We have had a lot of conversations on this show about how every child is different and how especially

for kids with ADHD or other learning differences, the world can feel a little overwhelming

sometimes. And if you're parenting a child like that, I want to point you to a podcast called

Everyone Gets a Juice Box. It's a space where parents are just being really honest with each other

about what this journey actually looks like, the questions, the doubts, the small wins, all of it. One part of a recent episode that really stuck with me was this

mom who was talking about how she started noticing things early on. Little signals that

something might be different, but at the same time everyone around her was saying she's fine,

and she described that feeling so well that back and forth between I know something's going on

and what if I'm overreacting. I think so many parents have felt that tension. And then when she shared this moment where her daughter said, I can feel it, talking about her body not giving her the signals she needed. And it opened up this whole understanding about how some kids experience the world so differently on a sensory level. It was such a powerful reminder that often our kids are having a hard time and the more we understand what's going on beneath the surface, the better we

can show up for them. I really appreciated how thoughtful and honest the whole conversation was.

So if that sounds like something you need right now, go give it a listen. To listen, search for

Everyone Gets a Juice Box in your podcast app. That's Everyone Gets a Juice Box.

Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Ginny Ehridge. I'm the founder of

1000 Hours Outside and I've been looking forward to this for so long because I've been a fan

for so long. Dr. Gary Chapman, the love languages guy. I'm sure that's what people call you

is here. Welcome, Dr. Chapman. Well, thank you you it's great to be with you so I learned about this I

guess as a teenager and you know it kind of went sweeping through the world these

five love languages and everyone's trying to figure out what their love

languages are and it's life-changing life-changing work that you've done and then

this has spiraled into writing so many other books.

So there's specific love language books like ones for your teens,

or, you know, like maybe for your marriage.

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