Complicated Kids

This week I am joined by the founder of Truth In Common, Deanna Troust, to talk about keeping kids safe in the online world. Deanna and I discuss technology and kids, dis- and misinformation on the internet and apps, algorithms and how they affect what you see online, the constant battle to ensure your kids feel free but also protected from online negativity, and much more. Find out more about Dea...

SLP and author, Christina Pompeo, joins us this week to talk about everything dyslexia. Christina co-wrote the book The Speech Pathologist Guide to Dyslexia with a few other SLPs and spoke with us about her journey in creating her part. We'll talk about diagnosing dyslexia, the importance of phonological awareness, and some of the challenges for SLPs in treating dyslexia. To find out more about Ch...

In this week's podcast I talk about developmental milestones and why they are important, and why they are not, especially in complicated, or orchid kids. I talk about how often we should check in on these milestones, how that changes with age, and what we need to do to support our child being where they are at the moment. These milestones are just an average age for when a child should be performi...

In this week's podcast, I had the absolute pleasure to chat with Kristen Eccleston. Kristen is an Award Winning Education Advocate Consultant, keynote speaker and published author that helps families understand their options and resources for getting their children the help they need in school. She has worked with thousands of students and families in addition to some of the major global managemen...

In this video I get to talk with trained therapist and child development and parent expert, Claire Lerner. Clair has been helping parents dissect their child's behavior with her expertise since the late 80's and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to dealing with your kids. We talk about how she helps parents to better understand the issues that they may face and that are unique to each child....

In this interview I had the amazing opportunity to chat with an absolute powerhouse in the SLP community, Sara Rosenfeld Johnson. Sara not only helped in making Oral Placement Therapy make sense to SLPs throughout the world, but she is an author, founder of TalkTools, mother of 3 and grandmother of 8. Sara discusses her career, the struggles she faced as a student, the obstacles she overcame as a...

In this week's podcast I sat down with author, non-profit creator, dietician, and nutritionist, Kelly Dorfman. Kelly has worked with doctors throughout the country and children and their families throughout the world in order to help those that have developmental issues figure out if the food they are eating may be the cause of some of those issues.

During this interview, I get to talk to the amazing Martha Adler about a tough subject. Tune in to hear more about our children's experience with death and what different ways we frame it for them can result in.

In this week's interview I had a great opportunity to sit down with Jackie Beach from Rally Supports Families to discuss the amazing services that they offer families and children. Rally Supports Families does great work helping parents navigate the professional services that their children may need, how to advocate in the best interest of their children, and answering questions they may not be co...

Welcome to the first episode of the Complicated Kids Podcast! This week I'm talking about accepting that your child is an autonomous, independent being who has their own path to walk in life. You can guide them, but you can't control them.