Learn Smarter Podcast

Learn Smarter Podcast


380: Diane Dempster and Collaborative Parent Dynamics (Local Professional Series)

September 30, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome back Diane Dempster, co-founder of Impact Parents. She discusses the different flavors of parent roles in the educational therapy process (“you handle it,” “micromanager,” and “in-betweeners”). She shares about the importance of creating a relationship with parents and personalizing the relationship. She also shares a tool, AC-E (acknowledge, show compassion, wait and explore) that can help diffuse upregulated situations. They once again discuss the differences between boundaries and agreements as well as discussions about recalibration of collaborative agreements.

 

Connect with Diane: Parenting with Impact

impactparenting.com/podcast 

Homework Without Headaches Workshop:
https://impactparents.securechkout.com/HomeworkWorkshopSpecial?orid=23056&opid=255

10 Parenting Tips for School Success:

https://impactparents.pages.ontraport.net/homework-headaches-freebie?utm_campaign=imp-freebie&utm_source=learn-smarter-podcast&utm_medium=event&utm_content=hh

 

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Other episodes mentioned: 

Ep 135: Parenting your Complex Kid with Elaine Taylor-Klaus (Author Series)

Ep 149: How to Prioritize while Parenting with Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster (Author Series)

Ep 157: Anatomy of the Trigger with Diane Dempster (Parenting Series)