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3 Tips To Survive Summer As A Special Needs Parent
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - May 25, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSummer is a time to unwind, travel, and make fun-filled memories with our families. But for special needs parents, summers are often filled with meltdowns, high stress, and extreme exhaustion. I’m Episode 51, we offer three tips to make the most of summer as special needs parents. Full Spe...
Episode 50: Pinch of Practicality: Dealing With Rude Commentary
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - May 18, 2023 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 50, we answer a listener’s parenting question. This episode’s question: “What is the best response to people who notice a marked difference in your child’s behavior and feel comfortable blurting out rude commentary?” Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Po...
10 Words Of Wisdom For Special Needs Moms
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - May 11, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn honor of Mother’s Day, we wanted to celebrate the special needs moms who make daily sacrifices, day-in-and-day-out, behind the scenes as you care for your children. You truly are OUR heroes. We wish we could shower you all with flowers this Mother’s Day but that doesn’t fit our budget as...
Pinch of Practicality: When Our Kids Doubt God
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - May 04, 2023 04:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 48, we answer a listener’s parenting question. This episode’s question: What do you say to your child when they start questioning God? Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into th...
Safety First
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - April 27, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAs parents, it’s easy to worry about our kid’s safety. As special needs parents, safety precautions take on a whole new meaning. In Episode 47, we share our Top Four Safety Recommendations and how we have navigated keeping our five kids out of harm’s way. Full Spectrum Parent is a part o...
Safety First
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - April 27, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAs parents, it’s easy to worry about our kid’s safety. As special needs parents, safety precautions take on a whole new meaning. In Episode 47, we share our Top Four Safety Recommendations and how we have navigated keeping our five kids out of harm’s way. Full Spectrum Parent is a part o...
Pinch of Practicality: Potty Training
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - April 20, 2023 04:19 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 46, we answer a listener’s parenting question. This episode’s question: Potty training! What was your experience and what worked/didn’t work? Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow ...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Loving a Family with a Child on the Spectrum
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - April 13, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsApril is Autism Awareness month and for this episode we wanted to do things a little different. Normally, our shows are geared toward special needs families. But this episode is specifically for friends and relatives who aren’t directly affected by autism but know and love a family with a chi...
Pinch of Practicality: Healing Autism ?
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - April 06, 2023 04:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 44, we answer a listener’s parenting question. This episode’s question: Why don’t you talk about ways to heal autism on your podcast? Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the p...
Parenting A Strong-Willed Child
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - March 30, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsParenting a strong-willed child is challenging. The more you push them, the harder the push back. In Episode 43, we share our struggles with our youngest and how we navigate keeping our cool while maintaining our connection with her. Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting...
The Comparison Trap
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - March 16, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDo you ever compare your life to other people? Worst yet, have you ever compared your kids to other kids? Why is it so easy to fall into the comparison trap? After our daughter was diagnosed with severe autism, we found ourselves locked in its clutches for years. In Episode 42, we talk ca...
Pinch of Practicality: Teaching Responsibility
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - March 09, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 41, we answer a listener’s parenting question. This episode’s question: What is a good way of making my 9 year old understand the value of items and that it's not okay to keep breaking them repeatedly? Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. ...
ADHD Woes
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - March 02, 2023 15:44 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAll parents (especially during Covid and remote learning) have felt like their kids were climbing the walls. But some of our children struggle with attention on a daily basis. In Episode 40, we share our ADHD journey with our two adopted children. We talk about common symptoms to watch out for...
Managing Meltdowns
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - February 16, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEvery child at one point or another experiences a meltdown. But for children on the spectrum, meltdowns are a common occurrence. In Episode 39, we discuss 6 ways to help prevent a meltdown while sharing some embarrassing stories of our kids worst temper tantrums. Full Spectrum Parent is a ...
Pinch of Practicality: Sleeping Independently
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - February 09, 2023 05:15 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 38, we answer a listener’s parenting question. This episode’s question: How do I get my daughter to fall asleep more independently? Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfe...
It Takes A Village P.3 ABA Ins & Outs
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - February 02, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 37, we finish our three-part series, “It Takes A Village” by discussing the ins and outs of ABA Therapy. After our daughter Mara was diagnosed, we had to make some tough decisions regarding her education. We had the chance to tour different classroom settings and in this episode w...
Pinch of Practicality: Connecting With Your Child
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - January 26, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 36 we answer a listener’s parenting question. This episode’s question: I have a teenage boy who likes to play video games. He says he’s not interested in doing other things. How do I get him to engage and do things with me?
It Takes A Village P.2 Social Services Support
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - January 19, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 35, we continue our series “It Takes a Village” by talking about the ins and outs of Supplemental Security Income or (SSI). SSI is a monthly payment given by the government for children and adults who are considered disabled. We talk candidly about the pros and cons of this service an...
Pinch of Practicality: Picky Eaters
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - January 12, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEpisode 34 is the first of our new mini-episodes where we answer a listeners parenting question. This episode’s question: How do you handle a picky eater?
It Takes A Village P.1 Self-Directive Services
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - January 05, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 33, we dive into a three-part series called “It Takes A Village” where we discuss the supports we use as a family for our children on the spectrum. In Part One of this series we discuss Self-Direction Services: What is it? Why we utilize it. And why you need to apply for these s...
Christmas Questions & Challenges
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - December 22, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 32, Christmas Questions and Challenges, we tackle the most common questions we receive during the holidays: Does Jesus believe in Santa? Should Christian families celebrate Santa? How do we keep Jesus at the center of Christmas? How do we navigate Christmas as special needs pa...
Praying WITH Our Kids feat. Erica Renaud
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - December 08, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 31, we continue our 3-part series on prayer as we pick my good friend Erica Renaud’s brain on ways we can engage in prayer WITH our kids. Erica Renaud is a powerful speaker, passionate writer and founder of two ongoing prayer initiatives. She speaks at various events and conferences...
Praying FOR Our Typical Kids feat. Natalie Runion
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - November 24, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 30, we continue our 3-part series on prayer as we discuss with Natalie Runion from Raised to Stay how to pray for our typical kids—especially those who want nothing to do with the church. Natalie Runion is a pastor’s kid turned pastor, and her husband Tony and their two daughters li...
Praying FOR Our Special Needs Kids
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - November 10, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe all know prayer is important and if we're honest, we often feel guilty for not praying enough. In Episode 29, we launch a 3-part series on praying for our kids. This week, we tackle the challenge of praying for our special needs kiddos. Why we do it, how we do it, and the big question: DO...
Surviving Halloween
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - October 27, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhether you’re a special needs parent worrying about sensory overloads and meltdowns or a typical parent praying your kids don’t eat so much candy they puke, we are all hoping to survive Halloween. But what if instead of hoping for survival, we actually planned ahead and enjoyed this time with...
Surviving Halloween
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - October 27, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhether you’re a special needs parent worrying about sensory overloads and meltdowns or a typical parent praying your kids don’t eat so much candy they puke, we are all hoping to survive Halloween. But what if instead of hoping for survival, we actually planned ahead and enjoyed this time with...
Screen Time
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - October 13, 2022 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsScreen Time. The word itself seems to conjure up guilt. Maybe you haven’t been the best at monitoring your kid’s electronics. Or maybe you struggle with regulating how many hours you’re staring at your own phone. At one time or another, we have all been ashamed at how many hours we’ve wasted...
The Lessons Our Kids Teach Us P.3
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - September 29, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 26, we are celebrating our one-year anniversary as the Full Spectrum Parent Podcast by giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to one lucky listener who leaves a review on Apple Podcast. We also finish our three-part series, "The Lessons Our Kids Teach Us", sharing candidly how God has k...
The Lessons Our Kids Teach Us P.2 feat. Jen Forsthoff
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - September 15, 2022 04:02 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 25, we continue our 3-part series called “The Lessons Our Kids Teach Us” and this week we had the privilege of interviewing Jennifer Forsthoff. Jen is an author, speaker and advocate from Fenton, Michigan. Jen and her husband are pastors and have 3 children. Their oldest, Charlie...
The Lessons Our Kids Teach Us P.1 feat. Heather Avis
Full Spectrum Parent: a Faith-based Autism Podcast - September 01, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 24, we introduce a 3-part series called “The Lessons Our Kids Teach Us” and we had the honor of interviewing Heather Avis. Heather Avis is a New York Times best-selling author, podcaster and Down syndrome advocate, working to create a more inclusive world where everyone belongs. L...
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