July 5, 2026 Hi Reader, We're well into summer now. And if your house is anything like the ones I know best, the initial exhale has worn off — and the low-grade worry has moved back in. Is she reading enough? Should I be doing more? What if we fall behind? The tutoring center emails keep coming. The summer workbooks are sitting on the counter, half-finished. And you're not sure if letting go of the structure is wise or irresponsible. I want to offer you a different frame before you make any...
20 days ago • 1 min read
June 28, 2026 Hi Reader, Summer is officially in full swing. The first week or two had that exhale feeling — no backpacks, no alarms, no permission slips. But somewhere around now, the structure is gone and the second-guessing has moved in to fill the space. You're watching other kids at the pool talking about reading programs. You're seeing the summer workbook ads everywhere. And your child is asking for screen time at 9am and you're not sure if saying yes means you're relaxed or you're...
27 days ago • 1 min read
June 21, 2026 Hi Reader, Sunday evening has a particular kind of weight. You're trying to mentally prepare for the week while simultaneously holding together whatever's unraveling right now. And somewhere between dinner and bedtime, it happened — the correction that seemed so small to you. A gentle reminder about the backpack. A quick "that's not how you do it." And suddenly the whole evening collapsed. You're sitting there wondering: what just happened? And more quietly: what is wrong with...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, We are HERE. Boot Camp starts TOMORROW — and I have two things for you before you go to sleep tonight. 🌟 FIRST: VIP IS NOW OPEN AT $7 I know. Seven dollars. The VIP upgrade gives you access to the VIP Coaching Sessions during Boot Camp — where we go deeper, you get your questions answered in real time, and I can actually see what's happening in YOUR family's situation. This is the closest thing to working with me directly, and it's $7 for the whole Boot Camp week. 👉 Grab your VIP...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, You know the chair. The one that's been collecting things that don't have a home yet. Just for now, you told yourself — and then just for now turned into a season. Every time you look at it, what comes up isn't just annoyance. It's something closer to dread. Click on the picture to Read the Full Blog Post. If you have ADHD — or if you're raising a child who does — that feeling has a name. ADHD coach Brendan Mahan calls it the Wall of Awful™. And knowing its name changes everything...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, You said thank you. You picked up the folder. And then you sat in the parking lot — diagnosis finally in hand — and realized you had no idea what you were supposed to do next. Not tonight. Not this week. Not for the next school year. That moment is so common it has a name. And it still doesn’t get talked about enough. The diagnosis names what’s happening in your child’s brain. It does not hand you a map for what to do at home. Research confirms what most parents already know in...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, You made it to May. The backpack is lighter. The homework battles are winding down. And somewhere underneath all of that — there's a feeling you've been trying not to name. Dread. Not September dread. The kind that starts now — the moment you realize summer is coming and everything your child worked so hard for is about to sit untouched for ten weeks. If that landed somewhere specific in your chest, this is for you. Here's the thing I've watched play out in 25 years of Title I...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, You found the programs. You made the appointments. You may have even highlighted the IEP goals and researched the options and stayed up past midnight trying to figure out what this summer needs to look like. And somewhere underneath all of that is a quiet voice asking — is this too much? I want you to know: that voice is telling you something true. I made a video about this, and I think it might be the most important thing I've put out this year. It's not about doing less. It's...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I published something this week that I want to make sure you see. 👉 When ADHD and Dyslexia Collide: What the Literacy Crisis Means for Your Family https://www.learninginadistractedworld.com/post/how-to-help-a-child-with-adhd-and-dyslexia-at-home It walks through what actually happens in a child's brain when ADHD and dyslexia show up together — why the reading tutor alone often isn't enough, why comprehension collapses even when they sound every word out correctly, and what the...
3 months ago • 1 min read