Parenting with Impact

Zachariah Booker is the Co-founder and CEO of ADHD Online. Utilizing his experience as a serial entrepreneur in the Grand Rapids area, Zach joined with Dr. Randall Duthler to found ADHD Online in 2018. Together, they have grown the business, which now offers psychologist assessments nationwide. In early 2021, they completed a venture capital financing round to fuel the telehealth platform’s contin...

Gene Carroccia, Psy. D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and author who has extensive experience working with individuals with ADHD, as well as other conditions, including psychological trauma and maltreatment. For over twenty years, he has evaluated and treat-ed hundreds of children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD. Dr. Carroccia works at a large not-for-profit health care system as a vice p...

Heather is the president of Time Timer, LLC which is a Cincinnati, OH based manufacturer of specialty visual timers used to support time management for people of all ages and ability levels. Heather attended the University of Chicago for her undergraduate studies in Sociology, where she also was a four-year starter, captain and MVP of the basketball team. She also holds a masters in business admin...

Obtaining a diagnosis can be a different journey for everyone. But how important is diagnosis? It is essential as a parent that you must make observations and relay them to medical professionals and teachers to supply them with information they need to diagnose and accommodate your child’s specific needs. Having a diagnosis of ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, or Executive Function challenges will chart the...

Nikki Kinzer is a Certified ADHD coach, podcaster and educator, she specializes in Adults and College Students with ADHD. You can find Nikki co-hosting (Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast) with Pete Wright every week, where you can find ADHD support, tools and community. Through coaching and online training, she has built a growing and evolving ecosystem of ADHD tools dedicated to help people reach...

Dr. Laura Markham trained as a Clinical Psychologist at Columbia University and is the founding editor of AhaParenting.com and has made frequent TV and radio appearances. She uses her Ph. D. to translate proven science and child-development research into the practical solutions you need for the family life you want. Dr. Markham's relationship-based parenting model, which she calls Peaceful Pa...

Jessica Leichtweisz is a behavior specialist who specifically provides training to parents affected by Autism and ADHD through her organization, Hope Education Services. Jessica’s latest, bestselling book This is Autism is anthology of 12 adults with autism, telling their stories. Jessica also has a collection of education videos on YouTube to teach others about Autism. Listen to this inspiring Pa...

The stories we tell ourselves can determine how you react to a situation or problem. Whether the story is about yourself, or a catastrophic outcome for your child if they don’t learn to do a simple task. What would happen if you changed that story? How would this change the outcome? What would happen if we taught our kids to change the story they tell themselves? Listen to this insightful Parentin...

Professor Eli Lebowitz studies and treats childhood and adolescent anxiety and is Director of the Program for Anxiety Disorders at the Yale Child Study Center. His research focuses on the development, neurobiology, and treatment of anxiety and related disorders, with special emphasis on cross-generational and familial influences in these disorders. Dr. Lebowitz is the lead investigator on multiple...

This episode brings you another Success Story from the ImpactParents Community! Anna Hill is a coaching client of ImpactParents. Anna, like many parents, came to ImpactParents, desperate and looking to “fix” her son. Anna shares her story of coming to terms with the realization that despite good intentions, we can’t change them. We must learn to give them tools to empower themselves. Listen to thi...

Dr. Sachs is a licensed child psychologist and adult psychologist, specializing in the treatment of ADD/ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders in children, teens, and adults. Dr. Sachs is the author of The Adult ADD Solution, Helping the Traumatized Child, and Helping Your Husband with Adult ADD. Dr. Sachs has appeared on NBC Nightly News, CBS, WPIX, and other major media outlets, discussing his uniqu...

Consequences and punishment is a hot topic in the ImpactParents community. We all know that consequences are intended to change a behavior in your child, or get them to do a particular action, but implementing them in a way that is effective can be a daunting task. Elaine and Diane break it down so you can understand how to get the desired change and get your kid to have a buy-in on that desired b...

Gretchen Wegner is an Academic Life Coach who inspires students to uncover their true identities as capable, clever, and creative learners in school and life. She is an internationally recognized expert in how to destressify school by building their executive function skills, teaching teens a unique system for time management, organization and studying called The Anti-Boring Approach to Powerful S...

Stephanie Pitts is an educational therapist who received her B.A. in Sociology from USC and a Master’s Degree in Education from Pepperdine University. She completed her Certificate in Educational Therapy at CSUN and has been trained as an Academic Coach. Stephanie works with students one-on-one and regularly reads and interprets testing reports, conducts informal assessments, addresses remedial re...

This episode brings you another Success Story from the ImpactParents Community! Jeremy Didier is a military wife and mother of 5 kids. Jeremy and 4 of her children have been diagnosed with ADHD. Jeremy shares her story of how the coach approach through ImpactParents helped her to structure her home and parenting in a way that set up all her children with an accommodating environment that allowed h...

On this special episode of Parenting With Impact, Elaine and Diane address common themes in their coaching groups and bring valuable insight into the hottest topics of the Impact Parents community. Listen to this insightful Parenting With Impact episode with Elaine and Diane as they discuss navigating the shifting dynamic of the relationship between you and your emerging-adult child. Here is what...

Kolby Kail, M.S., CCC-SLP, COM, Parenting Coach, is the head speech-language pathologist at Kolby Kail Speech Therapy. She is a member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, as well as a licensed California Speech-Language Pathologist. She is also certified in orofacial myology and the PROMPT technique. Kolby has an extensive understanding of motor speech disorders, orofacial myo...

Seth is a well-known Executive Function Coach, educator, vlogger, and guy who cares about seeing outside-the-box kids succeed. This means that he helps struggling, neurodiverse learners turn it around in a baffling system so they can launch a successful future. His weekly blog, SethPerler.com gives parents and teachers game-changing answers in a sea of misguided educational fluff. Listen to this i...

Dr. Roseanne is a mental health trailblazer, founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health, and media expert who is, “Changing the way we view and treat children’s mental health”. Her work has helped thousands reverse the most challenging conditions: ADHD, anxiety, mood, Lyme, and PANS/PANDAS using PROVEN holistic therapies. She is often featured on dozens of media outlets. Listen to...

Back to School can be an exciting reset for some, or a dreaded loss of freedom for others. The new landscape of school adds more stress to everyone’s plates, especially for our complex kids and the families who love them. Elaine and Diane dive into the 3 most important challenges you should expect this year and how to handle them. Here is what to expect on this week’s show:Tools, strategies, and t...

On this special Success Stories Edition, Elaine and Diane speak with Jean McIver, mother of a complex kid, as well as a teacher. Jean was a student in Sanity School and found the lessons valuable both as a parent and as a teacher who also deals with complex kids, many who may not have the support needed at home to implement vital strategies to make schooling a success. Listen to this inspiring Par...

Sarah Cheyette, MD, graduated cum laude in Cognitive Neuroscience from Princeton University, and received her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Medical School. Following specialty training in Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and Pediatric Neurology at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, she has established a pediatric neuro...

Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster are certified coaches with their own lived experience raising children with complex challenges such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, learning disabilities, gender identity issues, and more. Drawing from both personal and professional experience, they teach and inspire parents to raise complex kids with confidence and calm through ImpactParents.com, an online com...

Welcome to the Parenting With Impact Podcast! As parents, we want nothing more than for our kids to grow up happy and fulfilled... and to ultimately live independent and productive lives! And yet, when life gets complicated, we're not always sure how to help our kids be as successful as they can be. If you have kids who are struggling with life and learning -- or are facing complex challenges...