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Guest: Gabby Pyzza, Speech-Language Pathologist, Pyzza Speech Therapy (pyzzaspeechtherapy.com) Your kid can talk for twenty minutes straight about dinosaurs, Fortnite, Anime, Minecraft, or whatever their current obsession is. It’s adorable — until you notice they never ask their friend a single question back. Or the teacher mentions, again, that recess is “tricky” for them. Or […]

Guest: Lorain Moorehead, LCSW at www.LorainMoorehead.com Every parent’s heard some version of it: “I don’t know why I’m so mad.” A meltdown that seems way bigger than whatever triggered it. A reaction that doesn’t match the moment — and doesn’t get better no matter how many times you talk it through or practice deep breaths […]

Maybe the school year has felt like one long uphill fight — daily emails from teachers, a kid who dreads mornings, a gut feeling that the classroom just isn’t built for how your child learns. You’ve wondered if there’s something better out there, but “alternative schooling” can feel vague, expensive, or like it’s for someone […]

Somewhere along the way, someone at school used the word “IEP.” Or maybe it was “504.” Maybe both, in the same meeting, and you nodded like you understood the difference — because who has time to ask for a full breakdown in a 30-minute meeting? You’re not behind. Almost no parent walks into that meeting […]

You’ve watched your child stare at their homework for an hour and get nothing done. A teacher’s mentioned ADHD. So has your sister-in-law. So has Google, at 11pm. Here’s the problem: ADHD and learning disabilities can look almost identical from the outside — same distraction, same meltdowns, same “won’t just focus” comments from school. But […]

If you’re reading this, something’s on your mind about your child — a teacher’s comment, a gap between how they’re doing and how you know they could do, a diagnosis word someone’s already floated. And you’re probably doing what most parents do first: researching everything yourself, at night, alone. That’s exactly the moment we built […]

Over the years, I’ve made more than 7,000 calls to parents just like you. Different kids, different worries, but almost always the same undertone: Am I missing something? Am I overreacting? Am I not doing enough? You’re not. Parenting a kid who’s struggling — whether it’s school, behavior, focus, or something you can’t quite name […]