Sep 17 2026 | 00:08:33
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41. 7 Minutes To Understanding Your Forgetful Kid
Sep 17 2026 • 00:08:33
If our kids are *constantly* forgetting things when they walk out the door - like their instrument for music practice - it's tempting to think they're...
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40. Fired As Parent... Rehired As Consultant?
Aug 21 2026 • 00:29:18
When a Spicy teen blows past curfew and sneaks friends in until 5AM, punishment feels like the answer, whether that's taking their phone or piling on ...
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39. Why Chores Feel Impossible For ADHD Kids
Aug 15 2026 • 00:28:35
When we ask our child to carry a plate to the sink, why do they freeze, drift off, or melt down? Because the ADHD brain hates doing things with multip...
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38. When Teen Gamers Won't Leave Their Room
Aug 11 2026 • 00:55:24
When your teen won't leave their room because they're stuck on a device, 'gaming' starts to look like a problem. But pulling away from parents is what...
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37. Why Sticker Charts Stop Working
Aug 07 2026 • 00:13:28
When we want our kids helping more around the house, it's tempting to reach for a sticker chart.Charts and rewards do work, but only while the sticker...
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36. Why So Many Clinicians Miss Autism In Girls
Jul 28 2026 • 00:13:33
Why do so many ADHD and autistic girls hold it together all day, then fall apart the second they walk in the door?That's masking. They copy the social...
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35. Why Kids Don't Think Ahead
Jul 23 2026 • 00:08:32
Why does shaming a kid for forgetting their jacket never teach them to remember it?Because the part of the brain that plans ahead isn't fully online u...
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34. The Text Message Every Teen Longs To Receive
Jul 21 2026 • 00:06:42
So many of us grew up wishing our parents would just admit when they got it wrong. Heidi wrote a text message for clients in her private practice from...
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33. Why School Consequences Backfire With Neurospicy Kids
Jul 09 2026 • 00:18:29
When a spicy kid talks back, shuts down, or explodes over something small, the school's first move is usually more consequences, more check-ins, more ...
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32. The KEY mindset shift for parenting challenging kids
Feb 12 2025 • 00:04:25
Why are we triggered when our kids "copy bad behavior"?It has a lot to do with the stories we tell ourselves about the way they're acting.If we s...