Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids

Journalist and radio host Jessica Shaw is swapping celebrity interviews for a whole new beat: parenting kids who learn and think differently. As a mom of two, she knows the chaos, victories, and everyday struggles that come with the territory. Everyone Gets a Juice Box is a space for parents to laugh, vent, celebrate wins, and tackle the messy realities of neurodiverse parenting. We share the tea, the struggles, and, of course…the juice.

Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids is a kids podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids, a kids show with 22 episodes published.

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  Episode #21

  I disciplined my ADHD daughter all wrong. This saved our relationship.

  Sep 16, 202622 min

  Psychotherapist and ADHD expert Merriam Saunders spent years locked in daily battles with her strong-willed daughter. No form of discipline worked. Then one ordinary blowup led to an unexpected realization: The problem wasn’t defiance, it was an ADHD skills gap. And, crucially, she realized it wasn’t her daughter’s job to fix it.  Merriam shares what happened the moment she chose connection over control, and how that choice reshaped their relationship for good. For more on this topic Watch: Why I stopped hiding my kid’s neurodivergence  Read: 7 discipline tips when your child has ADHD For a transcript and more resources, visit Everyone Gets a Juice Box on Understood.org . You can also email us at podcast@understood.org .   As kids head back to school, it's a good time to remember: not every student experiences the classroom the same way. Through My Eyes , a free interactive experience from Understood, lets you step into a day in the life of a kid with ADHD, dyslexia, or dyscalculia. See their strengths and challenges in a whole new way. Try it out here . Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #20

  School refusal: Strategies for getting your child back in the building

  Sep 2, 202633 min

  Jessica is off this week, but we didn’t want to leave you without something great to listen to. So, in honor of back-to-school, we’re sharing an episode about school refusal from another Understood podcast, called In It . Why do kids sometimes refuse to go to school? And what can families do about it, both in the moment and to avoid it in the future? In this episode, hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek hear from Erin, a returning guest whose family has struggled with school refusal challenges for years. The hosts also talk with psychologist and Understood Expert Dr. Andrew Kahn, who shares some of the reasons that could be behind a child’s school refusal. He offers tips and strategies for turning the situation around.  For more on this topic Read: Why kids refuse to go to school, and how to help them feel ready to return Watch: Why I stopped hiding my kid’s neurodivergence For a transcript and more resources, visit Everyone Gets a Juice Box on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org.   As kids head back to school, it's a good time to remember: not every student experiences the classroom the same way. Through My Eyes , a free interactive experience from Understood, lets you step into a day in the life of a kid with ADHD, dyslexia, or dyscalculia. See their strengths and challenges in a whole new way. Try it out here . Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #19

  Why I stopped hiding my kid’s neurodivergence

  Aug 19, 202626 min

  For years, Margaret Ables believed the kindest thing she could do for her autistic child was to help them blend in. Then a single article reframed everything she thought she knew about acceptance and disclosure, and what her kid actually needed from her. She and host Jessica Shaw dig into the messy, evolving work of showing up as yourself in a world that isn't always built for you. This is a candid, funny, occasionally heartbreaking conversation about shame, self-advocacy, and belonging. For more on this topic: Watch: Guiding a neurodivergent kid through grief (by breaking all the rules) Listen: No dyslexia tutors, so this mom became one For a transcript and more resources, visit Everyone Gets a Juice Box on Understood.org . You can also email us at podcast@understood.org. As kids head back to school, it's a good time to remember: not every student experiences the classroom the same way. Through My Eyes , a free interactive experience from Understood, lets you step into a day in the life of a kid with ADHD, dyslexia, or dyscalculia. See their strengths and challenges in a whole new way. Try it out here . Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #18

  Guiding a neurodivergent kid through grief (by breaking all the rules)

  Aug 6, 202625 min

  Alynda Wheat Savage and her husband Dave were never big rule followers. They brought that punk rock spirit to parenting their son, Jack, who is neurodivergent. So when Dave was diagnosed with glioblastoma, they threw out the rulebook to help Jack process and grieve in a way that worked for him. Alynda shares how they protected Jack through diagnosis, decline, and loss. Her story is sometimes funny, always unflinching, and full of heart. For more on this topic Watch: How one mom battled small town prejudice for her kids Read: Why kids grieve in unexpected ways For a transcript and more resources, visit Everyone Gets a Juice Box on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org. Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #17

  No dyslexia tutors, so this mom became one

  Jul 20, 202620 min

  Melena Blanton is a clinical psychologist and mom of two neurodivergent kids in Eastern Kentucky. She’s had to fight through lack of resources and small town prejudice to get her kids the help they need. That’s meant driving hours for evaluations, training as a tutor herself, and building a scrappy sisterhood of moms doing the impossible. This is what advocacy looks like when the system is broken. For more on this topic: Watch: First-generation parents, neurodivergent kids, and redefining excellence Read: Barton System: What you need to know For a transcript and more resources, visit Everyone Gets a Juice Box on Understood.org . You can also email us at podcast@understood.org . Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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