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Complicated Kids with Gabriele Nicolet

Complicated Kids is a podcast about why raising kids can feel so hard sometimes. We’ll talk about quirky kids, highly sensitive kids, Orchid Kids, disabilities, disorders and therapies. But we’ll also talk about general child development, parenting tips, and how to understand the child you brought home with you and agreed to house, clothe, feed and raise until their adulthood (What were you THINKING?!)

Parenting is an adventure anyway. If you’ve got complicated kids, it can feel like an extreme sport. Join me to unpack all of it, figure out who needs what, and help your family thrive.

Gabriele Nicolet is a Toddler Whisperer, Parent Coach and Speech Therapist. – She is the co-founder of Raising Orchid Kids – an online, global parent education and coaching practice, as well as the owner of SpeechKids – a private speech therapy practice in the DC metro area. Gabriele has a hard time eating out in restaurants if children are present because she always wants to play. She is passionate about all things child development, and particularly fascinated by the ways in which common parenting practices affect highly sensitive (Orchid) kids and how to tweak them so that everyone can stay calm and become their best Selves.

Mar 26, 2024

Join psychotherapist Jennifer Glacel and me for a lively discussion on ableism, neurodiversity, autistic nervous systems, and so much else! This was a wide-ranging conversation that got me thinking, as I hope it will get you thinking as well.

 

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Mar 19, 2024

As Dr. Ortiz writes in his New York Times piece, it turns out that experiencing independence can do as good a job as exposure therapy for anxious kids.

 

Dr. Camilo Ortiz is a clinical psychologist and a professor of clinical psychology at Long Island University. He currently specializes in anxiety and...


Mar 12, 2024

In this week's interview, we’re talking about the choreography of parenting through attunement and attachment with the amazing Judith Wides. When it goes well, the dance of parent-child interaction is fun and easy. But for some parents and kids, that dance can be full of missteps. Join us as Judith shines light on...


Mar 5, 2024

Kelley Coleman knew that raising kids would be challenging, but she wasn't prepared for all the things she would need to learn, all the people she would need to find and all the skills she would need to acquire when her second son was born with multiple disabilities. With humor and directness, Kelley has written the...