MOMENT | What to do if your child is different with Elaine Halligan

The Motherkind Podcast

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 837 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Elaine Halligan shares how her son Sam’s extreme school struggles led her to retrain as a behavioural specialist. She explores why children aren’t “being a problem” but are often “having a problem” — and how understanding this changes everything. Elaine offers practical insights into neurodiversity, emotional behaviour, and how parents can shift from correction to connection. For more powerful insights from Elaine Halligan, listen to the full episode here. Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations’ Motherkind is sponsored by Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply. For a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind Continue the Conversation: Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone and welcome to this week's Motherkind moment with me, your host, Zoe Blaskey,
0:10.6	your place for calm, connection and maybe even a change in perspective before the crazy
0:17.4	week ahead. This week's moment is about difference.
0:21.9	It's from May 2019.
0:23.9	It's with Elaine Halligan, who is the founder
0:25.8	of the parent practice, and she's been a parenting specialist
0:28.9	since 2006.
0:31.0	Elaine's story is incredible.
0:33.5	Her little boy Sam was expelled from school three times by the time he was just seven.
0:39.7	So Elaine quit her job in the city and retained in positive parenting.
0:43.8	And she now has helped thousands upon thousands of parents totally transform their parenting journey.
0:51.2	It is an incredible clip.
0:54.0	And I know for me, you know, when I think about
0:56.1	difference, I actually think most children are a little bit different. So I hope that you find
1:01.7	this clip really reassuring, really positive and inspiring. I know I did. Here it is.
1:10.5	This episode is sponsored by Calm. Ever feel like your mind is running in a dozen directions
1:16.7	at once. When your thoughts are scattered, even the smallest decisions can feel overwhelming.
1:22.6	But in just five minutes a day with Calm, it can help you slow down, clear your head and make choices
1:28.4	with more confidence. Sounds good, doesn't it? What I love most about calm is how many different
1:34.4	ways there are to support yourself, everything from guided meditations to sleep stories to
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