What is a brain map report?

• Does insurance cover Neurofeedback training?

• What type of misinformation is out there?

Resources:https://symmetryneuropt.comhttps://isnr.org

• You can redo, rebuild and repair any 'mistakes'
• How to celebrate the invitation to expand limited boxes in our minds
• How to use the "switch it" technique to help you frame whether or not your language or question is respectful
• Using they as a singular pronoun
• How to practice pronouns

• Labels can provide relief
• Labels don't define you, it is just one component of many
• If we don't learn these skills when we're kids then it is incumbent upon us to learn and unlearn as adults
• How this may affect cortisol levels
• Understanding that minority stress and being picked on for being different impacts children in many ways
• Peer interactions are critical to functioning both short and long term
• Maintaining connection with your kiddo

• Do not wait for your child to start the conversation, find age appropriate ways to talk to your child about adoption - truthfully and sensitively
• How public are you making this information about adoption?
• How to celebrate anniversaries
• Find adoptee voices