Parenting with Impact

EP287 After the Diagnosis: Raising a Neurodivergent Child

When your child gets a diagnosis, the next question for most parents comes fast: now what? Author, professor, and adoptive mom Nefertiti Austin joins Elaine Taylor-Klaus

EP286 New ADHD Diagnosis? What We Wish We'd Known Sooner

Something's going on with your kid. Maybe you have a diagnosis, maybe you don't, but it feels like someone should be able to help you make it all easier. In thi

EP285 Parenting a Young Adult With ADHD: A Real Success Story

When it comes to parenting a complex kid, the change you've been working towards often shows up over years, not overnight. In this week’s episode, Elaine and Diane s

EP284 Why Neuroinformed Workplaces Keep Their Best People

Ever notice your team runs smoother than your household, or vice versa? Elaine sits down with her husband and colleague David Taylor Klaus (DTK Coaching) to unpack how pa

EP 283 Why It Takes 17 Years for Research to Reach Your Kid's Doctor

Ever leave a doctor or therapist appointment thinking, "They were smart and kind — and still had no idea what to do to help my kid"? Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempste

EP282 How to Reconnect With a Disconnected Kid (Part 3)

Reconnecting with a kid who's pulled away doesn't have to happen all at once. Elaine and Diane wrap their three-part series on relationship repair by focusing o

EP281 When Your Teen Pulls Away: Rebuilding Trust After Conflict

Does it feel like your kid is pulling away? Always closing their door, avoiding you, or talking to you only when they have to? For neurodiverse families, this shift often

EP280 SODA: The Four Ways Parents Get Reactive (And How to Recognize Them)

Ever feel like you're spiraling? If it seems like nothing you try is working and you're somehow driving your kid further away, you're not alone—and it&apos

EP279 Why Won't My ADHD Kid Just Start? A New Theory of Motivation

Ever look at your ADHD kid and think, "I know they want to do well — so why can't they just get started?" This week, cognitive engineer and ADHD coach Jeff Copper jo

EP278 High-Conflict Divorce to Co-Parenting Peace: A Real Success Story

High-conflict divorce can feel like a life sentence — especially when you're fighting over your child's health and well-being, and neither parent will budge. In

EP277 Why Systems Fail—And What Actually Works for Complex Kids

You’ve tried the systems recommended for helping complex kids—reward charts, planners, new morning routines—and they’re just not sticking for your kid. It isn’t that you’

EP276: Shifting Expectations for Complex Kids: How to Meet Them Where They Are

Are you holding your complex kid to expectations that weren't built for their brain? In this episode, Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster dig into one of the most

EP275: Positivity and Communication: The Second Cornerstone of Parenting Complex Kids

Being nice and being positive aren't the same thing—and if you're parenting a complex kid, that distinction matters. In this episode, Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Di

EP274: How to Activate Your ADHD Child's Brain: Executive Function, Emotions & Motivation

Your brilliant kid can't get out the door in the morning, falls apart over homework, and goes from fine to completely overwhelmed in seconds. You want to help them o

EP273: Parenting Ahead of the Problem with Dr. Ross Greene

When rewards, punishments, and consequences aren’t working, it may be time to ask new questions. In this episode, Dr. Ross Greene explains why challenging behavior isn’t

EP272: How To Build the School Support Kids with ADHD Need to Thrive with Jenny Drennan

Getting your child through school should not feel like navigating a maze, but for many parents, it does. When learning differences, executive function challenges, or othe

EP271: Late Diagnosed ADHD in Women: When Life Finally Makes Sense with Liz Lewis

What happens when years of overwhelm, self-doubt, and burnout finally start to make sense? For many women, ADHD goes undiagnosed for decades, leaving them navigating impo

EP270: How To Help Young Adults with ADHD Find the Right Support with Dr. Zachary Gershon

Wanting to support your growing ADHD kid and knowing how to support them are often two very different things. As teens and young adults push for independence, even well-m

EP269: What do PDA & ODD Have to Do with the Nervous System? - Rabbi Shoshana

What if behaviors that look defiant are actually signs of a nervous system under threat? In this episode, Rabbi Shoshana unpacks PDA, also known as Pathological Demand Av

EP268: Parent Coaching and Support: What Parents Need Most

Feeling isolated or overwhelmed? Unsure why some parenting support spaces help, while others leave you feeling even more stuck? In this episode, Elaine Taylor-Klaus and D