Episodes 156
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (18)
Since Mar 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Complicated Kids is a podcast about why raising kids can feel like an extreme sport sometimes. Join me to unpack all of it, figure out who needs what, and help your family thrive.

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You Can Teach Your Kid to Read at Home with Faye Bankler Casell

Jun 09, 2026 25m

If a child is struggling to learn to read, waiting rarely makes that easier. In this episode, I talk with Faye Bankler Casell about what parents need to know when early reading is not coming together…

Parenting ND Teens In Crisis with Katie K May

Jun 02, 2026 22m

When a teen is in crisis, the behavior is not the whole message. In this conversation, I talk with Katie May about what she calls "fire feelers," kids and teens who are biologically sensitive, highly…

155 Episodes In: What Still Matters Most

May 26, 2026 15m

The shoes, backpacks, grades, and meltdowns are not the whole story. They never were. This one gave me a reason to pause and reflect. I originally thought I would do something special for episode…

Your Nervous System Matters with Eva Crawford

May 19, 2026 26m

If your child is escalating and you are escalating too, that is not a discipline problem. It is a nervous system moment. In this conversation, I talk with Eva Crawford, LCSW-C, about what somatic…

What Actually Works for Executive Function with Sean McCormick

May 12, 2026 29m

You cannot teach executive function by controlling a child harder. Executive function is not just about planners, homework, and getting organized. It is about self-awareness, self-regulation, and…

Why Good Kids Get Bad Grades with Dr. Linda Silbert

May 05, 2026 30m

Sometimes a grade becomes the whole story. A child gets a low score, forgets an assignment, melts down over homework, or seems unmotivated, and suddenly everyone is focused on performance. But in…

More Therapy is Not Better with Casey the Speducator

Apr 28, 2026 23m

A child can need support and still have too much support. In this conversation, I talk with Casey Joseph, special educator and founder of Casey's Special Education Services, about what happens when…

Neurodivergence in College with Dr. Tara Williams

Apr 21, 2026 23m

The jump from high school to college is bigger than most families realize. In this conversation, I talk with Dr. Tara Williams about what neurodivergent students really need as they prepare for…

2E and What It Really Means to Be Twice Exceptional With Julie Skolnick

Apr 14, 2026 40m

A child can be brilliant and struggling at the exact same time. In this conversation, I talk with Julie Skolnick about what it really means to be twice exceptional, or as she so beautifully puts it,…

Nonautistic Siblings with Bari Turkheimer

Apr 07, 2026 26m

When one child needs the most, another child often learns to disappear. In this conversation, I talk with licensed clinical social worker Bari Turkheimer about the siblings we don't talk about…

How To Talk to ND Kids About Hard Things with Dr. Jaclyn Halpern

Mar 31, 2026 30m

Hard conversations do not have to fry your child's nervous system or yours. In this episode, I sit down with psychologist and clinical director Dr. Jaclyn Halpern from Playful Therapy Connections to…

Help Yourself First with Emily Griswold

Mar 24, 2026 34m

A nervous-system-level reframe on raising neurodivergent teens without burning yourself out. When you're parenting a neurodivergent teen, it can feel like everyone is looking at your child and nobody…

Regulation with Lisa Candera

Mar 17, 2026 27m

Regulation starts with you, not your child. In this conversation, I talk with Lisa Candera, single mom of a now-adult son with autism, profound OCD, and anxiety, about what it actually means to…

You Are the Expert on Your Child With Amanda Levin

Mar 10, 2026 23m

When professionals disagree, school minimizes, and your gut is screaming that something is off, your perspective on your child matters more than any report. If you're raising a high-masking,…

Kids with ADHD Do Well When They Can with Cindy Goldrich

Mar 03, 2026 30m

ADHD is not a motivation problem. It is a skills and systems problem. Parenting a child with ADHD and executive function challenges can feel like living inside a never-ending loop of forgotten water…

Fixing Teens Doesn't Work with Will Dobud

Feb 24, 2026 33m

Teens are not broken. The systems around them are. In this conversation, social worker, researcher, and educator Dr. Will Dobud joins me to zoom out from individual teen "problems" and look at the…

Ask Me Anything on Behavior with Lisa Kays

Feb 17, 2026 37m

Kids feel more than they hear. They notice more than they can say. In this conversation, therapist and mom of two neurodivergent kids, Lisa Kays, joins me to explore why your child seems fine until…

Sensory Processing Underlies Everything with Donna Redman and Cindy Duffy

Feb 10, 2026 29m

Sensory is not an extra layer. It is the ground your child is standing on. In this conversation, occupational therapist Cindy Duffy and Secret Genius Project founder Donna Redman join me to explore…

Why Your Kid Isn't Doing Their Homework with Elyse Dworin

Feb 03, 2026 30m

Behavior is never just behavior. In this conversation, holistic academic support coach Elyse Dworin joins me to look underneath school struggles, homework battles, and "I don't feel well" complaints…

Building Resilience with Dr. Kate Lund

Jan 27, 2026 26m

Some families are living on an emotional rollercoaster. One minute everyone seems fine. The next, it feels like the wheels are coming off. In this episode of Complicated Kids, I sit down with Dr.…

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