TPP 013b: Margaret Webb Shares Tools & Mindsets for Surviving Summer Break
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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Why do many parents find summer break especially stressful for differently‑wired kids?
Hey, it's Debbie. To help get ready for summer break, travel, and vacations, playback Friday episodes during the month of May, we'll be focused on navigating big breaks and family getaways with our neurodivergent kids. Let the prepping and planning begin. Welcome to the Tilt Parenting Podcast, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Rieber, and I'm excited to be bringing back to the show Parent Coach Margaret Webb. As school is out, or nearly out in some cases, Margaret and I are going to be talking about summer survival strategies. I don't mean what you should actually be planning. planning for your child over the next few weeks or months, but rather how you as a parent raising a differently wired kid can get through the summer in a way that feels peaceful and positive and good for the whole family.
To learn more about Tilt, the revolution for parents raising differently wired kids, visit www.tiltparenting.com. I'm really happy to be bringing Margaret Webb back to the podcast. And for those of you who don't know, Margaret was actually my very first guest on the show was episode one, which was all about finding peace and parenting the child you didn't expect while you were expecting. And I don't know if you know this, Margaret. That has been by far our most popular show. It's been listened to thousands of times, which is so cool and to see. And so if you're new to the podcast, Listening now, I highly recommend you go back and listen to that one because it's full of great stuff. Just for a quick introduction, Margaret is a Martha Beck certified Master Life Coach, a parenting coach, a nature-based coach, and a former teacher.
She's also the parent of a differently wired son, and just personally has been a huge influence for me and also one of my lifelines during some more challenging parts of. my own journey with Asher. So welcome back to the show, Margaret. I am so happy to be back. I know that we've gone back and forth via email and there's a lot of things that we could and want to talk about for episodes of the podcast, but today because it's June and kids are just getting out of school and many parents are facing anywhere from a few weeks to some parents have a few months of time away from school, we thought it would be a great time to look at the issue of summer survival. Sounds like a mark. Vernet reality series when I say it like
Sometimes it feels that way. I I guess just to start the conversation. Why are you know, in your opinion, why are summers so difficult for so many parents? I mean, I think they're tough for every parent, uh, in some way or another, but especially those raising differently wired kids. What are your thoughts on that?
Oh yes, it can be so hard. And what I have kind of boiled it down to is that You know, you you're you spend the whole year, you know, rushing around and having uh you know, very strict schedule and appointments and and whatnot after school. That you you know, parents can look at this time of summer as this this time of like relaxation and ease. And you know, for me it was personally I I refer to it as the kumbaya time, where like all of a sudden we would just be like have all this lazy, you know, the hammocks would come out and I'd just be sitting by the pool. you know, and my son would be splashing around playing and running through sprinklers and That was, you know, my my hope and my expectation. And then reality hits and the kids are home after a while and they're bored.
You know, they're they're all over the place. And it's this expectations meets reality. And um, I think that's it's it's a really, really hard time for a lot of people. And especially with parents who have different These kids uh often have really powerful and strong and intense energy. And I know that for me, you know, there was this feeling like I was getting sucked into his energy. So it was it was a struggle because I wasn't getting anything done that I wanted to get done or needed to get done and
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why do many parents find summer break especially stressful for differently‑wired kids?
0:01–5:03
2
How does the ‘reality vs. expectations’ gap create tension during summer?
5:03–10:28
3
What is “leadership energy” for parents and how can it help a family thrive?
10:28–14:32
4
How can parents map out their own needs and their child’s wants for a balanced summer?
14:32–19:09
5
What role do scheduling, mapping, and tracking play in surviving summer holidays?
19:09–23:19
6
How does nature‑based coaching support self‑care and family peace?
23:19–28:32
7
What is the “My Ideal Summer Day” tool and how can it reshape daily routines?
28:32–33:15
8
What simple pause‑button mindset can parents use to stay aligned with their summer goals?
33:15–37:22
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