Podcast Episodes

Single parenting and emotional well-being after divorce (with Mary Leonard)

Episode 10

If you or someone you know is going through a divorce with kids involved, you’re not going to want to miss this episode of the Are they 18 yet?™ Podcast.

In this episode, I sit down with my sister, Ma…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Time Management and Device Use Boundaries for kids with ADHD (with Mike McLeod)

Episode 9

In this episode, I share the second part of my interview with speech-language pathologist and ADHD specialist Mike McLeod from GrowNow Therapy as we continue our conversation about how to support wit…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Building accountability and motivation in kids with ADHD (with Mike McLeod)

Episode 8

When it comes to working with kids who have ADHD, it’s easy to mistake skill-based issues with behavioral issues.

That’s why in this interview, I sit down with Mike McLeod, a speech-language pathologi…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Positive Reinforcement: Does it really help motivate kids?

Episode 7

When I worked in the school systems, rewards and behavior charts were a common practice. Even in my training to be a therapist, “positive reinforcement” was often a go-to strategy for managing behavi…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

A kid's perspective on remote learning

Episode 6

In this episode, I continue our family study with Olivia and Joe; and we ask Olivia to share her perspective on remote learning. In this conversation, Olivia shares:

✅What was hardest for her in mak…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Using your child's natural tendencies to build communication and connection

Episode 5

In this episode, I turn the mic on during a Brannan family Sunday night study with me, my husband Joe, and my stepdaughter Olivia as we talk about Gretchen Rubin’s 4 Tendencies and Gary Chapman’s 5 L…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Can we improve attention span?

Episode 1

Can you change your child's capacity to focus? Or do they just have to play the hand they've been dealt for life? 

In this episode, Dr. Karen discusses what she's learned through the last 15 years of …

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Improve attention and focus by building these skills

Episode 2

Do you find that using organizers, minimizing distractions, or using rewards just don't work when it comes to getting your kids to focus? 

Does getting your kids to follow through with chores, homewor…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

The Breaking Point

Episode 3

We all have a point where the demands of life become too overwhelming and we lose our ability to self-manage and stay disciplined. For people who have a diagnosis of ADHD, that point can come sooner …

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Building discipline and self-management in elementary school through college.

Episode 4

When raising kids in elementary school, junior high, and high school, a lot of parents wonder if they're preparing their kids for what lies ahead in college and adulthood. 
We can't look in to a cryst…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago