"A lot of parenting advice is built around the idea that parents can control their children if they just make it unpleasant enough to misbehave, but for a kid who values autonomy, that approach only causes things to explode."
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"Learning about your ADHD makes such a big difference. It's not that you suddenly have a new beautiful life, but just knowing there's an explanation for why things have been hard for you can be so helpful. Being your authentic self is okay."
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"Self-compassion is like treating yourself with the same kindness that you would give to your best friend in those really difficult moments."
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"A child-led approach is an approach where we are the partner to the child rather than the director."
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"The thing that's important to remember for educators is that every interaction you have with a student is an intervention."
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"Rewards and consequences may help you get short-term compliance, but they have not solved any problems."
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Enabling is doing something for someone else without a plan to help them do it for themselves.
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When it comes to neurodivergent brains, motivation isn't quite as simple as it seems.
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A perspective on intelligence, giftedness, twice-exceptionality, and neurodivergence.
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Emotional dysregulation is a big part of living with ADHD that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves.
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For many women, ADHD can hide in plain sight.
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For many nonspeaking autistic people, communication isn’t a matter of language or intelligence, it’s a matter of access.
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When families enter the world of special education, they’re often told it’s built to protect and support students, but too often, it’s a maze that leaves parents exhausted, isolated, and fighting to be heard.
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Raising neurodivergent kids and teens who struggle with emotional regulation isn't easy.
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For Lake Bell, some of her most important work has been as a mom, learning how to navigate her daughter’s epilepsy diagnosis.
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Executive functioning shapes how we organize, manage our time, and regulate emotions. But knowing that and building those skills are two different things.
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