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Toe walking seems like an odd habit, and while it can become habitual there are almost always underlying reasons kids are toe walking!

Getting to the bottom of what's causing your kid to tip toe all over the place is key for helping them walk on their whole foot, which is important because long term toe walking can cause physical issues.

But, I do have one thing you should no matter why your kid is walking on their toes and several more ways you can start helping your kid right now! We'll also talk about what to do when you get conflicting advice from professionals about how to handle toe walking!

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Links Mentioned in This Episode

10 Sensory Red Flags that are Easy to Miss
Retained Primitive Reflexes 101

Key Timestamps:
2:00 The real question you need to ask
4:00 A surprising reason kids do this
6:00 The hidden driver most miss
9:00 When it’s not just one cause
12:30 What actually helps (and what doesn’t)
17:30 Where to start first

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So often we see gaps in executive functioning skills as personality traits. Or, they frustrate the heck out of us. In my own parenting journey understanding my kid was struggling with executive functioning AND wasn't just a difficult kid, changed everything.

That's why it's important to understand more of these executive functioning skills in this part 2 edition of our episodes dedicated to executive functioning skills (see episode 5 for part 1.

You'll also learn how to start helping your kid strengthen these skills, because yes that is very possible! The brain is amazing like that.

Join me for this surprising episode and then let us know if anything you surprised you about your own kid!

Get detailed strategies in our new free event, Executive Functionings week (starts April 13): https://yourkidstable.com/efweek

Key Timestamps:

01:49 Executive Functioning in Adults
03:44 Self-Control Explained
06:56 Understanding Impulsivity
11:58 Organization as a Skill
14:14 Planning and Sequencing
20:11 Time Management Challenges
26:15 Importance of Self-Awareness
28:42 Structure and Routine Benefits

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Neurodivergent kids often struggle with following directions, listening, and self-control. What are we to do? We worry they aren't learning and want them to understand consequences. Both are very valid. In this episode learn why these popular parenting techniques we sometimes use intentionally and often out of desperation backfire with kids that have ADHD, Autism, or sensory needs.

Full disclosure lecturing is something I struggle with using with my ADHD kid. But, there's something going on under the difficult behaviors, and if it's not addressed the behaviors will likely only happen more often. Come learn what powerful shift can change how your kid acts, how they feel about themselves, and even grow skills with examples for preschoolers to teens.

Get a seat in our new free Executive Functioning Week with daily specific strategies that help kids listen, regulate, and follow directions here: YourKidsTable.com/efweek

Key Timestamps:
00:25 – Why timeouts don’t work the way we think
03:10 – What’s actually happening in your child’s brain
06:45 – The mistake most parents don’t realize they’re making
10:20 – Why lecturing backfires (even when it feels right)
14:05 – The shift that changes everything
18:40 – What your child actually needs in that moment
23:15 – A better way to respond (that actually works)

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Most parents are told that ADHD treatment begins and ends with medication, which can be helpful for some kids. But there’s so much more to the story. (Grab a spot in the free Executive Functioning Week for parents below).

In this episode we talk about four powerful — and often overlooked — ways to improve ADHD symptoms in kids.

You’ll learn why ADHD is actually more than just poor attention, so much so that "ADHD" isn't really the best name for this diagnosis, how sensory needs and hyperactivity are closely connected, ADHD super-powers, and 4 ways we can support kids with ADHD so they can regulate, focus, and thrive.

If you’re parenting a child with ADHD (or suspect your child may have it), this episode is for you!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Free Executive Functioning Week: 5 Days to Calming Big Emotions, Improving Focus, and Building Self-Control for Uniquely Wired Kids.

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Unlocking ADHD Workshop (Included in memberships below):

The Connection Hive Membership: https://YourKidsTable.com/tch

Therapist Membership / Therapist All-Access: https://YourKidsTable.com/taam

Key Timestamps:
03:51 – The three ADHD subtypes explained
06:48 – Is hyperactivity ADHD or sensory?
09:21 – ADHD is so much more than attention...
17:26 – Why medication isn’t the only support
19:47 – Executive functioning are skills that can be strengthened
22:58 – What the research says
27:46 – The nutrition connection

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If your child avoids swings, hates being tipped back to wash their hair, or panics when their feet leave the ground… there may be more going on than simple fear.

In this episode, I’m diving into vestibular sensitivities — one of the most overlooked sensory challenges that can quietly affect everything from balance and coordination to reading, attention, and anxiety.

You’ll learn what the vestibular system actually does, the subtle signs of gravitational insecurity, and why some kids feel completely unsafe when their body moves in space.

I’ll also share a powerful real-life story of a child who went from avoiding movement completely to sledding down a hill, and what made that change possible.

If your child seems fearful of movement or struggles with balance, this episode may connect a lot of dots.

Episodes mentioned in the show:
2. Retained Primitive Reflexes: What Every Parent of A Uniquely Wired Kid Needs to Know
3. If Your Kid Has Sensory "Issues," You Need to Hear This.

Get more help in The Connection Hive for Parents
Therapists, learn reflexes + sensory in the Therapist All Access Membership

Key Timestamps:
02:57 – What the vestibular sense actually does
08:06 – When kids don’t feel safe moving
11:09 – Signs parents often miss
17:28 – The reflex that may be causing it
21:10 – Should we just avoid movement?
30:29 – A real-life breakthrough story

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Ready for a simple plan to overcome the attention, sleep, sensory, and big emotion challenges? I'll show you how for uniquely wired kids 1-18 years old in just 2-5 minutes a day. Join me in The Connection Hive-- https://YourKidsTable.com/TCH

LET'S CONNECT:

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If you enjoyed this episode, we'd be so grateful if you left us a review! It's a huge help in encouraging us and letting us know what parents with uniquely wired kids need the most.