Episode 123: Seth Perler Talks with Asher About Resistance
I’m excited to be bringing back to the show a listener favorite for two back-to-back episodes—renegade teacher turned executive functioning coach and education coach Seth Perler. Seth and I are trying something new for these two episodes as we tackle...
Episode 110: A Conversation with 13-year-old Asher About Education
For those of you who are newer to the podcast, when I launched this show a little over two years ago, Asher and I recorded Kids POV episodes, or what Asher referred to as the "Asher Special Episodes," together every couple of weeks. In fact, we’ve...
Episode 92: 13-Year Old Asher Talks About Deep Areas of Interests
If you’re a long-time listener of the show, you may have noticed that I’m not releasing "Asher episodes" as frequently as I used to. Now that Asher is fully leaning into his teenage-hood, things are changing a bit here, so I’m giving him lots of...
Episode 80: 13-year-old Asher Answers Listeners’ Questions
This week's podcast episode is an "Asher Special," in which Asher answers listener questions. In our conversation, we talk about everything from how Asher feels about having ADHD and what helped him get through the difficult transition of moving abroad when...
Episode 69: Asher Talks About His Experience at Summer Camp
A few months ago, Asher and I recorded an episode about the upcoming summer camps he was getting ready for, especially Space Camp. In that episode, Asher shared how he worked with his therapist over the spring to prep for tricky situations he predicted...
Episode 63: A Conversation with Asher About Travel & Vacation Strategies
In this special kid's POV edition of the podcast, Asher and I share our best tips and strategies for making travel and vacations run more smoothly. As much as many families and their children may love going on vacation, the change in routine, different foods,...
Episode 59: Asher Talks About How He’s Prepping for Summer Camp
In this Kid's POV Special episode of the TiLT Parenting Podcast, Asher and I talk all about that rite of passage for millions of children around the world—sleep away camp. This summer, Asher is going to a sleep away camp for the second time in his life. The...
Episode 53: Debbie and Asher’s TiLT Parenting One-Year Anniversary Special!
Today’s episode is a very special episode of the TiLT Parenting Podcast because this is our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL! For today, rather than do an interview or tackle a big topic, Asher and I wanted to sit down and talk with you about what’s happened...
Episode 51: Asher and Debbie Talk About How They Handle Conflict
Today's episode is a Kid's POV Special episode featuring another conversation with my 12-year-old son Asher. Our topic? Conflict. More specifically, conflict between the two of us. We're tackling this topic because I’ve been getting questions from listeners...
Episode 45: 12-year-old Asher Answers Listeners’ Questions
Our "Kid's POV" special podcast episodes featuring conversations with my son Asher are particularly popular, especially among members of the community who like to co-listen with their own differently-wired children. And from time to time, we get emails from...
Episode 39: Asher On His Strategies for Setting and Reaching Goals
In this special kid’s POV edition, Asher and I talk about GOAL PLANNING, a topic near and dear to my heart, but also an issue we hear from parents about a lot. Asher is someone who always seems to have a lot of projects he's working on and he sets often...
Episode 36: Asher Talks About Diagnoses, Labels, and Stigmas
In this special kid’s POV edition, my 12-year-old son Asher and I have a frank and honest conversation about the topic of diagnoses, labels, and the stigmas associated with diagnoses. I know that Asher has strong feelings about all of these topics and...
Episode 33: A Conversation with 12-year-old Asher About Life with ADHD
In this special kid’s POV edition, my 12-year-old son Asher and I get real about the impact of ADHD in our world. We've known since Asher was five that he has ADHD, yet the learning for both him and us continues. In our conversation, Asher shares how he...
Episode 27: Asher Talks About the Pros and Cons of Banning Video Games
In this special Kid's POV episode of the TiLT Parenting Podcast, Asher and I have another conversation about screen time. This time, we're looking specifically at the question of whether or not a parent, at wits end with her child's video game...
Episode 24: Asher Talks About Developing a Growth Mindset
In this special kid’s POV edition of the podcast, Asher and I share one of our favorite brain science tools—the concept of a fixed and growth mindset as defined by psychologist Carol Dweck, author of the book Mindset: How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our...
Episode 21: Asher Talks About His Life as a Homeschooled Kid
In this special kid’s POV edition of the podcast, Asher and I take listeners inside our homeschooling world. We're about to begin year four of this unexpected homeschooling journey, and after much trial and error, we've found our rhythm and flow (for...
Episode 18: Asher Talks About the Highs and Lows of His Social Life
In this special kid’s POV edition of the podcast, Asher answers questions from listeners -- specifically our kid audience -- about his social life. Like many differently-wired kids, social scenes aren't always smooth sailing for Asher. He sometimes...
Episode 15: Asher Talks About Travel and Vacation Strategies
In this special kid's POV edition of the podcast, Asher and I share our best tips and strategies for making travel and vacations run more smoothly. As much as many families and their children may love going on vacation, the change in routine, different...
Episode 12: Asher Talks About Managing and Tracking Screen Time
In this special kid’s POV edition, Asher and I talk about SCREEN TIME. Like many families with children (differently-wired or not), the issue of screen time — how much, what kind, and when — is something we are constantly grappling with. And because...
Episode 9: Asher Talks About His Game-Changing Morning Routine
In this special kid's POV edition, I share a short conversation with my 11-year-old son Asher about the new morning routine he began doing in January 2016 (and is still doing as of the writing of this post in May 2016). His routine is based on author...
Episode 6: Asher Talks About How He Handles Frustration
In this special kid's POV edition, I share a short conversation I had with my 11-year-old son Asher about FRUSTRATION. Being easily frustrated is an issue many differently-wired kids deal with on a regular basis, and it can lead to challenging...
Episode 3: A Conversation with 11-year-old Asher about Distraction
This episode is the first of a new regular feature of the TiLT Parenting Podcast—a special kid's POV edition. Every few weeks, I'll be sharing a conversation with my 11-year-old son Asher, in which we discuss an issue that's particularly relevant to...