TPP 141: Therapist Debbie Steinberg Kuntz on Easing the Struggle for Bright and Quirky / 2e Kids

In this episode I’m talking with Debbie Steinberg Kuntz, the woman behind Positive Impact Family coaching and therapy practice and the Bright & Quirky Child Online Summit. Debbie is a licensed marriage and family therapist, parent coach, speaker, whose passion is bringing the latest information to parents raising differently wired kids, who may struggle with symptoms of ADHD, high functioning autism, learning challenges, anxiety, or oppositional defiant disorder.

Today, Debbie is going to walk us through a 6-step strategy that parents can employ to help their child thrive that fits the unique way they are wired. We’ll also talk about the most common challenges facing parents like us and how to help our kids who might be more rigid thinkers develop more flexibility. 

THINGS YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

• What Debbie’s sees as the most common challenges facing parents raising differently wired kidsHow
• How and why parents should work to look at their child with a new lens
• The importance of getting real about identifying both challenges and strengths of our children (and ourselves)
• How the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen can be applied to our role as parents
• The role of continuous experimentation in our families and how our kids benefit from trial and error

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• Bright & Quirky (Debbie’s website)
• Bright & Quirky Summit 
• Child Mind Institute
• Ned Hallowell

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