📚 Big wins for New Mexico kids! This week, I signed four education bills into law, targeting literacy, math, and special education. The new laws require structured literacy instruction in K–3, early math screening, higher math standards for teacher licenses, and facebook.com
How Parents Can Inspire Their Kids by Not Giving Up on Their Passion Today’s fast-paced world is filled with screens, deadlines, and school schedules. Parenting looks very different from what it did a generation ago. We are raising digital-native kids while juggling careers, homes, aging parents, and our own personal growth. But here’s a powerful […]
Every January, the world sharpens its pencils and declares: Be more consistent.Follow through.Set firmer boundaries.Stick to the plan. But if you are raising a child with ADHD, as I am, you hear these phrases all year long. They come from friends, family members, teachers, neighbors, and strangers who see our children on their hardest days […]
Warning: this strategy is going to fly in the face of traditional recommendations to parents! If we learned anything from the 2020 pandemic, when school and home began to merge as one, it’s that we have to be open to new and different ways of doing what we’ve always done. Article continues below… Want to […]
We all have childhood memories of upsetting an adult — of knowing we’re in trouble for disappointing a grown-up in one way or another. We remember the weight of our guilt and feeling like we were bad to the core. As much as we remember the sighs, yells, and criticisms, we also remember the moments […]
If you feel like someone in your home is always shutting down, melting down, or firing back, you’re not imagining it. Reactivity takes over fast, especially in stressed or neurodiverse families. In this episode, we’ll explain why it happens, how to spot each SODA pattern, and what to do in the moment to create safety […]
A 17-year-old who excels in school but waits until the night before college applications are due to ask for recommendations. A 14-year-old team captain who fights with his younger sibling as if he were 6 himself. A 12-year-old with plenty of friends who forgets basic hygiene like brushing teeth or showering. These are just a […]
What if the change your child needs starts with you? This episode explores how rethinking your role through an attachment lens can unlock new ways to connect, support, and truly understand your child. Discover what happens when you stop trying to fix and start seeing differently. You may never look at parenting the same way […]
Working Mom Hacks: How to Balance Career and Kids Without Burnout By Sadvika Kylash – momlifeandlifestyle.com Being a working mom often feels like juggling a thousand things at once. Deadlines at work, homework at home, meals to cook, laundry piling up, and somewhere in between—you try to catch your breath. As a mom of two […]
Does the back-to-school season fill you with anxiety and dread? Do other parents of teens with ADHD dread the Fall like I do? This late-summer stress is a somewhat new phenomenon for me. Elementary school was great — truly. Excellent teachers, good class sizes, even programs for gifted students. My daughter was about two grade […]
If your child dreads math, the problem may not be numbers—it may be a hidden gap in understanding. In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Aditya Nagrath explains why math anxiety is more about language and belief than ability. Discover what happens when kids stop feeling “stupid” and start feeling seen, supported, and capable. What To Expect […]
There’s more to your child’s behavior than what you see. What if the real struggle isn’t defiance but the way the world feels to them, both inside and out? This episode offers a powerful new lens on neurodivergence, gender, identity, and safety. It’s a conversation that invites you to pause, reconsider, and stay curious from […]
