TPP 247a: Dr. Jody Carrington on Lifting Up Educators, Parents, Caregivers, and Anyone Else Who Supports Children

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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My guest for this episode, Dr Jody Carrington, a clinical psychologist, speaker, and author based in Alberta, Canada, has spent most of her career working with children and families who have experienced trauma, and has learned that kids can only be as okay as the adults in their lives are okay. The result of her insights is the wonderful book Kids These Days: A Game Plan for (Re)Connecting With Those We Teach, Lead & Love. Jody offers powerfully grounded insights and strategies for parents, caregivers, and teachers to connect with and show up for our kids and each other. Things You'll Learn from This Episode: Why it’s so important that kids have meaningful connections with adults in their lives, including (and perhaps especially) teachers The importance of showing emotional regulation to kids (and why emotional regulation can’t be learned without dysregulation) What is a “light up moment” How labels are often relied upon in schools to provide context but miss the actual story Jody’s answer to the question: “Is it ever too late” with older kids who may have experienced trauma or have really tricky conduct Why and how our real power comes from connecting and supporting each other Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Debbie. I'm excited to share that this October I'm running my once a year
0:05.3	differently wired book club and it's completely free. Over three live virtual sessions, we'll go through
0:11.0	the book together, talk about the strategies that have made the biggest difference for my family,
0:15.1	find out what's really resonating for you, and I'll even mention what I would add if I were
0:19.1	rewriting the book today. You also get a free
0:21.6	interactive workbook and plenty of time for Q&A. It all starts October 7th and I'd love for you to join me.
0:27.3	Just head to tiltparenting.com slash book club to save your spot. That's tilltparenting.com
0:33.1	slash book club. Hey, it's Debbie. All this month, I'm sharing some of my most popular school-focused
0:39.1	conversations from the archive. So every Friday and September, you're going to hear an episode
0:43.3	on things like IEPs, starting the school year off on the right foot, and what to do if school
0:48.2	isn't going as planned. I hope these replays give you some fresh insights and support as you
0:53.0	navigate the month. Here's today's show.
0:55.6	When you're exhausted and overwhelmed and feeling like nobody has seen your own personal
0:59.9	child, it becomes very difficult to have anything left to give to the people who,
1:03.7	the institutions that are supposed to be serving them.
1:05.6	But what becomes so critically in this moment is understanding that that is where our power
1:10.1	lies.
1:13.5	Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring,
1:19.9	informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Reber.
1:26.1	I am so excited to introduce you to my guest for this episode, Dr. Jody Carrington,
1:32.4	a clinical psychologist, speaker, and author based in Alberta, Canada.
1:37.2	Jody has spent most of her career working with children and families who have experienced trauma
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