Thinking 'Brain First' At Bedtime...And All Other Times, Too
What happens when the evening routine becomes a chance to connect and deepen your relationship with your child, versus seeking compliance?
How Do You Measure Progress?
Measuring progress in parenting your child when it looks different from the progress parents of neurotypical children experience.
But How Do I Know For Sure This Behavior Isn’t on Purpose?
Most of the parents I work with ask some version of this question: “But how do I know for sure that this behavior isn't on purpose?"
5 Misconceptions About Parenting Through a Brain-First Lens
An examination of five key misconceptions related to parenting through a brain-based lens.
Reconsidering What It Means to Be Resilient
Resilience is not a personal characteristic that you either have or you don’t. Resilience is something that can grow stronger over time.
Tending Both Sides of the Parenting Coin
There are “two sides of the coin” in our unique parenting experience. One side is about our children, but the other is all about the parent.
The Neurobehavioral Model
A brain-based approach to parenting kids with brain-based differences I vividly remember a time in my life that I now refer to as the...
Finding the Time
The impact of caregiver trauma on our emotional, spiritual and physical health has serious consequences if not taken seriously. But how do y
Cultivating Empathy
'Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes' is actually a cognitively complex skill, and for that reason, many children with brain-ba
"You Ruin Everything."
Most parents of children with neurobehavioral challenges have experienced the well-intentioned event that spins, unforgettably, into...
