Today we are talking about Taking on Big Tech with Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes - an organization aimed at informing parents on how to raise kids who use technology well. Chris has all of the information we need to face this unprecedented parenting battle of Big Tech on behalf of our children. I always thought the battle was just about protect our kids or teaching our kids how to protect ourselves, but it turns out - there’s more we can do than that! We can hold Big Tech accountable so the fight isn’t totally on us! Listen carefully and be prepared to take action at the end!

Today’s topic is ADHD Boys and I am talking with the expert himself, The ADHD Dude, Ryan Wexelblatt. I decided to focus on ADHD boys separately from girls because this learning difference typically presents itself very differently between the sexes. What is unique about Ryan is his insightful content is all HIS. He was frustrated with the lack of realistic tools for parents, as well as the fact that none of the ADHD programs were focused on the children themselves. So he created his own! He is a breath of fresh air for frustrated parents who have read all the ADHD books and their child is still struggling to make friends or turn their homework in on time.

Today’s topic is Tech & School and I am talking with Amy Tyson & Blythe Winslow, the co-founders of Everyschool.org. Everyschool.org is a nonprofit whose mission is to empower every school to embrace healthy, research-based educational technology. Blyth & Amy are moms, first and foremost - which was how Everyschool got started in the first place. Blythe is the Executive Director as well as a former educator. Amy Tyson is the Deputy Director and has done a variety of work in the mental health field through her Masters in Social Work, including working as a child and adolescent psychotherapist.  Together they authored the The EdTech Triangle… an amazing tool for helping educators make smart decisions about how to use technology in their schools in the best way possible. They have the brains and the heart for the job, every parent and educator should listen to the well-researched, easily laid out information they have to share about how to have a healthy relationship between tech and education.

In today’s episode I am featuring a very special mom for a very specific reason. Jill Childree is the owner of Nibble Cookie Co., a mentoring business for female entrepreneurs and host of the Bigger Bite podcast. But that’s not why she’s here… in fact we didn’t even talk about her amazing business! She talked with me about the process of accepting her daughter had a struggle. Her daughter has been diagnosed with selective mutism, but the journey there was anything but simple. But I feel it is a story many families experience silently and alone. 

Ciji Townsend is a Chief Motivator and founder of Balanced Not Busy. One day she created the hashtag #balancednotbusy and it BLEW UP. From there she built a business that is all about busyness: namely, empowering people, especially women, to find balance in their lives. She serves as a keynote speaker at events about finding balance, hosts the Being Balanced podcast, has a balanced focused book club, and so much more. She gives great advice about navigating the balance in our own lives, and how to use this pandemic to our advantage when it comes to scheduling from this point forward.

Dr. William Stixrus is the co-author of one of my favorite parenting books EVER… The Self Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. He shares REAL science to convince me (and hopefully you) that there are so many areas of parenting where we are unnecessarily stressing ourselves out. Hopefully at the end of this talk you feel relieved and ready to give your child more trust and autonomy over their own lives.

Dr. Nicole Tetrealt is the author of Insight into a Bright Mind and founder or Awesome Neuroscience and Beyond the Cell. She’s a neuroscientist who understands the science of the gifted brain. She brings all the research and resources today that are helpful for gifted children. She shares misconceptions, helpful tips, and really puts into perspective who our gifted children are and what they really need from us.

I am talking with Claire Baker about all things related to the menstrual cycle. Claire is a period coach and author 50 Things You Didn’t Know About Periods. I guarantee YOU are going to learn something from this podcast, and I hope you go home and immediately share the good news with your daughter - that their bodies are not “cursed” and there’s more to a woman’s cycle than cramps and bleeding.

Clinical Psychologists Dr. Nicole Chavez and Dr. Parie Faridnia led a seminar on Highly Sensitive Children at a play therapy conference last year and I’ve wanted to talk to them ever since. They are both strong believers in prevention and early intervention and are certified experts in parenting, prenatal/postpartum mental health, play, adolescent and family therapies. They explain in this episode how to know if you have a Highly Sensitive Child, and what parenting approaches are going to work best for them if you do. 

Many parents don’t know there are more options available to them than the ones offered by their districted school. I am talking with Steven Quinn from Georgia CAN. Georgia CAN is a local nonprofit that seeks to identify and advance common sense policies that put the needs of students first. Steven lays out what the virtual, charter, and other public options and programs are for all families and especially families in need.