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Confidence and Clarity for Your Parenting Journey

You are the expert on your child. Our goal is to be your trusted partner, providing you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the challenges and joys of raising a complex child. This resource hub is a starting point for building your skills and confidence.

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A Curated Library for Curious Parents

Parenting a child with neurodevelopmental differences can be isolating. It's easy to get lost in a sea of conflicting information online. We've created this resource center to provide clear, evidence-informed, and non-pathologizing answers to your most pressing questions. These guides offer a glimpse into our approach and provide practical strategies you can begin using today.

What Is Executive Functioning?

A Guide for Parents

Demystify the term "executive functioning" and learn why it's crucial for success in school and life. Understand the core executive functions and discover simple, at-home strategies to support your child's development.

The brain's "air traffic control" system
Working Memory, Flexible Thinking, and Self-Control
How challenges show up: procrastination, disorganization, outbursts
Simple, at-home strategies for support
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Capacity Over Compliance

A New Way to Think About Behavior

Explore one of Mighty Village's core philosophies. Learn the difference between willful defiance and behavior that stems from a lack of skills or an overwhelmed nervous system.

"Kids do well if they can" — reframed through brain science
Recognizing signs of an overwhelmed nervous system
Getting curious instead of furious
Collaborative Problem Solving: a 3-step framework
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Testing Without Fear

Early Clarity to Protect Self-Esteem and Unlock Support

When a smart child struggles, the wrong explanations show up fast — lazy, defiant, not trying. Over time, kids internalize those stories. Self-esteem drops. Anxiety rises. And both can mask something bigger underneath. A strengths-based assessment gets ahead of that spiral. It replaces shame with clarity, shows your child what their brain does well, and builds a plan that uses those strengths to offset the areas that need support.

Strengths first: who they are at their best
Shadow of a strength: giftedness and struggle
Early clarity, lasting protection
From "what's wrong?" to "what do you need?"
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A Parent's Guide to Co-Regulation

How to Be Your Child's Calm Anchor

Learn the science of co-regulation and discover practical, in-the-moment strategies for staying calm and connected during your child's most challenging moments. Connection builds the brain. Brains develop in the context of relationship. Secure attachment, attunement, and emotional presence strengthen executive skills, resilience, and self-trust. Discipline is most effective when it grows from connection rather than control.

Your nervous system is contagious: the science
Connection builds the brain: relationships are the engine of development
The 3 R's: Regulate, Relate, Reason
Scripts and techniques for de-escalating meltdowns
Coming soon

Invite-Only · Educational Draft Review

Why Smart Kids Struggle

An invitation-only community for parents reviewing draft chapters from Dr. Darrell's upcoming book. Read, reflect, and submit structured feedback that helps shape the final manuscript.

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The book club is an invite-only, educational community for parents reviewing draft chapters from Why Smart Kids Struggle. Sign in to request access or enter your invite code.

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Upcoming Book

Dr. Darrell is writing Why Smart Kids Struggle. Join the list to receive launch updates.

Have More Questions?

This library is just the beginning. If you're ready for personalized support and a plan tailored to your family's unique needs, our clinical team is here to help.