Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle

Reflection

 The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect on what went right, what could be better, and so much more!  This episode digs into some powerful reflection around your child’s education that you can use for improving their education moving forward.

 

Watch the video and read the transcript at: www.YourParentHelp.com/podcast_0148 

Balance

How do you find balance in life?  How do you balance accepting your child for who they are and supporting a movement toward academic progress?

Listen to get answers!

Watch the video, read the transcript, and download the pdf notes at: www.YourParentHelp.com/podcast_0147

Gifts/Purchases

When making purchases for our children, it can be easy to be tempted and hard to stay strong.  This episode discusses some ways to avoid purchases that you’ll later regret!

 

Watch the episode and read the transcript at: www.YourParentHelp.com/podcast_0146

Gratitude

 When thinking about education, you may have never considered how gratitude, or thankfulness, can impact an education.  Whether you are homeschooling or not, this episode talks about how gratitude impacts the learning of anyone, regardless of disability, and how we can all increase our own gratitude.

 

Watch the video or read the transcript at: www.YourParentHelp.com/podcast_0145

 

Re-Energizing Learning

Everyone can start to feel reluctant at doing something, even something they love.  Kids with ADHD typically need things kept fresh, while children with autism thrive on consistency and predictability.  Other kids, whether they have dyslexia or any other learning disability, will typically all get into a bit of a learning slump around November.  But there are some solid strategies to get out of the slump and re-energize learning!

 

watch the video and read the transcript at: www.YourParentHelp.com/podcast_0144 

 

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Tracking Progress

Tracking progress is an important part of education.  It lets us know where children are at and what educational strategies are working and which aren’t. It also can reassure us that despite all the fun that they are having homeschooling, they are making huge progress!

 

Watch video and read transcript at: www.YourParentHelp.com/podcast_0143 

Emotional Regulation with Keira Merkovsky

I’m sure that you are already well-aware on some level that when your child is having a hard time emotionally, they are not able to learn.

 

This week we have a special interview with Keira Merkovsky.  She’s a licensed social worker, and owner of Relationship Cubed.  And most importantly, she’s a mother of two, including a child with ADHD.

 

In this interview, she shares her own personal journey as well as providing a lot of valuable guidance on how we can support the emotional regulation of ourselves and our children.

see video and read transcript here: https://www.yourparenthelp.com/podcast_0142 

The ADHD Advantage

ADHD- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can be thought of as a disorder, a disability, something negative OR as something positive!  A benefit and an advantage to the person with that brain structure.  This episode is a summary/overview of the book by Dale Archer, MD, with some highlights that parents of children with ADHD, or who have ADHD themselves will find empowering.

 

Watch video, read the transcript at https://www.yourparenthelp.com/podcast_0141 

The Dyslexic Advantage

This week’s podcast episode is based largely on the book, The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock L Eide, MD, MA; and Fernette F Eide, MD.

 

This book takes a refreshing view of dyslexia, not as a disorder characterized by deficits but as the result of a brain that has been wired differently, with significant benefits to that wiring! (and with some reading and spelling challenges as a side effect)

 

Watch the video or read the transcript at: www.YourParentHelp.com/podcast_0140 

ADHD and Dyslexia: Is there a Link?

As someone who meets a lot of children with ADHD and a lot of children with dyslexia, I began to notice that a lot of my “ADHD” students have struggles that mimic those of my students with “dyslexia”, and those with “dyslexia” often seemed to exhibit ADHD characteristics, and sometimes children were diagnosed with both.

 

I was often told all the reasons that dyslexia might cause inattention and all the reasons why ADHD might cause reading struggles, but it wasn’t enough to explain what I was seeing, so I started digging.

 

If you are a little bit of a research nerd, you’ll find this episode especially fascinating!

 

Brain scans reveal a link between ADHD and Dyslexia.  Parents of children with dyslexia or with ADHD should understand that there is scientific evidence to watch carefully for the other “disability” if there child has either ADHD or Dyslexia.  And, a differently wired brain does not actually need to be seen as a disability.

 

Also check out episode 17: Dyslexia: What too many people misunderstand

 

Watch the video or read the transcript at: www.YourParentHelp.com/podcast_0139