Parenting with Impact

Travel can be a challenge for most people, but for children who are neurodiverse or have special needs, it can feel overwhelming at best and impossible at worst. Travel IS possible, and it can help reinforce the lessons we teach them in learning flexibility and how to meet challenges head-on. Dawn M. Barclay is an award-winning author who has spent a career working in different aspects of the trav...

Jane Massengill, LCSW, is a master certified coach specializing in adults and young adults with ADHD. She has a private practice in Danville, California and works with people around the globe to bring out the best in themselves. She is also the Director of The Gremlin-Taming Institute where she teaches workshops and teleclasses on the Gremlin-Taming Method®, a mindfulness practice that “is the sin...

This episode brings you another Success Story from the ImpactParents Community! Kate Barrett, ACG, ACC, Founder of Coaching Cville, is an ADHD & EF Coach providing coaching and educational services internationally based in Charlottesville, VA. She has served her community through extensive volunteer and advocacy roles in the public school system and ADHD expert roles in parent, couple and stud...

Ilana Stoch has been working at Camp Kodiak since it began in 1991. It was started by her father, Dave, who introduced her to the camping world when she was 3 years old. She followed in her father’s footsteps by becoming a teacher, and then later, working with students who were struggling in school – academically, socially, and/or emotionally. She also worked as a guidance counselor in a middle sc...

When dealing with behavior issues, finding the cause is a pressing concern. Is the behavior a result of ADHD and depression? Is it due to anxiety? Oftentimes it can mean a combination of two or more. Sometimes one will cause the other. Bottom line, while diagnosis is important in deciding if medication or a specialist is necessary, when it comes to behavior management, the treatment means addressi...

Specializing exclusively in special education law since 2003, Christy Calbos has extensive knowledge of how public schools educate children with disabilities. As an IEP and 504 lawyer, she puts this knowledge and experience to work for her clients. Listen to this informative Parenting With Impact episode with Christie Calbos about what to do when it feels like your school is not following your chi...

Lisa Richer's lived experiences as an Elite level athlete, a parent of 2 neurodivergent boys, personal/professional experiences and numerous educational learnings led her to create Journey2bloom and put all her focus and energy into being a neurodiversity consultant. She provides parents and educators with simpler ways to access resources, tools and advisory services that help them navigate t...

Listen to this bonus episode from the archives of ImpactParents with Dr. Fogg about the way our brains manage, create, and put into action the behaviors we want (and don’t want!) to happen. Stanford University Behavior Scientist, Dr. BJ Fogg, teaches people how behavior works. With deep experience in teaching and innovation, he splits his time between Stanford University and industry innovation, r...

Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Elaine and Diane go over the steps to guide your child into independence. Here is what to expect on this week’s show:The relationship you have with your child is the foundation to building independenceYour role in getting your child to self-manage, in progressive, buildable stepsFostering independence in our kids happens is habit building...

Dr. Billi is the owner and CEO of Dr. Billi, formerly AttentionB, a highly reputable private practice specializing in innovative, person-centered, and trauma-informed coaching, therapy, and behavioral interventions. It is her life mission to challenge mental health stigma and support neurodiverse persons and those impacted by trauma and grief all over the world to live their very best lives. Dr. B...

As a podcast host, speaker and content curator, Anne Marie leads the charge to educate media and families on safe-tech solutions and the importance of human connection. She utilizes the best platforms to provide information and trusted resources – empowering families to thrive, connect, and stay safe in the digital age. Graduate of Utah State University, Anne Marie founded a successful speaking bu...

Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST is a psychologist and certified sex therapist in private practice in West Chester, PA, specializing in diagnosing and treating people with ADHD, as well as couples and sex therapy. He has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio, and XM Radio and been quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, USnews.com, The Daily Mail (UK) and many other...

Resentment: (noun) bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly. Parents and kids both have moments of resentment. Elaine and Diane dive into where it comes from and how we can address it. Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Elaine and Diane as they discuss resentment. Here is what to expect on this week’s show:Resentment can stem from unmet expectations, or the inabi...

Anil Chacko is a clinical psychologist whose research focuses on the development of engaging, effective, and sustainable prevention, intervention and service delivery models for youth at-risk for or affected with disruptive behavior disorders (e.g., attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; oppositional defiant disorder; conduct disorder). Recently, through funding from the National Institute of M...

Miriam Bellamy, LMFT, has been working with couples and families—many of whom struggle with ADHD—for almost 25 years as a therapist and consultant. She discovered nonlinear neurofeedback about six years ago, and it has been transformative both personally and professionally. Addressing the functionality of the brain in her clients has become just as important in addressing the problems and enhancin...

Anat Baniel, founder of the Anat Baniel Method®, is the author of two highly acclaimed books, Move Into Life: NeuroMovement® for Lifelong Vitality and Kids Beyond Limits. Born in Israel to a scientist father and a poet and mother, Anat was trained as a clinical psychologist and a dancer, and was a close professional associate of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. Baniel has worked with children with special n...

Deborah McNelis, M.Ed is an author, speaker and creator of Neuro-Nurturing®. As an Early Brain Development Specialist and founder of Brain Insights LLC, she has developed the unique Neuro-Nurturing Interaction Packets and the digital Brain Basics Quick Start Guide: Nurture the Brilliance within Children. She has also published Transitions and Balanced Stimulation development packets in collaborati...

From The Archive Episode 004 9 Essentials of Neuro Movement for Positive Brain Change Part 1 with Anat BanielAnat Baniel, founder of the Anat Baniel Method®, is the author of two highly acclaimed books, Move Into Life: NeuroMovement® for Lifelong Vitality and Kids Beyond Limits. Born in Israel to a scientist father and a poet and mother, Anat was trained as a clinical psychologist and a dancer, an...

Richard Webster is the CEO of Rena-Fi, an online program to develop financial wellness. Using his nearly four decades navigating the field as a real estate entrepreneur, bringing him a wealth of knowledge to impart to his clients. He has grown to understand that success must be values-driven. How we handle business and money has its roots in our often-subconscious feelings and drives. It’s critica...

Alan R. Graham, Ph. D., PCC, MCAC is Dean of ADHD Coach Training for Mentor coach. He coaches executives with business and organizational challenges AND adults, teens, children and parents impacted by ADHD. Alan has helped many individuals benefit from Cogmed Working Memory Training. Author of The Guide to ADHD Coaching: How to Find an ADHD Coach and What To Do When You Get One  Listen to this ins...

Kevin Antshel, PhD, is Professor of Psychology, Director of the Clinical Psychology doctoral program and Director of the ADHD Lifespan, Treatment Education and Research (ALTER) program at Syracuse University. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY-Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. His research interests focus on understanding the heterogeneity of ADHD, especially...

An executive and entrepreneur, Alan is the creative genius behind the ADD Crusher, a video series designed for adults with ADHD. Undiagnosed until well into adulthood, Alan's untreated ADHD manifested itself in underachievement, failed relationships, substance abuse, etc. Upon diagnosis, finding it difficult to learn coping strategies from books, Alan developed his own strategies ('10 Wa...

Dr. Bertin is a developmental pediatrician and author of How Children Thrive and Mindful Parenting for ADHD and Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD, which integrate mindfulness into pediatric care, and a contributing author for Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens. Dr. Bertin is on faculty at NY Medical College and the Windward Teacher Training Institute, on the board of directo...

Jessica McCabe, host of "How To ADHD" on YouTube, has some insights on this topic. You see, Jessica is now a grown-up, and she teaches people (of all ages) how to manage their ADHD. It took her a while to figure things out, but now she’s sharing it with others -- and doing an amazing job! In this interview, she takes a few minutes out of her busy podcast schedule to talk with Elaine abou...

In the past few years with children being out of school, school refusal seems to have been exacerbated. How do we as parents manage children who refuse or resist going to school, when the very paradigm of being in school has shifted? Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Elaine and Diane as they discuss School Refusal. Here is what to expect on this week’s show:Be calm about...