This episode contains explicit language.

Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.

I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch goose.

I'm the mom to Henry who's 13, Oliver who's 11, and Teddy who's 8.

And for one more week, we live in Tokyo, Japan.

Hi, I'm Lucy Lopez. I host another podcast as well,

the Mamasita Rica. I'm mother to Amelia, who's 15, Avery, who's 12, and we live in Miami.

I'm Zach Rosen. I host the podcast. It's about the Best the Price Show. And I am dad to Noah,

who just turned eight, and Ami, who is just about to turn five.

We live at Amsterdam for less than one more week.

And then we'll be back in Detroit next time you hear from me.

Well, today on the show, how to make a dream teen hangout, and of course, our weekly check-ins.

We're going to take a quick break. If you have a child in

special education, you know how overwhelming it could be. The acronyms alone, IEP, 504, CST, it's a lot.

And really, all you want is to see your child succeed, right? When we were first navigating

my kid's diagnosis, I remember sitting in meetings, feeling completely lost. But here's a thing.

You don't have to do it alone. That's why I love Opportunity Gap, a podcast hosted by Julian

Savedra. He's the father of two and a public school assistant principal with nearly 20 years of experience. On opportunity

gap, Julian speaks with parents, special educators, child psychologists, and other learning experts

about how to support kids with ADHD, dyslexia, or other learning differences in school.

I especially appreciated the episodes on navigating anxiety and how to parent your ADHD kids differently.

They helped me reframe my own expectations and gave me concrete tools I could actually use

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