SHINING WITH ADHD

#203: The Key to Parenting ADHD Teens: Insights with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart

The Childhood Collective

10/1/2025

SUMMARY

Parenting teens is no small feat, and when ADHD is part of the picture, the challenges (and emotions!) can feel even bigger. In this conversation with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart, author of Love the Teen You Have, we talk about how parents can stay connected, set healthy boundaries, and truly enjoy their relationship with their teen. Dr. Lockhart shares practical tools and powerful mindset shifts to help you navigate the ups and downs of adolescence. This episode will leave you feeling encouraged, supported, and ready to show up with love for the teen you have.

MEET DR. ANN-LOUISE LOCKHART

Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart is a pediatric psychologist, parent coach, speaker, and author who helps overwhelmed parents raise confident, emotionally healthy kids and teens. As the founder of A New Day Pediatric Psychology, she empowers families to move from chaos to connection using practical tools rooted in clinical expertise and real-life parenting. She is the author of an upcoming book launching October 28, 2025 titled, Love the Teen You Have: A Practical Guide to Transforming Conflict Into Connection. She has been featured in The New York Times, Parents, HuffPost, and on The Today Show. Her dynamic, relatable style has made her a trusted voice for parents nationwide.

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Love the Teen You Have: A Practical Guide to Transforming Conflict Into Connection

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Hungryroot

Hungryroot offers “good-for-you groceries and simple recipes.” We have loved having one less thing to worry about when it comes to raising kids. For 40% off your first box, click the link below and use CHILDHOOD40 in all caps to get the discount.

Hungryroot

Board Games for Kids with ADHD

Board games are a natural way to help kids build their executive functioning and cooperation skills. When we polled the community about your favorite board games for kids with ADHD, you gave us hundreds of ideas! We narrowed them down to the games that got the most votes, and sorted them by age. Check out our top recommendations for board games for kids with ADHD, and let us know how it goes.

Board Games for Kids with ADHD

Shining at School

Shining at School is a video-based course that will teach you how to help your child with ADHD go from surviving to thriving at school for elementary and middle schoolers. On your own time. At your own pace. Use the code PODCAST for 10% off!

Shining at School Course

SHINING WITH ADHD

#202: Our ADHD Stories: Lori and Katie Share Their Diagnoses

The Childhood Collective

9/17/2025

SUMMARY

ADHD doesn’t look the same for everyone, and in this episode Lori and Katie open up about their very different journeys to an ADHD diagnosis. We share how our symptoms showed up in childhood, what it looked like as adults, and the twists and turns that finally led us to answers. This is a vulnerable and honest conversation about living with ADHD while also parenting kids who have it. Our hope is that you’ll feel seen, understood, and maybe even recognize a little bit of your own story in ours.

MEET OUR TEAM

We are Lori, Mallory, and Katie. Lori and Mallory are child psychologists, and Katie is a speech language pathologist. Most importantly, we are moms, just like you. After working with families over a combined total of 40 years, we saw a need to provide ongoing support and education to parents raising children with ADHD.

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Episode #202 Transcript

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Climbing Products for Kids with ADHD

Calling all parents with energizer bunnies! With ADHD kids, the energy can be super fun and also super challenging at times. We have to be very thoughtful about giving our kids opportunities to run, climb, and move their bodies. We asked for your best climbing ideas, and you came through with amazing recommendations! We took all of your climbing favorites and compiled them into a list to share with you.

Climbing Products

Hungryroot

Hungryroot offers “good-for-you groceries and simple recipes.” We have loved having one less thing to worry about when it comes to raising kids. For 40% off your first box, click the link below and use CHILDHOOD40 in all caps to get the discount.

Hungryroot

Creating Calm Course

Creating Calm is a video-based course that will teach you simple, step-by-step strategies to help you parent a happy and independent child with ADHD (ages 4-12 years old). Whenever and wherever you have an internet connection. Use the code PODCAST for 10% off!

Creating Calm Course

SHINING WITH ADHD

#201: Why Change can be Hard for Kids with ADHD (and What Helps)

The Childhood Collective

9/3/2025

SUMMARY

Change can be tough for many kids, but for children with ADHD, it can feel especially overwhelming. From big shifts like moving to a new school to small changes like switching restaurants at the last minute, these moments often spark resistance and stress (and BIG emotions!). In this episode, we share personal stories and practical tips to make change easier for both you AND your child.

MEET OUR TEAM

We are Lori, Mallory, and Katie. Lori and Mallory are child psychologists, and Katie is a speech language pathologist. Most importantly, we are moms, just like you. After working with families over a combined total of 40 years, we saw a need to provide ongoing support and education to parents raising children with ADHD.

LINKS + RESOURCES

Episode #201 Transcript

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Zenimal

We love the Zenimal. It’s amazing for kids who are feeling anxious or need a little help calming their busy body before bed. The best part? Each meditation ends with the most beautiful message: “You’re a good kid!” Use our code: TCC for a 15% off discount.

Zenimal

Hungryroot

Hungryroot offers “good-for-you groceries and simple recipes.” We have loved having one less thing to worry about when it comes to raising kids. For 40% off your first box, click the link below and use CHILDHOOD40 in all caps to get the discount.

Hungryroot

Shining at School

Shining at School is a video-based course that will teach you how to help your child with ADHD go from surviving to thriving at school for elementary and middle schoolers. On your own time. At your own pace. Use the code PODCAST for 10% off!

Shining at School Course