TPP 397: Dr. Deborah Winking on Raising Capable Kids, Regardless of Diagnosis or Challenge
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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I define capable throughout the book as an individual living a meaning filled life determined by them and those who love them with the maximum level of autonomy and agency that they can authentically access. Now I realize that's a mouthful. But I want to point out the important parts of that definition. That is a meaning-filled life with the maximum amount of agency that a person can authentically access.
I'm Debbie Reber, and welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. So, what does the word capable mean to you? My guest, Dr. Deborah Winking, defines a capable person as an individual living a meaning-filled life determined by them and those who love them with the maximum level of autonomy and agency that they can. Achieve and authentically access. Deborah's on a mission to show that there's a version of Capable for every child that is unique to them, and it's what she writes about in her new book, Raising Capable Kids: The 12 Habits Every Parent Needs, Regardless of the Child's Label or Challenge.
Deborah, an educator, school leader, consultant, and researcher, has a PhD in educational psychology and is the mother of four children, including One child born with a rare neurological syndrome. She's worn many hats over the course of her career, including working with and advocating for countless children and families, teaching at the New England Center for Autism, where she started the first work experience and supported employment program there, and conducting a five-year evaluation of the New York City School's early childhood inclusive education initiative. She currently works in a public school. School teaching bilingual disabled learners. In addition to the book we're talking about today, Deborah is also the author of a memoir called Capable, a story of triumph for children the world has judged as different.
But for today's show, Deb shared the story of raising her son Jack and how focusing on the near future or the next 15 yards, as she says, helped her stay grounded. We also explored the concept of Capable through multiple examples, the role of agency, our vision as parents, and much more. I hope you enjoy the conversation.
Hey Deb, welcome to the podcast. Thanks for having me, Deb. Of course. I'm looking forward to learning more about your work and sharing your books with my audience. But I know their your work is very connected to your personal story and your personal story is connected to your personal why. So I would love if you could just tell us a little bit about your story, what's beyond the bio.
Yeah, absolutely. I think the best way to frame all this is start with my first book. My first book, Capable, was kind of like an honest and filled with vulnerability readers said. Funny, heart wrenching and funny at the same time account of me raising my son Jack. Who was born with a rare neurological syndrome? So he was born with a syndrome that included universal hypotonia. So every one of the 600 muscles in his body were to some extent slack. It also includes learning disabilities, anxiety, and coexists often with other neurodevelopmental conditions like autism and ADHD. So that book was kind. A seven-year labor of love. I love stories. I really get immersed in stories, and I assumed other folks would too.
So what I wanted to do was teach through story. It's funny, uh, one of my favorite authors, Jason Mott, says, The only way to tell the truth is through a good story. And that's what I hoped to do with capable. And so I wanted readers to be Kind of traveling down two tracks while they listen to the story.
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