Guiding parents and teachers to manage challenges with Complex Kids
In 2011, we started with a simple mission: to support parents who wanted to help their medically complex kids – kids with ADHD, anxiety, depression, learning disabilities, autism, sensory issues, and more -- reach their full potential. We hadn’t created the term ‘complex’ back then, and ‘special needs’ never seemed to fit. So starting as ImpactADHD®, a condition our families shared, we created the first global online resource for parenting kids who didn’t ‘fit the mold’. Complex kids are quirky, or complicated, or (cont'd below)
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Leading Articles about Managing Complex Kids
SPECT Scans: My Perspective on Brain Imaging
In 1991 I was a psychiatrist for nearly a decade before I ever ordered a brain scan to help with…
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Wisdom for Parents from CHADD Conferences
Back From CHADD We’ve always had amazing experiences at CHADD’s (Children and Adults with ADHD) annual conference, and we want…
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How Do You Know if Your Child Has a Mental Illness?
It has been almost 10 years since my daughter, Linea, was diagnosed with a mental illness. Since those initial and…
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Get More College Scholarships & Aid Without Reducing Choices
With today’s out-of-control college costs, parents are looking for ways to pay for college education without exhausting their retirement savings.…
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What IS Free & Appropriate Public Education For Your Child?
Have you ever heard the acronym “FAPE”? It stands for “Free and Appropriate Public Education.” If you’re a parent of…
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How Monkey-See, Monkey-Do Can Teach Your Child To Prioritize
Seeking Order Prioritizing can be a challenging task for many people. What’s first? What’s next? What can wait until tomorrow?…
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Is Your Brain Interfering in Your Parent/Child Relationship?
Parents Brains can be Reactive, Too It’s a paradox, really. For survival purposes, the brain is hardwired to zone in…
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Video Tip: Write it Down!
If there’s an idea, or something that you’d like to achieve or accomplish, keep it written down somewhere. It’ll help…
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The Fundamental ‘Pursuit’ You’re Probably Neglecting
As parents, we want a lot for our kids. We want them to become independent. To be successful. To move…
CONTINUED(continued) sensitive, or emotional, or hyperactive, or impulsive, or sensory – and there’s usually a medically complex explanation for their behaviors. We believe passionately that no parent should ever have to go through the journey of raising complex kids on their own. Parenting these complicated, fascinating young people doesn’t have to be isolating.
Complex kids struggle with fundamental aspects of life or learning. For their parents, traditional parenting methods often don’t work as effectively as we think they should. They may be helpful, but they always seem to fall short of really meeting our needs, which leaves us feeling inadequate, like we’re failing our kids. When our kids are different, they need something different from us.
At ImpactParents, we pledge to partner with parents and teachers to take the frustration out of daily life and guide you to manage daily challenges effectively, with confidence and good humor. This blog will introduce you to a proven method that relies on a coach approach – and it will support you in parenting, regardless of what ‘flavor’ of complex kid you are trying to support more effectively.
We’ll guide you to shift your expectations and communicate with less judgment and more acceptance. As a result, you’ll be able to give directions and offer advice without triggering defensive reactions. Your kids will see you as a member of their team and seek you out for guidance and support.
Regardless of whether your kids have autism, sensory issues, ADHD, learning challenges, or any of the many other mental health and learning challenges facing families today, the coach approach will help you become the parent you really want to be – the parent your children, teens and young adults need you to be. It will guide you to create the kind of relationship with your kids that you’ve always wanted.
Do you want to create lasting behavioral change? With this blog, we’ll guide you to lead your complex kids to become independent and successful adults, which is really what parenting is all about.