Soaring Child: Thriving with ADHD

Soaring Child: Thriving with ADHD

Hosted by: Dana Kay

Looking for natural ways to help your child with ADHD? The Soaring Child Podcast helps parents understand what may be contributing to their child's ADHD symptoms and what they can do to support focus, emotional...

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193: Talking to Kids About Sex, Boundaries, and Relationships—Without Making It Weird with Logan McIlwain

Episode #193

Many parents worry that talking about sex, boundaries, consent, or online exposure will open doors too early—but real-world clinical experience shows the opposite. In this episode, Logan McIlwain explains why ongoing,...
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192: Screen Time Meltdowns in ADHD Kids with Sondra Bakinde and Mariana Gordon

Episode #192

A child can appear calm on a screen and unravel seconds after it turns off. That reaction isn't bad behavior or poor discipline — it's a nervous system crash driven by dopamine, overstimulation, and an abrupt loss of...
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191: Overcoming Parental PTSD: Lara's Story

Episode #191

Imagine sitting on your front porch, enjoying a quiet moment after school drop-off, only to suddenly find yourself in the grip of a panic attack—not because something went wrong, but because nothing went wrong. For...
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190: Executive Function Skills for ADHD Kids with Hannah Bookbinder

Episode #190

What if the biggest struggle your child faces isn't motivation at all, but a hidden set of brain-based skills that help them start tasks, stay organized, manage time, regulate emotions, and follow through? These are...
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189: 3 ADHD Podcasts Every Parent Needs to Hear

If you're trying to support your child with ADHD naturally and feel overwhelmed by where to start, this episode is for you. ADHD health practitioner Dana Kay shares the three podcast episodes every parent should...
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188: Homeschooling ADHD Kids: How to Build Education That Fits with Leslee Dirnberger

Episode #188

Let's be honest, Ā public school wasn't designed for kids with ADHD. Too often, these kids are labeled, misunderstood, and pushed into systems that don't fit how their brains learn best. But what if the problem isn't...
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187: Is It Normal or Is It ADHD? with Dana Kay

Is it normal…or is it ADHD? That's the question that keeps so many parents of neurodivergent kids up at night, especially when old behaviors resurface after months or years of progress.Ā  In this episode of The...
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186: Repairing Parent-Child Connections with Ashley Gobeil

Episode #186

What if the words you speak in frustration are slowly eroding the relationship you most want to protect? In this deeply honest episode, Dana Kay welcomes back Ashley Gobeil, our resident child and family therapist, to...
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185: Raising Holistic Kids Naturally

Episode #185

Ultra-processed food isn't just junk. It's engineered to hijack kids' brains, emotions, and habits. But what happens when kids themselves decide to fight back? In this powerful episode of The Soaring Child Podcast,...
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184: Cain Runyan's Story: A 10-Year-Old's ADHD Transformation

Episode #184

What if your child could tell you, in their own words, what it feels like to thrive with ADHD? In this inspiring episode of The Soaring Child Podcast, host Dana Kay sits down with 10-year-old Cain Runyan, a graduate...
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183: The Toxic Truth About ADHD: How Hidden Heavy Metals Impact Kids with Dr. Wendy Myers

You can have the perfect ADHD diet, remove every allergen, and stack the best supplements… yet your child may still struggle if heavy metals are silently clogging their system. In this episode of The Soaring Child...
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182: From Chaos to Calm: The Hogan Family's ADHD Breakthrough

Episode #182

What if your child's ADHD challenges weren't a life sentence — but a signal that something deeper is going on in the body? In this deeply inspiring episode of The Soaring Child Podcast, host Dana Kay sits down with...
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