All Episodes
Climbing Fish Parenting — 57 episodes
Helping Your Child Through the Social Side of Halloween
Meltdown or Tantrum? How to Tell the Difference (and What Your Child Needs From You)
The Coat Standoff: Why Your Child Refuses the Jacket (and What to Do About It)
Why Homework Takes Forever
How to Reach a Teen Who Won't Talk
When Reassurance Stops Working
Back to School Stress for Teens
Your School Year Reset
Back-to-school anxiety
The Fear of Finding Out: Should You Get Your Child a Diagnosis?
Why "Just Get Him Evaluated" Is Such Confusing Advice
Why Pool Days Keep Ending in Meltdowns (Even the Fun Ones)
Supported Momentum — Why Small Wins Build Big Confidence
Stop fixing the child. Start reading the tide.
Vacation Meltdowns: Why Time Off Doesn't Feel Like a Break for Kids who are Wired Differently
Why Some Kids Implode and Others Explode
The Skill Nobody's Born With
Why Your Teen's Reactions Feel So Much Bigger Than the Moment
"I'm Bored": What Your Neurodivergent Kid Is Actually Telling You
Summer Q&A: Chores That Never Get Done, House Rules That Aren't Sticking, and Yes — Whether Your Kid Actually Needs to Shower
The Child Only You Know
Why Your Teenager Holds It Together All Day — And What That's Actually Costing Them
The Child Who Saves Their Worst for You
What Mother's Day Showed You (That Nobody Else Could See)
The Fear Every Parent of a Wired-Differently Kid Carries Alone
When Everyone Else's Parenting Advice Makes Things Worse
When You Realize You've Been Performing Calm — What Comes Next
Your Teen Isn't Checking Out. They're Running on Empty.
Your Child Isn't Falling Apart - Their Brain Just Hit Its Limit
How to Talk to Grandparents About Your Child's Needs (Without Losing Your Mind)
Why Your Child's Meltdowns Don't Mean They Hate You
Listener Q&A: Your Questions Answered
When Your Tween Pushes You Away But Still Needs You
The Resentment You Don't Want to Admit
When Your Child Refuses Medication: What's Really Happening and What Actually Works
Morning Routines for Tweens and Teens: When They 'Should Know Better'
The One Morning Routine Mistake That's Sabotaging Everything Else
Why Traditional Morning Routine Charts Fail Kids Wired Differently
Building a Support System When You Feel Totally Alone
Your Nervous System Matters Too: Co-Regulation Starts with Self-Regulation
The Myth of "Doing It All": What Sustainable Parenting Actually Looks Like
Why Parenting a Child Who's Wired Differently Is So Exhausting (And It's Not Your Fault)
The Power of Validation: Why Your Kid Desperately Needs It
Grief and the Holidays: How to Help Your Child (And Yourself) Through Loss
Why Behavior Gets Worse Before It Gets Better (And How to Survive It)
Backtalk & Defiance: What Your Child Really Means (And How to Respond)
What's Normal Pushback vs. Actual Disrespect (By Age)
Why Your Boundaries Matter More Than You Think (And How to Set Them)
How to Handle Thanksgiving Without the Food Fights, Judgment, or Meltdowns
Whining Decoded: How to Stop It Without Losing Your Mind
When Your Teen Can't Handle 'No': Door-Slamming, Silent Treatment, and What Actually Works (BONUS Episode for Parents of Teens and Tweens)
Frustration Tolerance: When 'No' Triggers World War III
Co-Regulation: How to Actually Help Your Child Calm Down
BONUS EPISODE: Halloween Survival Guide for Kids Wired Differently
Clear Expectations: The Parenting Hack for Kids Who 'Never Listen'
First-Time Listening for Parents Who've Tried Everything
Trailer: Welcome to Climbing Fish Parenting