Science Backed Parenting Support for Raising Strong Willed Kids with Big Feelings
Welcome to Psyched2Parent, where Dr. Amy helps you break down what is driving your child’s behavior and teaches practical skills for managing big feelings at home.
Clear Guidance for Real-Life Parenting Challenges
Psyched2Parent is a place for caregivers raising strong-willed kids who want parenting support that actually fits real life. It’s built for busy parents, educators, and caregivers navigating everyday challenges like after-school meltdowns, bedtime pushback, homework struggles, screen time battles, anxiety, and sensory overload.
Through the podcast and practical tools, families get clear explanations and realistic ideas they can try right away, without adding more to an already full plate.
Clear and Confident Next Steps
Understand what is driving your child’s behavior and know what to try next at home and at school.
Practical Tools that Fit Real Life
Use simple scripts and routines that fit real family life and work with strong-willed kids.
Support for your Nervous System
Learn practical body and brain tools that help you stay calm and respond with more confidence.
Research Your Can Actually Use
Child psychology and brain-based strategies explained in plain language you can share with teachers and caregivers.
Meet Dr. Amy
Parenting a big-thinking, big-feeling, big-hearted, strong-willed kid can feel like a lot to carry on your own, and that is where Psyched2Parent comes in. Led by Dr. Amy, a nationally certified school psychologist, Fair Play facilitator, and parent coach, this work is grounded in nearly two decades of supporting families.
Dr. Amy focuses on translating brain and child psychology research into simple, practical tools so you can respond with more clarity and less second-guessing, even on hard days. Around here, you will not find perfection pressure or mom guilt, just compassionate, research-backed guidance and tiny wins you can start using with your family right away.
Latest Podcast Episodes
Our episodes focus on real parenting challenges and small, practical wins you can use right away.
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Parenting big-feeling kids is not a sprint, it’s endurance. In this Dopey Challenge post, I’m sharing my anchor rule: Sustainability matters more than intensity.
AI Parenting Help Without the Rabbit Hole: Tiny Scripts for Big Feelings
If you’re using AI at night to find the “perfect” script or school email and ending up more anxious, you’re not alone. Here’s how to use ChatGPT with simple guardrails and tiny scripts that support big feelings without the rabbit hole.
Executive Function Traffic Jams: When Kids Get Stuck (And What Helps)
If your bright, big-feeling kid melts down over shoes, homework starts, or transitions, it may be an executive function traffic jam, not defiance. Here’s how to spot the jam and add simple supports that actually help.
Support You Can Actually Use
Explore our science-backed tools designed to help you respond to everyday parenting and classroom challenges with clarity and confidence.
Psyched2Parent Podcast
Bite sized episodes that explain brain science, share real family examples, and offer clear strategies you can implement right away.
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Tiny Wins Guides
Quick-reference cheat sheets for after-school meltdowns, morning routines, school meetings, and everyday challenges, created by a school psychologist and written for real parents.
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Interactive workshops for parents, PTAs, and educators focused on behavior, executive function, and emotional regulation at home and in the classroom.
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