Megan Connell & Jennifer Poss

The Parent Portal

Education EN ↓ 3 episodes

Light conversations for parents living with heavy things. A teacher - behavior analyst joins a parent - paraprofessional to explore practical ways to support behavior change. Together, we talk through turning some behaviors up and others down, with a laugh along the way. The Parent Portal is a parenting podcast offering practical, evidence-based guidance for families facing real behavior challenges. Each episode centers on a parent question or difficult behavior and breaks down what may be causing it. We offer concrete strategies to increase helpful skills or reduce behaviors that are getting...

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Megan Connell & Jennifer Poss

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Episode 003: Escape - Is My Kid Just Trying to "Get Out" of It? 07.03.2026 44:31

Megan and Jen begin down the long twisted path of functions of behaviors. Maybe we can help shed some light on identifying behaviors that seem like your kid is trying to get out of doing things. The first step in reducing behavior is figuring out why it happens. This episode is that first step.

Episode 002: How to Help Your Kid Follow Directions 03.02.2026 53:15

In this episode, we talk about simple ways to turn up the behaviors you want to see more of and turn down the ones that make daily life harder. How to help your kid turn on behaviors that work and keep them on.

Episode 001: My Kid Has a Meltdown Every Time I Say 'No' 04.01.2026 45:49

Send us a text Hearing "no" getting you down? Not regulated enough to deal? Megan and Jen tackle the tough problem of helping your kid hear 'no' and say, "that's okay. I'm okay. I'll be okay." And hopefully these tips help you feel the same way!