You Can Grow Your Own Way

What are neuroaffirming and low demand parenting? Why are they important? And could they have the ability to alter the energy in your family home?

Celebrating the individualism of your unique child and placing them at the centre of the decisions made about them is the most effective way to create a positive self image for your child. But what does this look like in practice? And how do we balance this against the need for boundarie...

In this next episode in our Taboo Topics series, we discuss the realities of child to parent violence, its prevalence amongst children with neurodivergence and its impact.

Let’s start by being clear, a child who is neurodivergent is not automatically violent or aggressive, but some are. And it’s parents and siblings who are often impacted by this violence.

So how does it happen? We talk to Lee Tempest from VisAble about what it l...

The world of supports for our neurodivergent child can feel huge and overwhelming. Who does what? How can they help? How often should my child see them? How many supports are too many supports?

We want to do the best for our children, but is providing EVERY support the right answer? And can informal supports also have a place in helping your child?

We chat to David Trembath of CliniKids, the clinical service of The Kids Research In...

Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) recently launched Stepping Stone, a program specifically designed to help parents and carers who’s children have additional support needs. So what is Triple P and, most importantly, what is Stepping Stones? And how can it help?

Triple P was created in Australia to empower parents to raise an incredible next generation of children. It’s now available in over 30 countries across the world and has...

Neurodivergence can also come with high occurrences of other conditions and complexities, these are referred to as comorbidities.

Today we discuss the most commonly occurring conditions - what they are, how they appear and how to spot them. Covering both mental and physical health conditions, this can seem daunting and overwhelming but, as they say, forewarned is forearmed, and, in Leah's own words, understanding these conditions h...

We all know the old adage of You Are What You Eat, but how true is this for our neurodivergent children?

Having a regular healthy diet when you are neurodivergent can provide a whole range of challenges. Sensory preferences, digestive discomfort, anxiety about food and other issues can make getting proper nutrition really tough.

But what are the benefits of finding ways to inject certain nutrients into your child’s diet?

Can nutri...

Any parent will navigate challenging behaviours from their children almost every day? But what happens when those behaviours are more frequent, extreme or developmentally inappropriate? How do we build fulfilling relationships with our children when their social and emotional language can be so different to ours?

We chat to Chelle Taylor of Blossomtree Psychology about the grit and muck of parenting, about the days when when it a...

So what are Learning Disorders? Let’s talk Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia.

How do we define them? How can parents and teachers identify them? What myths do we need to bust about them? We explore the every day challenges that these disorders can create, methods for identifying and supporting, and how we show our children that there are so many ways to be smart!

Join us for this in depth discussion with Natalie Trigg, the Direc...

We cover a lot of loaded definitions on this podcast, and Giftedness is pretty high up there in terms of being incorrectly represented and misunderstood. So let’s get real and talk about what Giftedness actually is, the various types of Giftedness, and how to support your child through it’s challenges.

We also delve into the term 2E, what it means and how it appears. We discuss the challenges of people seeing the behaviour rather t...

The conversation around self care is EVERYWHERE at the moment and it’s a buzz term that’s being bandied about for parents and carers of children with neurodivergences. But how much of it is helpful? What is TRUE self care? Why is it important? And how can we find realistic and achievable ways to help us be the best we can, to also give our children our best?

Also released this week are a collection of mini-sodes that walk you throu...

Have you ever noticed that certain body movements can help your children feel safer in their own skin? Do you have a wriggler or a roller or a bouncer? Do they seek out your touch or shy away from it?

Understanding your child’s vestibular, proprioceptive and tactile systems can be a key to helping them feel grounded and comfortable when other stimuli are overwhelming.

We will be discussing what these systems are, why they are so im...

Occupational Therapists (OTs) can seem like magical “catch-all” wizards for our neurodivergent children. So in this episode we break down what an OT is, what they do and how they do it.

We delve into the many ways an OT can support your neurodivergent child’s growing brain and why are they are fast becoming the essential spoke to your child’s support wheel.

We’ll also answer some of our audience questions about OTs so we can demy...

Anxiety and neurodivergence seem to like hanging out together A LOT! Current statistics have approximately half the neurodivergent population also diagnosed with Anxiety.

So why do we think they're such great friends? Let’s delve in to why Anxiety often partners up with a range of neurodivergent disorders. What triggers this pairing? How do we spot it? And how can we help our neurodivergent children navigate the symptoms of anxiety...